Board 23 (Dealer S) - 8 May 2007

NS	EW	Bid	Decl	Made	Vul	Score NS	Score EW	Pts	Max Pts
1 Eira & Alun Parry-Jones	12 Audrey Lee & Joan Thomson	5H	W	13	Both		710	3 - 11	14
2 Juliet Edwards & Jean White	14 Geoff Smith & Fred Hotchen	4S*	N	9	Both		200	11 - 3	14
3 Honor Harrison & Carolyn Endicott	16 Ann White & Jill Small	4S	N	9	Both		100	14 - 0	14
4 Sheila Mathers & Carole Remington	18 Tricia Palmer & Andrew Marshall	5H	W	13	Both		710	3 - 11	14
5 Charles Nixon & Brian Rhodes	11 Nigel Whiteman & Jim Finch	4S*	N	9	Both		200	11 - 3	14
6 Jan Whitehouse & Shirley Rashbrook	13 Janet & Roland Richardson	5H	W	13	Both		710	3 - 11	14
7 Ann Raison & Marjorie Wells	15 Jean Hopes & Anke Cox	4H	W	13	Both		710	3 - 11	14
8 Lorna Fewtrell & Jane Jenner	17 Jessie Baker & Jean Lovegrove	5S*	N	9	Both		500	8 - 6	14

Board 23 On the club finesse EW have 13 tricks in hearts, but N will pre-empt to at least 4S and E can only double, giving W the key decision. In fact NS can always make 9 tricks, so can sacrifice up to 6S.				AKQ7543 7 7 KJ42
		KJ5432 KJT4 875		Hand 23		J96 AT96 AQ9 AQ9
				T82 Q8 86532 T63