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The July 2017 ABF Newsletter contains a wealth of information and articles for the interested and competitive bridge player. My personal favourites were:
- Declarer play problems on page 20 - I managed one out of three...
- Counting challenge on page 27 - I did a little better here
- The Smile Sweetly After Disaster convention on page 29 - very useful for my partners...
And Cath Whiddon noticed some local news in the Newsletter - in the results of the Victor Muntz Restricted Swiss Pairs in Melbourne in June was "3rd Kelly Barber - David Owen (Peninsula/Waverley)". Congratulations Kelly!
In an exciting finish, after Trumps had been announced as the winners after a tie checkback with Peninsula, a check of the category scores found an error which had given Trumps a half point too much. The corrected final result has Peninsula on 16 beating Trumps on 15.5 and North Shore Bridge Club on 14.5.
Unfortunately this correction was after nearly all the players had congratulated the Trumps players and departed - so over the next week we will need to create a collective photo of the winning team. And it was a team effort with seven of the twelve Peninsula pairs contributing points to the win.
Michael Draper did well today as one of the runners-up in North Shore Bridge Club's Swiss Pairs event. He played with Alex Kemeny.
You can check the full results for the North Shore Swiss Pairs Congress.
The first session of the 2017 The Lawrence competition on Tuesday 27 June saw Clare Filmer-Ramsay and Cassandra Mitchell triumph and take home the first cash prize.
The Lawrence is a new competition being run on the fourth Tuesday night of each month until November (with the exception of August). It commemorates the significant contributions Verl and John Lawrence have made to the club, and was announced earlier this year when Verl announced her retirement as Chief Director.
It was also good to see some additional non-local players playing last night.
In June, the Committee reported to members regarding the proposed changes, which are necessary for the ongoing sound management of the Club. The Information Session was well attended and generated some excellent questions, suggestions and discussion. The Committee has now commenced recruitment of a part time administration helper, who we hope to have on board in July or August.
There was a fabulous turn out for the Charity Pairs evening on 16 June and it was an enjoyable event for all. Many thanks to all who helped make it possible. Approximately $1600 was raised on the night which was a great result!
This month we have our Swiss Pairs Congress on Sunday 30 July. If you haven’t been in it before, come along with your partner! It is a fun day, with the room packed with tables and players of all levels.
Come and play in the inaugural session of The Lawrence this Tuesday 27 June.
The Lawrence was created earlier this year when Verl Lawrence retired as Chief Director to celebrate the huge contribution of Verl and John Lawrence have made to the club. It will be played on five nights, the fourth Tuesday of each month until November (excluding August).
A key feature, hoping to attract competitive players, is a cash prize to the winning pair of each session. Verl has indicated she will be trying to win the first prize - come and enjoy the night.
Our Tuesday Challenge Night Swiss Pairs on 22 June were won by Peter Clarke and Jim Rothwell with a decisive win in the final round.
They finished well ahead of runners-up Sarah Young and Hans van Weeren with Col Dempster and Brian Ody coming third on the night.
Our guest expert was successful player Steven Bock who has been a member of the NSW Seniors team six times. He stressed knowing your system well and avoiding mistakes as the key elements of success at competitive level. Unfortunately my playing with him for the first time did not demonstrate the lesson. Knowing the system takes more than a few minutes discussion - and avoiding mistakes for me is still a major ambition!
Peninsula attended the North Shore Bridge Club's Two Men and a Truck Restricted and Novice Congress on the weekend of 24-25 June in force. And returned in triumph with:
- Sarah Young and Len Evershed (seeded 20th) winning the Swiss Pairs Restricted Category,
- Hans van Weeren, Peter Clarke, Heidi Colenbrander and Ray Hurst winning the Swiss Teams Restricted Category, and
- Christine Egan, Di Agostino, Sue Evershed and John Simmonds as runners-up in the Swiss Teams Novice Category.
