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BRITISH ISLES CRUISE

with Barnet Shenkin & Maggie Shenkin
August 13, - 27, 2021
Onboard 6 Star Crystal Serenity
BARNET SHENKIN
Grand National Teams Winner 2004
World Class Player, Bridge Teacher & Author
Winner UK, USA, & Scotland
25 National Championships
2 World Invitationals
Author " Playing With The Bridge Legends "
www.shenkinbridge.com

in a major, just making, for plus 620.
Your teammates, sitting East-West
at the other table, played a contract
undoubled and went down two for
minus 100. Your net score is plus 520
which, converted to IMPs, is win 11.
Phrases such as " double partscore (or
game or slam) swings " mean that both
sides can make such a contract. When
your side is double-negative, it can
mean a loss of a lot of IMPs. If you have
a minus score, hope that your teammates have a plus.
A swing can also mean that one side
made it but the other did not - or did
not bid the same. That score might look
like plus 420 and plus 50, for a win (or
loss) of 10 IMPs, or plus 420 and minus
170 for a win (or loss) of 6.
Negative IMPs detract from your
score.
Once you tally up your plus and
minus scores, you have your IMP
margin. Sometimes, there is a further
conversion to victory points (VPs).
The conversion depends on how many
boards you played, and which scale
you are using. The most common is the
20-point VP scale, which simply means
there are 20 available victory points in
a match. If both teams score the same
number of IMPs, each team gets 10 VPs.

If you are playing an eight-board match
and you won by 12 IMPs, your team
would get 15 VPs and the other team 5.

Swiss
Swiss is a method of matching contestants, as opposed to a round-robin
where you play everyone. In a Swiss,
after each round, the next round's
matchups are determined by each
team's score. If you have a big win the
first round, you'll likely play a team with
a similar score in the second round.
Knockouts
In a knockout, the field is divided into
two or more groups, called " brackets. "
The division is according to the average
masterpoints of all players on each
team. You only play the teams within
your bracket. The number of teams in
each bracket and the number of brackets depend on the number of teams
entered in the event.
Typically, a knockout consists of 24
boards. The teams compare after 12
boards and then play the other 12. You
really get to know your opponents with
this format.
Knockouts are single elimination:
The winner advances, the loser does
not. You do not convert IMPs to VPs.

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MAGGIE SHENKIN
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Winner of the Scottish Cup & Portland Pairs
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September 14 - 28, 2021
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DEBBIE & ALAN GAILFUS
Platinum Life Masters &
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October 14 - 24, 2021
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ERIC RODWELL
WORLD CHAMPION

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ACBL Player of the Year
Barry Crane Top 500
Fishbein Trophy
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Goren Trophy

MARJORIE MICHELIN

Grand Life Master,
Spring 2020 WBF Online
Champion, Certified ACBL
Bridge Instructor
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December 23, 2021 - January 4, 2022
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BARNET SHENKIN
Grand National Teams Winner 2004
World Class Player, Bridge Teacher & Author
Winner UK, USA, & Scotland
25 National Championships
2 World Invitationals
Author " Playing With The Bridge Legends "
www.shenkinbridge.com

MAGGIE SHENKIN
Certified ACBL Director & Teacher
Winner of the Scottish Cup & Portland Pairs
www.shenkinbridge.com

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