Cap Gemini Ernst & Young
World Top Invitational IMP Pairs

The Hague, Des Indes Hotel

Session 01

January 18, 2001

Boards 01-08


Board 1
N/-


WEST
NORTH
ª 4
© 9 5 4 3
¨ A K 9 7 4
§ T 4 2




EAST
ª K 5 3
© Q 6 2
¨ 6 3 2
§ Q 9 8 7



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

Recommended bidding sequence:

West North East South
---

Discussion to follow.


Board 2
E/NS


WEST
NORTH
ª K Q J T 2
© Q 5 4 2
¨ - - -
§ K 8 6 2




EAST
ª 5
© A 9 6
¨ J 8 6 4 3
§ A J T 9



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

Recommended bidding sequence:

West North East South
--- ---

Discussion to follow.


Board 3
S/EW


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




EAST
ª A 7 6
© 8 5 3
¨ A K 6
§ K T 9 6



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

Recommended bidding sequence:

West North East South
--- --- ---

Discussion to follow.


Board 4
W/All


WEST
NORTH
ª J T 7 5 2
© - - -
¨ A J 5 2
§ T 6 4 3




EAST
ª K Q 6 4
© T 7 4 2
¨ - - -
§ A J 9 8 2



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

Recommended bidding sequence:

West North East South

Discussion to follow.


Board 5
N/NS


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




EAST
ª T 9
© K 9 8 6 5
¨ K Q 9 8 7 3
§ - - -



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

Recommended bidding sequence:

West North East South
---

Discussion to follow.


Board 6
E/EW


WEST
NORTH
ª J 9 8 4
© A K 9 5
¨ 7 3
§ K 5 3




EAST
ª A 5
© J 8 2
¨ A K Q 9 6
§ A 8 7



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

Recommended bidding sequence:

West North East South
--- ---

Discussion to follow.


Board 7
S/All


WEST
NORTH
ª A 5 3
© J T 5 2
¨ A Q
§ A K 7 2




EAST
ª J 8 4 2
© A K
¨ J 7 3
§ Q 6 4 3



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

Recommended bidding sequence:

West North East South
--- --- ---

Discussion to follow.


Board 8
W/-


WEST
NORTH
ª Q T 5 4
© T 6
¨ A Q J 9
§ A Q J




EAST
ª 9 3
© Q 3 2
¨ K 6 5 3 2
§ K 8 2



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

Recommended bidding sequence:

West North East South

Discussion to follow.


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