{"id":76458,"date":"2023-09-22T14:58:34","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T12:58:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/?p=76458"},"modified":"2023-09-22T14:58:36","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T12:58:36","slug":"72th-festival-international-de-bridge-de-la-baule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/en\/72th-festival-international-de-bridge-de-la-baule\/","title":{"rendered":"La Baule&#8217;s 72nd International Bridge Festival: a nice vintage!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/festival-international-bridge-la-baule-header-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-76487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/festival-international-bridge-la-baule-header-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/festival-international-bridge-la-baule-header-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/festival-international-bridge-la-baule-header-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/festival-international-bridge-la-baule-header-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/festival-international-bridge-la-baule-header.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>From the 11th to 20th August, several hundred bridge players convened in <strong>La Baule <\/strong>to participate in the <strong>most well-equipped bridge festival in France<\/strong>. After sunny mornings on the longest beach in Europe, swimsuits were swapped for packs of cards at the <strong>Congress Palace <\/strong>in the afternoon. Over the course of the week, four events were contested: <strong>a Mixed, a Patton, a Board-A-Match <\/strong>and, finally, the king of them all, the <strong>Open.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>This <strong>72nd edition <\/strong>was an excellent vintage for this legendary festival, with, notably, a <strong>new attendance record <\/strong>thanks to the participation of <strong>bridge players from all over the world<\/strong> and a <strong>large number of young people<\/strong>. This edition also marks the <strong>end of Dominique Beaumier and his wife Annie&#8217;s presidency of the festival<\/strong>. They were able to elevate the festival over the course of the years, thanks to their motivation and communication with the locals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Indeed, players were able to benefit from several prizes and invitations offered by private sponsors from the region. Every afternoon, small businesses gave out the snack of the afternoon (chocolates, punnets of strawberries, petits fours&#8230;). <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"628\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/festival-international-de-bridge-de-la-baule-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-76474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/festival-international-de-bridge-de-la-baule-5.jpg 628w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/festival-international-de-bridge-de-la-baule-5-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Margaux Kurek-Beaulieu, World Junior Women&#8217;s Vice-Champion, making the most of some free choux buns <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The festival&#8217;s big winners<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The<strong> <em>Open<\/em><\/strong> was won by <strong>Donatella Halfon and Catherine Mus<\/strong> with an average of 60.7% over four 30-board sessions. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The<strong> <em>Mixed<\/em><\/strong><em> <\/em>was won by <strong>Dani\u00e8le Avon and David Harari<\/strong> with an average of 61% over three sessions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Paula Nataf<\/strong>&#8216;s lineup triumphed in the <strong><em>Patton<\/em><\/strong>, with <strong>Godefroy de Tessi\u00e8res, Romain Tembouret<\/strong> and <strong>Louis-Amaury Beauchet<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Finally, the <em><strong>Board-A-Match<\/strong><\/em>, the festival&#8217;s original event, was won by <strong>Pierre Audebert, Patrice Fouillet, Luc Jardon<\/strong> and <strong>\u00c9douard Alheritiere<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Rewards for everyone and ending on a high<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The top ten players in each event left with a nice envelope, going up to <strong>\u20ac5,000 for the pair that won the Open<\/strong>. The best pairs from the lower first series, second series, third series and fourth series, as well as from the juniors, received special cash prizes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This festival differs from the others by allowing players from all of the series to climb the podium. Upon each prize being awarded, the <strong>participants not receiving a monetary reward could all choose from among a variety of prizes<\/strong> such as suitcases, bottles of champagne, bikes, household appliances&#8230; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>David Harari and Catherine Mus proved themselves by winning the top gentleman and lady spots <\/strong>(best cumulative result over all the events) and left with works of art that were presented to them by the artists. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After many finesses, safety plays, squeezes and other card-play techniques, the festival closed with a <strong>cocktail party on the palace rooftop, accompanied by an orchestra<\/strong>. While some danced, others, all smiles, were already discussing their next trip to the La Baule Bridge Festival. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"628\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/festival-international-de-bridge-de-la-baule-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-76466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/festival-international-de-bridge-de-la-baule-6.jpg 628w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/festival-international-de-bridge-de-la-baule-6-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Closing speech by Dominique Beaumier, surrounded by the mayor of La Baule and the festival volunteers <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Let us talk bridge<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Before closing this article, let us now look at a deal that was played in the second session of the Open Pairs: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Dealer North \u2013 East-West vulnerable.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/la-baule-en-1-1024x971.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78500\" style=\"width:512px;height:486px\" width=\"512\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/la-baule-en-1-1024x971.png 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/la-baule-en-1-300x284.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/la-baule-en-1-768x728.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/la-baule-en-1-1536x1456.png 1536w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/la-baule-en-1-2048x1942.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As North, in first position and non-vulnerable, you open 1&#x2660;&#xfe0f;. Partner then responds 2&#x2663;&#xfe0f; game-forcing, showing a positive hand over the opening. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here, Opener&#8217;s first rebid is important; the number and quality of spades might get you brandishing the 2&#x2660;&#xfe0f; card but watch out: that bid does not show further length in the suit and therefore gives no extra information about the hand. It is advisable to bid 2&#x2666;&#xfe0f;  in order to give a better idea of your distribution by describing nine cards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, South is aware of the diamond fit but should remain cautious: a minor-suit contract is not very rewarding in a pairs tournament, so it would be better to turn to No-Trumps. However, playing in NT requires solid stops in every suit and the hearts are somewhat worrying. We will therefore say 2&#x2665;&#xfe0f;, to ask partner about a possible stop. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Opposite this fourth-suit forcing, we will bid 3&#x2660;&#xfe0f; as North, to continue describing our hand. This bid is good news for South, who now knows of the existence of a double fit in Spades and Diamonds. It is then out of the question to play in NT. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We will bid 4&#x2666;&#xfe0f;, which is followed by a heart cue by Partner with 4&#x2665;&#xfe0f; and finally, we will say 4&#x2660;&#xfe0f; as South, as we have made quite enough noise for a 13-point hand! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The French number-one, C\u00e9dric Lorenzini, now advises a 5&#x2663;&#xfe0f; from North, allowing him to question his partner about his diamond holding. With the 4&#x2666;&#xfe0f; bid showing one control initially, a 5&#x2666;&#xfe0f; bid would show a second control here: the Ace and the King.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having understood the question, South responds 5&#x2665;&#xfe0f;, indicating the Ace of Hearts and the absence of a second diamond control. This is not enough for North, who sensibly signs off in 5&#x2660;&#xfe0f;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>At a festival, playing in a slam that depends on a finesse is very risky <\/strong>and will often lead to a top or a bottom. Here, the large majority of the players played in game for a good percentage, whereas the reckless few who tried for the slam ended up with a very poor percentage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The full bidding sequence:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/la-baule-en-2-900x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78501\" style=\"width:450px;height:512px\" width=\"450\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/la-baule-en-2-900x1024.png 900w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/la-baule-en-2-264x300.png 264w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/la-baule-en-2-768x874.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/la-baule-en-2-1350x1536.png 1350w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/la-baule-en-2-1800x2048.png 1800w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/la-baule-en-2.png 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The beautiful<\/strong> <strong>La Baule&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"628\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/festival-international-de-bridge-de-la-baule-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-76479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/festival-international-de-bridge-de-la-baule-2.jpg 628w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/festival-international-de-bridge-de-la-baule-2-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"628\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/festival-international-de-bridge-de-la-baule-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-76480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/festival-international-de-bridge-de-la-baule-3.jpg 628w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/festival-international-de-bridge-de-la-baule-3-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"628\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/festival-international-de-bridge-de-la-baule-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-76481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/festival-international-de-bridge-de-la-baule-1.jpg 628w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/festival-international-de-bridge-de-la-baule-1-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"628\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/festival-international-de-bridge-de-la-baule-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-76482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/festival-international-de-bridge-de-la-baule-4.jpg 628w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/festival-international-de-bridge-de-la-baule-4-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What did you think of this article by Vincent Gallais?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Share your opinion with Vincent and the other Funbridgers in this article&#8217;s comments. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the 11th to 20th August, several hundred bridge players convened in La Baule to participate in the most well-equipped bridge festival in France. After sunny mornings on the longest beach in Europe, swimsuits were swapped for packs of cards at the Congress Palace in the afternoon. Over the course of the week, four events were contested: a Mixed, a Patton, a Board-A-Match and, finally, the king of them all, the Open. This 72nd edition was an excellent vintage for this legendary festival, with, notably, a new attendance record thanks to the participation of bridge players from all over the\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":137885,"featured_media":76487,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14909,14917],"tags":[13782,12098,13780],"access":[],"class_list":["post-76458","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bridge-news","category-bridge-tournaments","tag-bridge-festival","tag-festival-en","tag-la-baule"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":5}},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>La Baule&#039;s 72nd International Bridge Festival: a nice vintage! - Blog Funbridge<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/en\/72th-festival-international-de-bridge-de-la-baule\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"La Baule&#039;s 72nd International Bridge Festival: a nice vintage! - Blog Funbridge\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"From the 11th to 20th August, several hundred bridge players convened in La Baule to participate in the most well-equipped bridge festival in France. 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