Sittard Bridge
Club Imps Teams 2000
Round 06, Baandert, Sittard, May
23, 2000
Match Beckers-Schaffrath,
Boards 01-04
Copyright © 2000 by Michel Franssen
Board 1
N/None
WEST |
NORTH
ª Q 9
© K 6 4 2
¨ K J 7 5
§ K J 3 |
EAST |
ª K 6 4
© 8 7 5 3
¨ A 9 4
§ Q 8 7 |
SOUTH |
ª J 7 5 3
© A 9
¨ 8 3 2
§ A 5 4 2 |
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ª A T 8 2
© Q J T
¨ Q T 6
§ T 9 6 |
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Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| --- |
1¨ |
pass |
1ª |
| pass |
1NT |
pass |
pass |
| pass. |
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1. Analysis to follow.
Board 2
E/NS
WEST |
NORTH
ª Q
© K J 7 6
¨ A 3
§ A T 9 5 4 2 |
EAST |
ª J 8 3 2
© A 9 5
¨ K 7 4
§ J 8 6 |
SOUTH |
ª A K T 7 6 4
© 8 4 2
¨ 8 2
§ K 7 |
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ª 9 5
© Q T 3
¨ Q J T 9 6 5
§ Q 3 |
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Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| --- |
--- |
2¨1 |
pass |
| 3©2 |
pass |
3ª |
pass |
| pass |
pass. |
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1: Mulri colored.
2: Preempt with 3+ support for both majors. East must convert with weak-2 in ª.
Analysis to follow.
Board 3
S/EW
WEST |
NORTH
ª K 7
© K T 4 2
¨ 8 7 6 4 3
§ 9 8 |
EAST |
ª Q 8 5 3 2
© A J 8 3
¨ A 9 2
§ 2 |
SOUTH |
ª J T 9 6 4
© 7 6 5
¨ - - -
§ J T 7 6 3 |
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ª A
© Q 9
¨ K Q J T 5
§ A K Q 5 4 |
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Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| --- |
--- |
--- |
2¨1 |
| pass |
2©2 |
pass |
3¨3 |
| pass |
3©4 |
pass |
4§5 |
| pass |
5¨6 |
pass |
pass |
| pass. |
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1: Multi-colored.
2: Weak relay.
3: Semiforcing in ¨, i.e. 5+ ¨-suit, and, 20-22 hcp or 8-9 playing tricks.
4: Natural and forcing.
5: Second suit.
6: Signoff.
Analysis to follow.
Board 4
W/Both
WEST |
NORTH
ª A Q T 9
© J 9 2
¨ Q T 9 2
§ T 2 |
EAST |
ª K 7 5
© A T 3
¨ J 8 7 6 4
§ 9 8 |
SOUTH |
ª 6 4 3 2
© K 8 6 5
¨ A 5
§ K 4 3 |
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ª J 8
© Q 7 4
¨ K 3
§ A Q J 7 6 5 |
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Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| pass |
pass |
pass |
1§ |
| pass |
1ª1 |
pass |
2§ |
| pass |
pass |
pass. |
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1: Walsh, i.e., North bypasses a 4+ suit in ¨, when he has less than 12 hcp. South must alert such treatments.
Analysis to follow.
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