Bridge Club Sittard - Sittard BC

Kerstdrive - Xmas Matchpoints Pairs

Sittard, Gemeenschapshuis De Baandert - Baandert Community Center

December 19, 2000

Boards 01-04


Board 1
N/-


WEST
NORTH
ª Q 9 4
© K Q
¨ A Q 9 7 6 4
§ T 7




EAST
ª 5 3 2
© 6 3 2
¨ K J 5
§ K J 8 5



SOUTH
ª K J 7 6
© 9 8 7 5 4
¨ T
§ 9 4 2
ª A T 8
© A J T
¨ 8 3 2
§ A Q 6 3

NS score

Frequency

MP NS

MP EW

490

1

42

0

460

9

32

10

430

8

15

27

400

3

4

38

-50

1

0

42

Recommended bidding sequence:

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


1. (Discussion to follow)


Board 2
E/NS


WEST
NORTH
ª J
© Q 5 3
¨ A K 8 7 5 4
§ A Q 6




EAST
ª T 8 4 3 2
© A 6 4 2
¨ T
§ T 4 3



SOUTH
ª K Q 6 5
© K 7
¨ Q J 6 3 2
§ J 5
ª A 9 7
© J T 9 8
¨ 9
§ K 9 8 7 2

NS score

Frequency

MP NS

MP EW

630

1

42

0

620

1

40

2

600

1

38

4

180

1

36

6

170

1

34

8

140

1

32

10

130

1

30

12

100

2

27

15

-100

8

17

25

-110

2

7

35

-140

1

4

38

-500

1

2

40

-1100

1

0

42

Recommended bidding sequence:

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

2. (Discussion to follow)


Board 3
S/EW


WEST
NORTH
ª T 5
© T 7 5
¨ A K 5 2
§ A Q 8 2




EAST
ª K Q J 9 7 3
© A 8
¨ 7 6
§ T 9 3



SOUTH
ª A 8 2
© K Q 9 4 2
¨ T 8
§ K 7 4
ª 6 4
© J 6 3
¨ Q J 9 4 3
§ J 6 5

NS score

Frequency

MP NS

MP EW

100

1

42

0

-140

1

40

2

-170

3

36

6

-200

7

26

16

-620

5

14

28

-650

4

5

37

-800

1

0

42

Recommended bidding sequence:

West North East South
--- --- --- pass
2¨1 pass 4©2 pass
4ª3 pass pass pass.

1 = Multi-colored, i.e. weak-2 in a major, or one of several strong types of hands.
2 = Ordering West to pass or to correct to 4ª, in case his 2¨-opening is based on a weak-2 in one of the majors. East denies interest in slam. He can be weak or relatively strong, as is the case here.
3 = West holds a weak-2 in ª: 6-card suit and 5-10 hcp. If vulnerable, the suit has to be good, at least KQxxxx or AJTxxx.

More discussion to follow.


Board 4
W/All


WEST
NORTH
ª J 8 7
© A Q 4
¨ T 6 2
§ K 9 5 3




EAST
ª K T 6 4
© J 5
¨ K 9 8
§ A 8 7 6



SOUTH
ª 9 5
© T 6 3 2
¨ A Q 4
§ Q T 4 2
ª A Q 3 2
© K 9 8 7
¨ J 7 5 3
§ J

NS score

Frequency

MP NS

MP EW

120

3

40

2

100

1

36

6

90

6

29

13

0

3

20

22

-90

1

16

26

-100

5

10

32

-200

2

3

39

-300

1

0

42

Recommended bidding sequence:

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

4. (Discussion to follow)


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