43rd World Bridge Teams Championships
Lyon, France • 12 – 26 August 2017
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Osenat in Paris auctioned an important part of his impressive collection of documents and automobilia. Among the lots was a radiator from a Cognet de Seynes car (sold for 650 euros and misspelled by Osenat as Cognée de Sene…). Lucien Loreille wrote an extensive article on the history of this interesting make from Lyon in L’Album du fanatique de l’automobile of June 1970:
Edouard de Seynes and Victor Cognet became associates around 1907 and built their first prototype cars in 1912. These had two characteristics: the engine, gearbox and transmission were united in one bloc and the engine would stop running when the lubrication became insufficient. Thanks to its construction the car was almost without vibrations and the size of the engine could be kept small and thus economical.
In this world championships in Lyon the BB French team brings memories back to the Cognet de Seynes…39 was France margin at the first break. These were two boards that helped France to add double swings.
| France team | New Zealand team |
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BB Round 9th, 
France Vs 
New Zealand
Board 6 (click on the boards diagram for a better view)
| A. Bach |
C. Lorenzini |
M. Cornell |
J. Quantin |
2 1 |
Pass | ||
2 2 |
Double | Pass | 3 |
| Pass | 3NT | All Pass |
Lead: K
Cornell won the trick, and continued with the Q. Declarer won with his ace to switch to a small heart. Dummy’s J was covered by West’s queen. Back came the 10. Lorenzini won with the ace, and played four diamond rounds, pitching a club in the last round of the suit.
He continued playing the 9, West won with his ace, and played a club (late), Lorenzini played his ace, a heart to the king, cashed the club king and lose the last heart for exactly 9 tricks.
| F. Combescure |
G. Tislevoll |
J. Rombaut |
M. Ware |
| Pass | 21 |
Pass | |
| 22 |
Double | Pass | 3 |
| Pass | 3 |
Pass | 4 |
| Pass | 4 |
All Pass |
Lead: J
With the heart position, declarer had to lose two hearts, two diamond ruffs (West and East) and a sapde.
Board 9
| F. Combescure |
G. Tislevoll |
J. Rombaut |
M. Ware |
| Pass | 21 |
Pass | |
| 2NT2 | Pass | 33 |
Double |
| 4 |
All Pass |
4
Declarer’s A covered South’s Q, and switched to the 
J. Ware played his ace, cashed his K and A and left his hand playing a small heart.
Declarer won with his king, pitched dummy’s heart loser in the Q, and after two trump rounds claimed his contract.
Bach-Cornell for NZ didnt arrived to the game, they played 3: 10 tricks that cost them 10 IMPs.
these were some of the comments in the BBO VG at vthe end of the set:
nick jacob→: relentless pressure from France. They have played aggressive and accurate bridge and have thoroughly outplayed New Zealand so far.
lmilne→: I think this tournament has been a big goal for this group of French players for a long time. And now they get a chance to give it a crack at home – big opportunity
But at the middle of the match these were some of the comments:
MAXLAM→: We know Newzees recovery KiwiBridge→: they are all tough as were the Netherlands All the boards matchs and results:
