This week's deal features an instructive defensive play by Eric Kokish designed to make his partner's life easier. Eric is an international bridge coach, writer and player. He can be contacted through e-mail. In this case Fred Gitelman, President of Bridge Base Inc. was his partner. The hand took place at the recent Cap Gemini World Top Pairs in The Netherlands. Their opponents were Henri Szwarc and Marc Bompis of France. Bompis and Szwarc were part of France's winning team in the 1996 World Teams Olympiad in Rhodes, Greece. Complete coverage (including Online Vugraph) of the 1997 Cap Gemini, the 1996 Olympiad, and other major tournaments is available through this web site.

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