Sittard BC Internal Championships Imps Pairs 2001

Session 02, Baandert, Sittard, March 13, 2001


Group A, Boards 09-12


Copyright © 2001-2025 by Michel Franssen

Special thanks to Guillaume Hermans and Scott Smith


Board 9
N/EW


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




EAST
ª 7 5 2
© 8 7
¨ 8 7 5 2
§ A Q 8 2



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

NS score

Freq

mp NS

mp EW

800

1

9

-9

460

1

1

-1

430

3

0

0

400

2

-1

1

180

1

-6

6

NS

avg =

420


Recommended bidding sequence:

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

Analysis to follow.


Board 10
E/All


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




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



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

NS score

Freq

mp NS

mp EW

800

1

11

-11

650

1

9

-9

200

1

-2

2

170

5

-2

2

NS

avg =

250


Recommended bidding sequence:

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

1NT = One round force, with one of several sorts of patterns, and 5-11 hcp.
3© = With a 4-4 fit and 5-2 fit guaranteed, and 2 aces, it is good to stretch for game at imps.

Analysis to follow.


Board 11
S/-


WEST
NORTH
ª J
© A Q T 4
¨ A J T 6 2
§ Q T 3




EAST
ª A 9 3 2
© 7 3
¨ K 9 8 3
§ A 9 4



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

NS score

Freq

mp NS

mp EW

100

1

7

-7

50

1

6

-6

-110

2

2

-2

-150

1

1

-1

-400

2

-5

5

-800

1

-12

12

NS

avg =

-190


Recommended bidding sequence:

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

More analysis to follow.


Board 12
W/NS


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




EAST
ª J 9 8 7 4
© T 5
¨ 9 5 2
§ K T 9



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

NS score

Freq

mp NS

mp EW

150

2

4

-4

100

1

2

-2

50

2

1

-1

-110

2

-4

4

-200

1

-6

6

NS

avg =

20


Recommended bidding sequence:

West North East South
pass pass 1NT pass
2© pass 2ª pass
pass pass.

More analysis to follow.


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