Sittard BC
Internal Championships Imps Pairs 2001
Session 06, Baandert, Sittard,
April 10, 2001
Groups A and B, Boards 17-20
Copyright © 2001-2025 by Michel Franssen
Special thanks to Guillaume
Hermans and Scott
Smith
Board 17
N/-
WEST |
NORTH
ª Q T 9 5
© K 9 7 3
¨ 8 5 2
§ K 9 |
EAST |
ª J 8 6 4 2
© 4
¨ A T 6
§ J T 6 5 |
SOUTH |
ª A K
© A J T 6
¨ Q 7 3
§ 8 7 3 2 |
|
ª 7 3
© Q 8 5 2
¨ K J 9 4
§ A Q 4 |
|
|
|
NS score |
Freq |
mp NS |
mp EW |
|
000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
NS |
avg = |
000 |
|
|
|
Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| --- |
pass |
1§ |
pass |
| 1ª |
pass |
1NT |
pass |
| 2§ |
pass |
pass |
pass. |
|
1ª = Walsh approach; West may bypass a 4+ ¨-suit, when he can't bid
reverse. East must alert, if this is a partnership agreement.
2§ = East might have a 3433-hand, but West is too unbalanced and weak to allow
1NT to stand.
More analysis to follow.
Board 18
E/NS
WEST |
NORTH
ª T 9
© J T 9 4 2
¨ A J 9 2
§ T 9 |
EAST |
ª K J 8 4
© 6
¨ Q 6 5 3
§ K J 4 2 |
SOUTH |
ª A 7 2
© A K Q 8 5
¨ K T 7
§ A 8 |
|
ª Q 6 5 3
© 7 3
¨ 8 4
§ Q 7 6 5 3 |
|
|
|
NS score |
Freq |
mp NS |
mp EW |
|
000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
NS |
avg = |
000 |
|
|
|
Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| --- |
--- |
2NT |
pass |
| 3§ |
pass |
3© |
pass |
| 3NT |
pass |
pass |
pass. |
|
3§ = Puppet Stayman, asking for 4- or 5-card major, hoping to
find 4- or 5-card ª-suit.
3© = 5-card ©-suit.
More analysis to follow.
Board 19
S/EW
WEST |
NORTH
ª Q 9 6 4
© K 9 5
¨ K T 5 4
§ 7 6 |
EAST |
ª A J 7 5 2
© A Q 4
¨ 3
§ A T 3 2 |
SOUTH |
ª T 3
© J T 8 6
¨ 8 7 2
§ Q J 5 4 |
|
ª K 8
© 7 3 2
¨ A Q J 9 6
§ K 9 8 |
|
|
|
NS score |
Freq |
mp NS |
mp EW |
|
000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
NS |
avg = |
000 |
|
|
|
Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| --- |
--- |
--- |
1¨ |
| 1ª |
1NT |
pass |
pass |
| pass. |
|
|
|
|
More analysis to follow.
Board 20
W/All
WEST |
NORTH
ª J T 6 2
© J
¨ Q 6 3 2
§ A Q J 7 |
EAST |
ª A Q
© 7 3
¨ A J 9 8 4
§ 9 8 6 3 |
SOUTH |
ª K 8 4
© K 8 6 5
¨ K T 7
§ K 5 4 |
|
ª 9 7 5 3
© A Q T 9 4 2
¨ 5
§ T 2 |
|
|
|
NS score |
Freq |
mp NS |
mp EW |
|
000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
NS |
avg = |
000 |
|
|
|
Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| pass |
pass |
1§ |
1© |
| 2¨ |
pass |
pass |
pass. |
|
1§ = East downgrades for 4333, but in third chair, his hand is still worth
an opening bid.
1© = A weak jump overcall of 2© would give up on a ª-fit.
2¨ = Negative free bid, i.e., 5+ suit and 8-11 hcp.
More analysis to follow.
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Boards 21-24