Sunday, 22 February 2026

Peggy Bayer Match 7 & 8

Everything to play for today as we launch into battle against Wales and Ireland. The day also promises at least one trip into Troon - ideally to get a belt as my best bridge shorts are a bit loose. 

I watched the first hand live.


This is the Scotland U26 pair, getting to a one down 3C. A sensible result, not repeated elsewhere. On the other table the Scotland U26 pair got to the remarkable contract of 5H-6, which was non-vulnerable and undoubled so didn't cost too much, apart from some embarrassment.

In both the Peggy Bayer matches I watched North opened 1NT. At one table the Welsh South tried a speculative Stayman, and left his partner in 2NT. Our East (Isla) correctly led a Diamond, and cashed the setting trick plus a couple more for 2NT-2.

On the other table Ireland made a conventional 2C and they found the good Diamond fit. This was played very nicely, endplaying Artem as North three times to make 2D+2.


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