Sittard BC Internal Championships Imps Pairs 2001

Session 04, Baandert, Sittard, March 27, 2001


Group A, Boards 05-08


Copyright © 2001-2025 by Michel Franssen

Special thanks to Guillaume Hermans and Scott Smith


Board 5
N/NS


WEST
NORTH
ª A K Q J 9
© K T 8 4 3
¨ J 5
§ 2




EAST
ª 8 5 3
© A J 5
¨ T 9 7 6 3
§ J 4



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

NS score

Freq

mp NS

mp EW

690

2

1

-1

680

1

1

-1

660

1

0

0

630 1 -1 1

600

2

-2

2

NS

avg =

650


Recommended bidding sequence:

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

2§ = 12+ hcp, i.e., forcing to game.
3¨ = Fourth suit forcing, demanding further description.

More analysis to follow.


Board 6
E/EW


WEST
NORTH
ª 7 2
© A 8 7 6 4 3 2
¨ 2
§ K 9 8




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



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

NS score

Freq

mp NS

mp EW

300

1

7

-7

200

1

5

-5

110 1 2 -2
100 1 2 -2
-110 1 -4 4

-150

1

-5

5

-210

1

-6

6

NS

avg =

30


Recommended bidding sequence:

West North East South
--- --- pass 2ª
dbl pass 3§ pass
3¨ pass 3ª pass
3NT pass pass pass.

2¨ = Muiderberg weak-2: 5-card ª-suit, 4+ of a minor, 5-10 hcp.
Dbl = Strong type of takeout double, but East doesn't know yet.
3§ = 4+ suit, non-forcing.
3¨ = 5+ ¨-suit, 16+ hcp, i.e. hand too strong for on intial overcall of 3¨.
3ª = Forcing game, strong tendency to ask for ª-stopper.
3NT = Showing ª-stopper.

More analysis to follow.


Board 7
S/All


WEST
NORTH
ª Q J 5 2
© A K
¨ A J 6 5 3
§ Q 3




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



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

NS score

Freq

mp NS

mp EW

660

3

1

-1

630

1

0

0

600

2

-1

1

130

1

-11

11

NS

avg =

630


Recommended bidding sequence:

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

2NT = Having no reason to show 4-card ª-suit, since South bypassed 1NT, and North has balanced hand with stoppers in hearts, and partial stopper in clubs, the suit South is likely to have length in.

More analysis to follow.


Board 8
W/-


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




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



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

NS score

Freq

mp NS

mp EW

300

1

8

-8

50

3

3

-3

-50

1

0 0

-300

1

-6

6

-420

1

-9

9

NS

avg =

-40


Recommended bidding sequence:

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

4© = 5+ ©-support, no outside aces, 0-6 hcp.

More analysis to follow.


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