NBB - Dutch Bridge Federation

Dutch First Division Imps Teams

Utrecht, André Boekhorst Center

September 16, 2001

Round 5, Boards 09-12


Board 9
N/EW


WEST
NORTH
ª T 7 4
© 9 8 3 2
¨ A 8
§ A Q T 2




EAST
ª A K 9 8 6 2
© 6 4
¨ Q 3
§ K 5 4



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

NS score

Freq

imps NS

imps EW

800

1

8

­8

650

3

5

­5

480

1

1

­1

450

18

0

0

300

1

­4

4

200

2

­6

6

Mean NS score =

460

Recommended bidding sequence:

West North East South
--- pass pass 1©
1ª 4© pass pass
pass.

Discussion to follow.


Board 10
E/All


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




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



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

NS score

Freq

imps NS

imps EW

300

2

6

­6

200

5

4

­4

110

1

2

­2

100

5

2

­2

90

2

2

­2

­90

1

­4

4

­100

4

­4

4

­110

2

­4

4

­120

3

­4

4

­140

1

­5

5

Mean NS score =

40

Recommended bidding sequence:

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

Discussion to follow.


Board 11
S/-


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




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



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

NS score

Freq

imps NS

imps EW

460

8

2

­2

430

5

1

­1

420

4

1

­1

400

4

0

0

170

2

­6

6

­50

2

­10

10

­100

1

­11

11

Mean NS score =

400

Recommended bidding sequence:

West North East South
--- --- --- 1ª
pass 2© pass 3§
pass 3¨ pass 3ª
pass 4§ pass 5§
pass pass pass.

Discussion to follow.


Board 12
W/NS


WEST
NORTH
ª 7 3
© 9 6 5 4
¨ A Q J 5 4
§ Q 4




EAST
ª A J 4 2
© A K Q 2
¨ K 8 7 3
§ 5



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

NS score

Freq

imps NS

imps EW

100

1

11

­11

­480

25

0

0

Mean NS score =

-480

Recommended bidding sequence:

West North East South
1¨ pass 1ª pass
4§ pass 4¨ pass
4NT pass 5§ pass
5¨ pass 5©! pass
6ª pass pass pass.

5© = It seems smart to reverse the meanings of 5© (ªQ and ©K, or, ªQ, ¨K and §K) and 5NT (ªQ, no kings).

Discussion to follow.


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