NBB - Dutch Bridge Federation

Dutch First Division Imps Teams

Utrecht, André Boekhorst Center

September 15, 2001

Round 2, Boards 17-24


Board 21
N/NS


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




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



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

NS score

Freq

imps NS

imps EW

630

2

10

­10

620

1

10

­10

600

8

9

­9

­100

13

­7

7

­200

1

­9

9

­500

1

­12

12

Mean NS score =

180

Recommended bidding sequence:

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

2¨ = 4+ suit, 12+ hcp.

Discussion to follow.


Board 22
E/EW


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




EAST
ª 7 6 3 2
© A 9 8
¨ Q 8 2
§ T 6 2



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

NS score

Freq

imps NS

imps EW

420

1

7

­7

300

4

4

­4

200

2

2

­2

170

7

1

­1

140

2

0

0

100

5

­1

1

­50

2

­5

5

­100

2

­6

6

­110

1

­6

6

Mean NS score =

140

Recommended bidding sequence:

West North East South
--- --- 1§ 1©
dbl 3§ dbl 3©
pass pass pass.

Discussion to follow.


Board 23
S/All


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




EAST
ª A Q
© A 9 5 4
¨ A K
§ A K 9 5 4



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

NS score

Freq

imps NS

imps EW

­630

2

7

­7

­680

14

6

­6

­1430

10

­10

10

Mean NS score =

-940

Recommended bidding sequence:

West North East South
--- --- --- pass
2§ pass 2¨ pass
3§ pass 3© pass
5© pass 6© pass
pass pass.

3§ = 5+ §-suit, and 23+ hcp, or a little less, but at least 9½ playing tricks.
5© = Only interested in quality of East's hearts.
6© = East's hearts can't be very much better for his initial 2¨-response, for with ©KAxxx and 3 more hcp, he would have responded 2© already.

Discussion to follow.


Board 24
W/-


WEST
NORTH
ª 9 8 2
© K 9 5 4
¨ - - -
§ A Q T 9 8 5




EAST
ª K Q 4
© A J T 6
¨ Q 7 6 5 4 3
§ - - -



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

NS score

Freq

imps NS

imps EW

50

2

10

­10

­130

1

7

­7

­300

4

3

­3

­400

6

1

­1

­430

3

0

0

­500

8

­2

2

­550

1

­4

4

­800

1

­9

9

Mean NS score =

-420

Recommended bidding sequence:

West North East South
1¨ 2§ pass pass
dbl pass pass! pass.

Discussion to follow.


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