Marathon of Sittard Imps Pairs
Sittard, Euregional Sports and Convention Center
August 25, 2001
Session 03 - Boards 05-08
Board 5
N/NS
WEST |
NORTH
ª 6 5 2
© A K 9 3
¨ A K 4 2
§ A 3 |
EAST |
ª - - -
© T 8 7 4
¨ Q J 9 3
§ K 8 7 5 2 |
SOUTH |
ª A K Q T 8 7
© Q J 6 5
¨ 7
§ J 9 |
|
ª J 9 4 3
© 2
¨ T 8 6 5
§ Q T 6 4 |
|
|
NS score |
Freq |
Imps NS |
Imps EW |
670 |
1 |
11 |
-11 |
600 |
1 |
11 |
-11 |
500 |
1 |
9 |
-9 |
300 |
4 |
5 |
-5 |
150 |
1 |
2 |
-2 |
100 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
50 |
6 |
-2 |
2 |
-110 |
3 |
-5 |
5 |
-200 |
1 |
-7 |
7 |
-300 |
1 |
-9 |
9 |
-400 |
1 |
-11 |
11 |
|
|
|
|
Mean |
NS score |
|
100 |
|
|
Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| --- |
1¨ |
1ª |
pass |
| pass |
dbl |
pass |
2§ |
| pass |
pass |
dbl |
pass |
| 2© |
pass |
pass |
pass. |
|
Dbl = For takeout, can be made on a
variety of hands, for South may be trapping with a stack a spades and some worthful
outside values.
2§ = South's spades and hcp strength are far
below the minimum to allow the double to stand for penalties. With less than 8 hcp, South
must pick a suit as cheap as he can. A 1NT-response requires 6-9 hcp and a ª-stopper.
Dbl = For takeout, can be made on a variety
of hands, for West may be trapping with a stack a spades and some worthful outside values.
2© = West is about a §Q short of trapping.
North lead three rounds of trumps. West wins the third one in dummy, cashes three high
hearts, ruffs out ªJ, and exits with ¨Q. North cashes §A,
and nails West in hand with §K for down one.
Board 6
E/EW
WEST |
NORTH
ª A 6
© A Q 8 7 4
¨ A J 2
§ 7 6 2 |
EAST |
ª T 8 4 3 2
© T
¨ K Q T 3
§ T 5 4 |
SOUTH |
ª K Q 9 5
© K J 9 6 5
¨ 5
§ A Q J |
|
ª J 7
© 3 2
¨ 9 8 7 6 4
§ K 9 8 3 |
|
|
NS score |
Freq |
Imps NS |
Imps EW |
200 |
4 |
5 |
-5 |
100 |
8 |
3 |
-3 |
-80 |
6 |
-2 |
2 |
-110 |
1 |
-3 |
3 |
-140 |
5 |
-4 |
4 |
-620 |
2 |
-12 |
12 |
|
|
|
|
Mean |
NS score |
|
-10 |
|
|
Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| --- |
--- |
1© |
pass |
| 1ª |
pass |
4ª |
pass |
| pass |
pass. |
|
|
|
North leads ªA and a low spade for the
queen. West tries a diamond to queen and ace, but North immediately returns a club for
queen and king. ©A guarantees the setting
trick, and it cannot run away.
Board 7
S/All
WEST |
NORTH
ª 6
© Q J 9 8 4
¨ 6 3
§ A K T 8 5 |
EAST |
ª A K Q T 5
© K T 3
¨ Q T 4
§ 6 3 |
SOUTH |
ª 9 8 3 2
© A 6 2
¨ A 9 8 5 2
§ 7 |
|
ª J 7 4
© 7 5
¨ K J 7
§ Q J 9 4 2 |
|
|
NS score |
Freq |
Imps NS |
Imps EW |
200 |
1 |
12 |
-12 |
100 |
1 |
11 |
-11 |
-100 |
1 |
7 |
-7 |
-170 |
2 |
6 |
-6 |
-200 |
8 |
5 |
-5 |
-500 |
1 |
-3 |
3 |
-620 |
5 |
-5 |
5 |
-650 |
6 |
-6 |
6 |
-800 |
1 |
-9 |
9 |
|
|
|
|
Mean |
NS score |
|
-410 |
|
|
Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| --- |
--- |
--- |
pass |
| 1NT |
2© |
dbl |
pass |
| 2ª |
pass |
4ª |
pass |
| pass |
pass. |
|
|
|
1NT = Upgrading for his excellent 5-card ª-suit.
2© = 5+ hearts, 5+ of a minor (vulnerable!) in
Multi Landy and Cappelletti.
Dbl = Negative, 4-card ª-suit and 7+ hcp.
4ª = Upgrading for his aces, §-singleton and 5-card ¨-suit.
North takes a look at dummy with §A, and shifts
to ©Q for the king. North draws three rounds of
trumps, and then leads a ¨ to the ace and a ¨ for the king. South returns a heart for ten, jack
and ace. West unblocks ¨Q, ruffs a club in
dummy, and dumps his ©-loser on ¨9.
If East becomes declarer, a ©-lead to the ace
will cause more trouble. East must immediatetly return a low ¨ towards the queen, draw trumps, duck a ¨ to South, win the ©-return
in dummy, cross to hand with ¨A, and dump his ©-loser on ¨9.
If East draws trumps before making the key play in diamonds, he will never get back to
hand in time for the ©-discard.
The normal ¨-play, leading queen and ten
successively, will fail. This is not the practical way either, for with only three clubs
between EW, North is far more likely to hold 5+ clubs than 5+ diamonds for his second
suit.
Board 8
W/None
WEST |
NORTH
ª T 4 3
© K Q J T
¨ 7 6 3
§ Q 8 4 |
EAST |
ª A J 7 5 2
© 8 6
¨ Q T 8 5 4
§ 7 |
SOUTH |
ª 6
© 9 7 5 4
¨ K J 9 2
§ A K 6 5 |
|
ª K Q 9 8
© A 3 2
¨ A
§ J T 9 3 2 |
|
|
NS score |
Freq |
Imps NS |
Imps EW |
100 |
1 |
5 |
-5 |
90 |
1 |
5 |
-5 |
-50 |
4 |
2 |
-2 |
-100 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
-110 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
-130 |
10 |
-1 |
1 |
-150 |
2 |
-1 |
1 |
-300 |
2 |
-5 |
5 |
-500 |
1 |
-9 |
9 |
|
|
|
|
Mean |
NS score |
|
-110 |
|
|
Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| 2ª |
pass |
2NT |
pass |
| 3¨ |
pass |
pass |
pass. |
|
2ª = Muiderberg weak-2: 5-card ª-suit, 4+ of a minor (5+ if vulnerable), and 5-10
hcp.
2NT = Forcing relay.
3¨ = 4+ suit, minimum hand.
It takes accurate defense to hold West to 9 tricks: ©K
overtaken by ace, ¨A, © to ten, and a ¨-return.
West may ruff 2 spades, and dump one on the king of clubs, but will yield one spade to
South's king in the end.
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Boards 09-12
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