43rd World Bridge Teams Championships
Lyon, France • 12 – 26 August 2017
Running Scores
August 21th
Today in an increible swingy match Bulgaria got his ticket to the semifinals, breaking USA1 supremacy during almost all the match.
These are some boards from the last segment. The last set started with an advantage of 19 IMPs for USA1.
![](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Lyon-2017-Bulgaria-team-300x275.jpg) |
![](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Lyon-2017-USA-1-Team-300x251.jpg) |
Bulgaria |
USA 1 |
BB QF 6/6
USA1 Vs
Bulgaria
Board 19
![](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Lyon-2017-QF6-B19.jpg)
The bidding (Closed room):
E. Rodwell |
J. Stefanov |
J. Meckstroth |
I.Nanev |
|
|
|
1![Diamond Suit](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/d.gif) |
Pass |
1![Heart Suit](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/h.gif) |
Pass |
1NT |
Pass |
2NT |
Pass |
3NT |
All Pass |
|
|
|
Lead:
![Spade Suit](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/s.gif)
2
East won the lead with his
![Spade Suit](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/s.gif)
A, and switched to the
![Diamond Suit](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/d.gif)
Q. When he won the trick, continued with the
![Diamond Suit](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/d.gif)
J , and afterwards continued with the
![Diamond Suit](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/d.gif)
10. Now Nanev won with the ace, watching the fall of the
![Diamond Suit](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/d.gif)
K over the table. Declarer played a small club to his king and claimed 11 tricks when East played his
![club suit](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/c.gif)
A.
The bidding (Open room):
M. Mihov |
R. Levin |
G. Karakolev |
S. Weinstein |
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|
|
1NT |
Pass |
1![club suit](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/c.gif) |
D |
2![Diamond Suit](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/d.gif) |
Pass |
3NT |
All Pass |
|
Lead:
![club suit](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/c.gif)
4
![](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Lyon-2017-QF6-B19.jpg)
After winning with his
![club suit](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/c.gif)
10 the first trick, declarer switched to the
![Spade Suit](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/s.gif)
Q. East won with his ace, and after cashing the
![club suit](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/c.gif)
A played a third club. Dummy’s king won the trick, and back came a diamond to the
![Diamond Suit](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/d.gif)
J,
![Diamond Suit](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/d.gif)
A. Now came three heart rounds, a spade to the king, a spade to the valet …declarer claimed 8 tricks, one down and 10 IMPs for Bulgaria.
Bulgaria added 8 Imps more in the next board, but lose 13 Imps in:
Board 22![](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Lyon-2017-QF6-B22.jpg)
The bidding (Open room):
M. Mihov |
R. Levin |
G. Karakolev |
S. Weinstein |
|
|
1![club suit](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/c.gif) |
Pass |
1![Diamond Suit](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/d.gif) |
Pass |
2![Heart Suit](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/h.gif) |
Double |
3![Heart Suit](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/h.gif) |
Pass |
3![Spade Suit](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/s.gif) |
Pass |
4![Heart Suit](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/h.gif) |
All Pass |
|
|
Lead:
![club suit](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/c.gif)
Q
Declarer claimed 12 tricks.
The bidding (Closed room):
E. Rodwell |
J. Stefanov |
J. Meckstroth |
I.Nanev |
|
|
1![club suit](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/c.gif) |
Pass |
1![Diamond Suit](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/d.gif) |
Pass |
1![Heart Suit](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/h.gif) |
Double |
Redouble |
Pass |
Pass |
1![Spade Suit](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/s.gif) |
2![Heart Suit](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/h.gif) |
Pass |
6![Heart Suit](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/h.gif) |
All Pass |
1
![club suit](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/c.gif)
= 16+unbal or 17+balance
1
![Diamond Suit](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/d.gif)
= 0-7
1
![Heart Suit](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/h.gif)
= forcing, 4+ hearts
![](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Lyon-2017-QF6-B22.jpg)
Lead:
![Heart Suit](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/h.gif)
5
Declarer claimed 12 tricks and 13 IMps for USA1.
Board 23![](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Lyon-2017-QF-6-BB-B23.jpg)
The bidding (Closed room):
E. Rodwell |
J. Stefanov |
J. Meckstroth |
I.Nanev |
|
|
|
Pass |
1![Spade Suit](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/s.gif) |
2![Diamond Suit](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/d.gif) |
2NT* |
Pass |
3![club suit](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/c.gif) |
3![Diamond Suit](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/d.gif) |
4![Spade Suit](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/s.gif) |
All Pass |
* 2NT = 3+fit, Inviting or more
Lead:
![Diamond Suit](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/d.gif)
K
North won the first trick, and stop for a moment. He couldnt play almost anything. So he made a brilliant move he played his small heart. Rodwell after winning with the
![Heart Suit](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/h.gif)
J, played a spade. North was in again with the spade king, he played the diamond ace, declarer ruffed, cashed
![Spade Suit](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/s.gif)
Q and
![Spade Suit](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/s.gif)
J and continued with a heart to the queen…North’s king, and one down.
The bidding (Open room):
M. Mihov |
R. Levin |
G. Karakolev |
S. Weinstein |
|
|
|
Pass |
1![Spade Suit](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/s.gif) |
2![Diamond Suit](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/d.gif) |
3![club suit](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/c.gif) |
3![Diamond Suit](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/d.gif) |
3![Heart Suit](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/h.gif) |
4![Diamond Suit](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/d.gif) |
4![Spade Suit](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/s.gif) |
All Pass |
Lead:
![Diamond Suit](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/d.gif)
K
![](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Lyon-2017-QF-6-BB-B23.jpg)
North also led the diamond king and won the trick, but he continued with a small diamond. Declarer ruffed and played a spade, North won with the king and chose to play the
![Heart Suit](http://youth.worldbridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/h.gif)
K. This make life easy to declarer that after some rounds claimed +620. Bulgaria added another 12 IMPs.
Bulgaria added 10 IMps more in board 27 and tied the match. In the last five boards Bulgaria continued adding 13 IMPs more and won the match, and his ticket to the semi-finals.