Sittard Bridge
Club Imps Teams 2000
Round 06, Baandert, Sittard, May
23, 2000
Match Beckers-Schaffrath,
Boards 09-12
Copyright © 2000 by Michel Franssen
Board 9
N/EW
WEST |
NORTH
ª K
© A J T 8 6 5 4
¨ 2
§ A Q 8 2 |
EAST |
ª T 6 5 4 3
© Q 9 3
¨ A 5
§ J 7 3 |
SOUTH |
ª J 9 8
© 2
¨ K Q J T 9 8 6 4 3
§ - - - |
|
ª A Q 7 2
© K 7
¨ 7
§ K T 9 6 5 4 |
|
|
|
Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| --- |
1© |
5¨1 |
pass2 |
| pass |
5©3 |
pass |
6§4 |
| pass |
pass |
pass. |
|
|
1: Don't ever expect NS to allow you to play 3NT, so put the maximum heat on them.
2: This hand makes you want to play negative doubles up to a much higher level than 4©.
3: It would be too chicken to give up on this hand. Would you pass out on 5¨-pass-pass?
4: There is no way, South can take this cooperative call without
some support in ©. He just hopes to find a better fit.
Lucky (?) bastard. In 6©, North will certainly hook ©Q, if he gets the opportunity. In
the likely event, West overtakes ¨K for a §-shift, North has a marked finesse for down
one.
Board 10
E/Both
WEST |
NORTH
ª J 7 4
© A J 9 7 4 3
¨ J 6
§ 8 5 |
EAST |
ª A K 6 5 3
© Q T 8
¨ Q 4 2
§ A Q |
SOUTH |
ª Q T 9 2
© K 5
¨ K 5
§ J T 7 6 3 |
|
ª 8
© 6 2
¨ A T 9 8 7 3
§ K 9 4 2 |
|
|
|
|
Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| --- |
--- |
pass |
pass |
| 1ª1 |
2©2 |
3ª3 |
pass |
| 4ª4 |
pass |
pass |
pass. |
|
1: West upgrades to a balanced 18, and prepares to jump in NT, if necessary.
2: Only because of the 6-card suit.
3: Upgrades to a limit raise. If EW play Bergen raises, his call
is 3¨.
4: West must now downgrade for his 3-card suits headed by the Queen, for East is unlikely
to hold a good 11-count.
Analysis to follow.
Board 11
S/None
WEST |
NORTH
ª T 8 7 6
© 4
¨ K T 8 6
§ K Q J 4 |
EAST |
ª 9
© A J 9 2
¨ J 2
§ T 9 7 6 3 2 |
SOUTH |
ª J 4
© Q 8 5 3
¨ A Q 9 5 4
§ 8 5 |
|
ª A K Q 5 3 2
© K T 7 6
¨ 7 3
§ A |
|
|
|
|
Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| --- |
--- |
--- |
1ª |
| pass |
2NT1 |
pass |
3§2 |
| pass |
3©3 |
pass |
3ª4 |
| pass |
4§5 |
pass |
4©6 |
| pass |
4ª7 |
pass |
pass |
| pass. |
|
|
|
|
1: Garozzo Splinter: 4+ support in ª, singleton
or void in an undisclosed suit, and, either 7-11 or 15+ hcp.
2: Relay for short suit.
3: Singleton or void in ©, 7-11 hcp.
4: Waiting bid. To soon to sign off, since a laydown 6ª only requires ¨A and §K.
5: Control in § (Ace, void, singleton or King).
6: ©-control, denies ¨-control.
7: Now it's North's turn to wait, for if South has ©K but no ¨Q, and East holds ¨A,
even 5ª may go down.
More analysis to follow.
Board 12
W/NS
WEST |
NORTH
ª 7 5
© J 3 2
¨ A K Q 9 5 3
§ J 4 |
EAST |
ª J 9 3
© K T 8 7
¨ 6 4 2
§ A K 7 |
SOUTH |
ª K Q T 4
© A Q 6 5
¨ T 8
§ T 9 5 |
|
ª A 8 6 2
© 9 4
¨ J 7
§ Q 8 6 3 2 |
|
|
|
|
Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| pass |
1¨ |
dbl1 |
1ª |
| dbl2 |
2¨3 |
2©4 |
pass |
| 3©5 |
pass |
pass |
pass. |
|
1: Only because of his excellent support for both majors.
2: At the 1-level, this double should be played as responsive, not for penalties.
3: Too nice a suit to pass with.
4: Shows a ©-fit, but no extra values. 3© would be invitational, a cuebid of 2ª or 3¨
would be forcing.
5: Ultimate invite. Don't get scared by your 4333-pattern. On the average, East will have
a doubleton of ¨. As we can see,
4© is virtually frigid, when East holds a singleton of ¨, so West
should take a shot.
More analysis to follow.
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