Marathon of Sittard Imp Pairs 1999

Marathon of Sittard 1999 (Imp pairs)

Sittard, Euregionaal Sportcentrum, August 28

Session 03, Boards 01-08

Board 01 North/-	ª 52 © KJ7 ¨ KJ9643 § J4
ª T4 © AQT3 ¨ 75 § Q7653	N W E S	ª Q63 © 864 ¨ AQT82 § T8
	ª AKJ987 © 952 ¨ --- § AK92

Mean score:		360

Score NS	Number	Imps NS	Imps EW
800	1	10	-10
450	7	3	-3
420	12	2	-2
300	1	-2	2
200	4	-4	4
170	3	-5	5
-50	3	-9	9

Recommended bidding sequence:

West	North	East	South
--- pass pass pass.	pass 2¨ 4ª	pass pass pass	1ª 3ª pass

1. (Discussion to follow)

Board 02 East/NS	ª KJ9 © 87 ¨ KT8432 § 43
ª T642 © K53 ¨ A95 § AK8	N W E S	ª AQ8753 © A2 ¨ QJ7 § 72
	ª --- © QJT964 ¨ 6 § QJT965

Mean score:		-490

Score NS	Number	Imps NS	Imps EW
50	2	11	-11
-200	2	7	-7
-420	1	2	-2
-450	16	1	-1
-500	2	0	0
-650	4	-4	4
-800	4	-7	7

Recommended bidding sequence:

West	North	East	South
--- 3©! 4§! 4NT pass	--- pass pass pass pass.	1ª 3ª 4© 5ª	3§ pass pass pass

3§ = reversed Ghestem, i.e. © and §.

Board 03 South/EW	ª Q742 © AK93 ¨ Q4 § 984
ª 93 © 6 ¨ AKJ2 § AQ6532	N W E S	ª T85 © QT872 ¨ 963 § T7
	ª AKJ6 © J54 ¨ T875 § KJ

Mean score:		-70

Score NS	Number	Imps NS	Imps EW
200	1	7	-7
-50	16	1	-1
-100	12	-1	1
-150	1	-2	2
-380	1	-7	7

Recommended bidding sequence:

West	North	East	South
--- 2§ pass pass.	--- dbl 3ª	--- pass pass	1¨ 2ª pass

South should downgrade his hand because West is very likely to hold §AQ.

Board 04 West/Both	ª AK2 © Q87 ¨ QT86 § Q83
ª J873 © KT3 ¨ J75 § AJ6	N W E S	ª Q954 © 964 ¨ A32 § K42
	ª T6 © AJ52 ¨ K94 § T975

Mean score:		30

Score NS	Number	Imps NS	Imps EW
300	1	7	-7
200	2	5	-5
120	4	3	-3
100	2	2	-2
90	10	2	-2
0	1	-1	1
-100	11	-4	4

Recommended bidding sequence:

West	North	East	South
pass pass pass.	1¨ 1NT	pass pass	1© pass

4. (Discussion to follow)

Board 05 North/NS	ª JT92 © J93 ¨ AK8 § 987
ª K74 © 852 ¨ 9742 § Q53	N W E S	ª 53 © 764 ¨ T65 § AKT62
	ª AQ86 © AKQT ¨ QJ3 § J4

Mean score:		620

Score NS	Number	Imps NS	Imps EW
630	1	0	0
620	29	0	0
-500	1	-15	15

Recommended bidding sequence:

West	North	East	South
--- pass pass	pass 1ª pass	pass pass pass.	1¨ 4ª

5. (Discussion to follow)

Board 06 East/EW	ª KQ9863 © KQ6 ¨ KT § 63
ª A5 © T72 ¨ 7643 § KT87	N W E S	ª JT7 © 9853 ¨ A5 § QJ52
	ª 42 © AJ4 ¨ QJ982 § A94

Mean score:		350

Score NS	Number	Imps NS	Imps EW
450	5	3	-3
420	18	2	-2
170	1	-5	5
-50	7	-9	9

Recommended bidding sequence:

West	North	East	South
--- pass pass pass pass	--- 1ª 2§ 2ª pass	pass pass pass pass pass.	1¨ 1NT 2¨ 4ª

General idea: you don't have to play strong jump shifts. Fourth Suit Forcing and New Minor Forcing (or Checkback Stayman) can handle such hands very well.

Board 07 South/Both	ª Q8 © J98653 ¨ A97 § T6
ª A972 © --- ¨ T63 § AK8543	N W E S	ª KT54 © KT ¨ KJ54 § QJ7
	ª J63 © AQ742 ¨ Q82 § 92

Mean score:		-640

Score NS	Number	Imps NS	Imps EW
200	1	13	-13
100	2	12	-12
-600	2	1	-1
-620	5	1	-1
-630	1	0	0
-650	18	0	0
-800	2	-4	4

Recommended bidding sequence:

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

7. (Discussion to follow)

Board 08 West/-	ª J © JT532 ¨ A8743 § A9
ª QT985 © Q98 ¨ T6 § QT2	N W E S	ª K43 © 7 ¨ J952 § KJ743
	ª A762 © AK64 ¨ KQ § 865

Mean score:		460

Score NS	Number	Imps NS	Imps EW
980	3	11	-11
480	10	1	-1
450	12	0	0
420	1	-1	1
400	1	-2	2
200	1	-6	6
-50	3	-11	11

Recommended bidding sequence:

West	North	East	South
pass pass pass pass	1NT 3© 5¨ (1403) pass	pass pass pass pass.	2¨ 4NT 6©

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