Big games Jim McKinney and Robert Duhme had a 76.92% game at the Elgin (IL) DBC. Joan Newchurch and Michael Carpenter had a 77.08% game at the Baton Rouge (LA) BC. Carol Hamilton and Norman Athy scored 77.44% at the Bridge Haven in St. Louis MO. Harold Schachter and Bart Yohn had a whopping 81.25% score at the Four Seasons at Lakewood (NJ) club. Sixteen of the 24 boards they played were tops or next to tops. Mike Brennan and Hal Gloff had a 77.27% at the Lakewood DBC in Bellingham WA. Egon Diekhoff and Stephen Zenk had a 75.8% game at the Monday Morning BC in Maryland Heights MO. Abdul Fakir and Tina Gokturk had a 77.3% game at the Bidwell DBC in Calgary AB. Gerry and Ruth Browning had a 79.37% game at the Perth (ON) DBC. Kari Kuntsi and Janna Packard had a 77.51% game at the Powell River (BC) Duplicate Club. Marina Scott and John Jennings scored 75.0% at the Razorback DBC in Bentonville AR. Tony Zacchei and Real Fradette earned a 75.6% game at the North Penn DBC in Lansdale PA. Silvia Crouse and Carole Stuenkel had a 78.07% game at the Foothills DBC in Tryon NC. Richard Baumer and Hanneke Gold scored a 75.89% game at the Water Mill BC in Southampton NY. Sandy and Bob Carroll dialed up an 80.09% game at the Barrington BC in Los Angeles. Jill Richmond and Jordan Chodorow had a 76.33% game at the same club. Frank Murphy and Donna Jackson had a 75.69% game at the Cascade DBC in Bend OR. Myra and Art Goldman scored a 77.08% game at the Gleneagles Country Club in Delray Beach FL. Frederick Cohen and Patricia Lamb earned a 77.93% game at the Bridge Center at Ridgewood (NJ). Judy Rothstein and Jacek Leznicki had a 76.24% game at the Essex Bridge Center in Livingston NJ. Lauren Block and Howard Friedman had a whopping 82.42% at the Vanderbilt BC in Lake Success NY. Jan Holland and Ted Cohn had an 81.25% game at the Sun City West (AZ) BC. Dottie King and Bob Montgomery scored 77.82% at the Timuquana DBC in Jacksonville FL. Brian and GerriAnne Mason earned an 82.5% game at the Cumberland Plateau DBC in Fairfield Glade TN. Amy Downing and Michael Schreiber had a 77.31% game at the M.A. Lightman BC in Memphis TN. John Martin and Robert Buchner had a 77.04% game at the Pompano Beach (FL) DBC. Anne Harris and Bill Moffat achieved a score of 75.58% at the Sudbury (ON) BC. John Reitz and Barbara Docarmo had a 78.84% game at the Ruff 'n Sluff BC in Orlando FL. Philippe Ducharme and Louise Zicat had a 75.60% at the Gatineau (QC) BC. David Kawashima and Chuey Lum scored a 75.0% game at the McAllen (TX) DBC. Larry Mann and John Hackett earned a 78.21% score at the Cape Carders BC in South Portland ME. Don T. Kerr and Sue Helmuth had a 79.71% game at the Alpha BC in Lompoc CA. Ted Ujifusa and Fran Dickman had a 78.58% game at the San Jose BC in Campbell CA. Test Your Play Eddie Kantar 1. Dlr: West Vul: None IMPs A K 10 3 AQ3 QJ KJ75 Q5 J9852 10 9 6 4 3 10 West North 1 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 3 All Pass East Pass Pass Pass South 1 2 4 West leads the A and continues with the K, East playing high-low. West cashes the A and continues with a third diamond. Take over. 2. Dlr: East AQ63 Vul: E-W AQ Matchpoints A J 10 AQ63 K J 10 8 5 K632 653 7 West North Pass Pass Dbl 6 East South 3 Pass Pass 4 All Pass Opening lead: 2. Your first two plays are the black aces. You see all black cards on both tricks. Unfortunately, both of East's black cards are clubs. Plan the play. Solutions are on page 57. August 2010 Bridge Bulletin 55