Bridge Club Bronsbeek

Night of Bronsbeek 2001

Brunssum, Casino Treebeek

December 28-29, 2001

Session 01, Boards 05-08

Board 5
N/NS


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



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


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

NS score

Freq

mp NS

mp EW

650

2

25

1

620

2

21

5

200

3

16

10

170

5

8

18

140

1

2

24

-100

1

0

26

Recommended Matchpoints Bidding Sequence:

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

3¨ = Bergen type of limit raise: 4+ ¨-support, balanced hand, 10-11 hcp.
3ª = North has little to spare.

Board 6
E/EW


WEST		 NORTH
ª T 6
© K T 7 5 4
¨ K Q 4
§ K Q 8



EAST
ª A 4 3 2
© A Q J 8
¨ 8
§ J T 3 2


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

NS score

Freq

mp NS

mp EW

200

1

26

0

130

1

24

2

100

2

21

5

-170

5

14

12

-200

1

8

18

-300

1

6

20

-620

3

2

24


Recommended Matchpoints Bidding Sequence:

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

1ª = 5+ suit, 6+ hcp. Remember, we use the negative double to show exactly 4 spades.
2ª = West has an extra trump and a singleton, but downgrades his ©-holdings a little.

Board 7
S/All


WEST		 NORTH
ª K J 8 7
© A 8 5
¨ K 4 2
§ K 6 2



EAST
ª T 6
© T 3
¨ J T 8 7 3
§ T 8 5 4


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

NS score

Freq

mp NS

mp EW

1430

1

26

0

690

1

24

2

660

4

19

7

650

5

10

16

-100

2

3

23

-500

1

0

26


Recommended Bidding Sequence:

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

1© = Ready to jump in Notrump next. South's hand is too strong to open 1© with.
1ª = Hopes to find a 4-4 fit in spades.
2NT = Balanced hand, 18-19 hcp, forcing game, as recommended by former world champions Leufkens and Westra. The excellent ©-suit makes up for the one hcp missing. South could still have 4522, in which case he is too strong to rebid 3ª or 4ª over North's 1ª-response.
3© = 3+ ©-support and forcing.
4¨ = 1st or 2nd round control of ¨-denies §-control. South can't bid 3ª to show his control in that suit, for it would show the 4522-hand discussed above.
4© = North has 2 reasons to check out: he holds 4333, and South has §Qx at best.

Board 8
W/-


WEST		 NORTH
ª Q
© K 9 4
¨ K Q 9 6 5 2
§ 9 5 4



EAST
ª J T 8 2
© Q J 5 3
¨ J
§ A T 7 2


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

NS score

Freq

mp NS

mp EW

130

1

26

0

50

3

22

4

-50

1

18

8

-100

1

16

10

-150

1

14

12

-300

2

11

15

-420

4

5

21

-500

1

0

26


Recommended Bidding Sequence:

West North East South
pass pass 1§ pass
1© 2¨ dbl 4¨
4ª pass pass pass.

Pass = Probably the best action with only 7 hcp working, and a 4-card major. If South overcalls 1¨, he may become declarer in 4 or 5¨, and get the unwanted ©-lead.
Dbl = Negative, showing 4-card ª-suit. NS have not found their fit yet, so this is not a support or competitive double. 2ª would stille be reverse, and East does not have the strength to take such action.
4¨ = Preemptive. South will jumpcue 3©, if he wants to invite to game or even slam in ¨.
4ª = With the double fit in the blacks, and the singleton in ¨, West has a fair chance of making his game, and if not, NS are very likely to score +130. West is not afraid to push NS into a game they are too chicken to bid by themselves, for if North has the strength, he needs no encouragement. If South has underbid with 4¨, and corrects next (hopefully not after a hesitation by North), so be it.
Pass = North must take into account, that:
- his side is unlikely to make game;
- down 3 for -500 yields a bad score where EW can't score better than 420 or 450;
- down 2 for -300 yields a bad score where EW can't score better than 140.

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