Shantanu Rastogi's Bridge Page

Bridge Facilities in India

In this section I would be putting together all the information regarding bridge facilities in the various cities in India.The information may be sketchy at present but would be made comprehensive in future.

Tournament News

In this section I would cover tournaments happening in India and more so the tournaments happening in Northern part of India and in the state of Uttar Pradesh.

Winter Nationals would take place at Polo ground (MPC Gymkhana), Raj Mahal Road, Vadodara from 3-12 January, 2001.

Deal of the Week

In this section I would cover one good deal which appeared in the Weekly Bridge Tournaments at Lucknow or in a recent tournament with explanations.

This week's deal is from 2000 WBF Olympiad which took place at Maastrict recently.

Dealer:North Vul:None Lead:K NORTH K 10 6 3 2 K Q 8 K Q 10 8 7 WEST J 5 4 6 5 4 3 2 J 10 7 5 Q EAST A Q 8 7 A J 10 7 A 4 2 9 3 SOUTH 9 9 9 8 6 3 A K J 6 5 4 2

Bidding

North	East	South	West
1	1 NT	3	Pass
Pass	X	Pass	3
Pass	Pass	Pass

This week's deal is from New Zealand vs China match. Chinese defenders came up with good defence on this deal.

New Zealand West was playing the contract of 3 and received a lead of King. The lead was won with dummy's Ace and declarer played trump Ace and back to prevent ruffs.Chinese North won the trick with Queen and cashed Queen before exiting with a . South won the trick with King and returned a which was ruffed by North with his master trump. North got out with a which was ruffed by declarer in hand but now he was short of an entry to take finesse twice ( Jack followed by finesse against 10) and finished down one.

"Look what happens if Chinese North cashes the K and exits with a . Declarer can ruff the second round of and follow with the J to the king, ace and 9. He can then exit with a . If North still had the Q, he would be endplayed, forced to play a , giving declarer a free finesse, or a , giving declarer an entry to hand with a ruff. If North simply cashed his two red winners, followed by a ,declarer would have a re-entry to hand with a ."

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