Marathon of Sittard Imp Pairs 1999

Marathon of Sittard 1999 (Imp pairs)

Sittard, Euregionaal Sportcentrum, August 28

Session 02, Boards 25-28

Board 25 North/EW	ª J9 © T984 ¨ J742 § 643
ª 85 © AJ72 ¨ QT986 § QT	N W E S	ª KT73 © KQ53 ¨ A5 § J87
	ª AQ642 © 6 ¨ K3 § AK952

Mean score:		10

Score NS	Number	Imps NS	Imps EW
800	1	13	-13
300	2	7	-7
200	5	5	-5
110	4	3	-3
100	4	3	-3
-50	3	-2	2
-100	3	-3	3
-140	1	-4	4
-150	2	-4	4
-300	3	-7	7
-500	1	-11	11
-800	2	-13	13

Recommended bidding sequence:

West	North	East	South
--- dbl pass	pass pass pass.	1§ 2©	1ª pass

25. (Discussion to follow)

Board 26 East/Both	ª --- © AQJ32 ¨ J543 § QJT8
ª AKJ982 © 76 ¨ Q6 § A53	N W E S	ª QT763 © K94 ¨ T § 7642
	ª 54 © T85 ¨ AK9872 § K9

Mean score:		360

Score NS	Number	Imps NS	Imps EW
950	3	11	-11
850	1	10	-10
700	1	8	-8
650	5	7	-7
620	4	6	-6
200	3	-4	4
150	3	-5	5
100	11	-6	6

Recommended bidding sequence:

West	North	East	South
--- 1ª 3ª	--- 2© pass	pass 2ª pass	pass pass pass.

26. (Discussion to follow)

Board 27 South/-	ª J85 © Q752 ¨ Q76 § 973
ª K96 © AT943 ¨ AJT § K4	N W E S	ª A432 © K86 ¨ K843 § J2
	ª QT7 © J ¨ 952 § AQT865

Mean score:		-380

Score NS	Number	Imps NS	Imps EW
150	1	11	-11
100	1	10	-10
50	3	10	-10
-150	1	6	-6
-400	6	-1	1
-420	16	-1	1
-450	3	-2	2

Recommended bidding sequence:

West	North	East	South
--- 1NT 2© 3© pass	--- pass pass pass pass.	--- 2§ 2ª 4©	pass dbl pass pass

Compare board 23 of this session.

Board 28 West/NS	ª AT © AT6 ¨ A865 § QT87
ª Q83 © 873 ¨ KT93 § K53	N W E S	ª J654 © 52 ¨ QJ4 § J642
	ª K972 © KQJ94 ¨ 72 § A9

Mean score:		650

Score NS	Number	Imps NS	Imps EW
690	2	1	-1
680	3	1	-1
660	3	0	0
650	16	0	0
630	2	-1	1
620	2	-1	1
600	3	-2	2

Recommended bidding sequence:

West	North	East	South
pass pass pass pass	1§ 1NT 3© pass	pass pass pass pass.	1© 2¨ 4©

2¨ = new minor forcing, after which North shows 3© in a maximum hand.

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Copyright © 1999 by Michel Franssen