Marathon of Sittard Imps Pairs
Sittard, Euregional Sports and Convention Center
August 25, 2001
Session 03 - Boards 09-12
Board 9
N/EW
WEST |
NORTH
ª K J T 7
© Q 9
¨ T 9 8 3
§ K 4 2 |
EAST |
ª 6 5 3 2
© A T 5 4 2
¨ K 2
§ J 9 |
SOUTH |
ª 4
© J 7 6 3
¨ Q J 7 4
§ Q 8 7 6 |
|
ª A Q 9 8
© K 8
¨ A 6 5
§ A T 5 3 |
|
|
NS score |
Freq |
Imps NS |
Imps EW |
450 |
1 |
6 |
-6 |
430 |
1 |
6 |
-6 |
420 |
10 |
6 |
-6 |
400 |
1 |
5 |
-5 |
140 |
1 |
-2 |
2 |
-50 |
9 |
-6 |
6 |
-100 |
3 |
-7 |
7 |
|
|
|
|
Mean |
NS score |
|
190 |
|
|
Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| --- |
pass |
pass |
1NT |
| pass |
2§ |
pass |
2ª |
| pass |
4ª |
pass |
pass |
| pass. |
|
|
|
|
West leads trumps at every opportunity, and with four of them, he will never get
endplayed. This way, South cannot avoid losing 1 ©-,
2 ¨- and 1 §-trick.
More than half the EW pairs in Sittard screwed up somehow in defense. Many Wests appear to
have led a club at some stage.
Two Souths made game in No Trump, owing to the fact, that their opponents did not
understand the elementary concepts of timing, and failed to lead a heart, allowing
declarer to quickly set up the extra §-trick
needed to score his rotten game contract.
Some firm believers in The Netherlands have used boards like this to 'rise up' against WBF-approved
computer programs like Big Deal, claiming that these programs do not
deal at random, but in fact manipulate the course of destiny: "How else can we go
down in game with 26 hcp between us?" According to us, this closely borders to the
kind of attitude, certain organizations seek, when they recruit people that are willing to
die and kill for obscure unterrestrial causes.
Board 10
E/All
WEST |
NORTH
ª Q J T 6 5 3
© 6
¨ K 9 7 4
§ A K |
EAST |
ª - - -
© A K Q J 9 7
¨ J 8 2
§ J 8 7 2 |
SOUTH |
ª A K 9 8 7 4
© 4
¨ A Q
§ Q T 6 4 |
|
ª 2
© T 8 5 3 2
¨ T 6 5 3
§ 9 5 3 |
|
|
NS score |
Freq |
Imps NS |
Imps EW |
500 |
2 |
13 |
-13 |
200 |
5 |
11 |
-11 |
100 |
4 |
9 |
-9 |
-620 |
8 |
-7 |
7 |
-630 |
1 |
-7 |
7 |
-650 |
1 |
-8 |
8 |
-660 |
2 |
-8 |
8 |
-750 |
1 |
-10 |
10 |
-790 |
1 |
-10 |
10 |
-1270 |
1 |
-14 |
14 |
|
|
|
|
Mean |
NS score |
|
-320 |
|
|
Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| --- |
--- |
1ª |
pass |
| 2© |
pass |
2ª |
pass |
| 3© |
pass |
3NT |
pass |
| 4© |
pass |
pass |
pass. |
|
2© = 5+ hearts, 12+ hcp, since we treat the 2 over 1 response to a major as forcing to game.
North leads ªQ for the ace, but after ªK, ©J, ©A, club for the king, ªJ ruffed, and a club for the king, defense is helpless. When South
ruffs ªK in the 2nd trick, West dumps a diamond
from hand. South return a § to the ace, and
North leads ªJ, ruffed in hand. West draws all
of the trumps, knocks out §A, and is safe.
Board 11
S/None
WEST |
NORTH
ª 7 4 2
© J 9 6
¨ K T 4 2
§ 9 7 6 |
EAST |
ª T 8
© 7
¨ A J 9 8 6 3
§ Q 8 4 2 |
SOUTH |
ª J 5 3
© A K 8 5 3
¨ 7 5
§ A T 5 |
|
ª A K Q 9 6
© Q T 4 2
¨ Q
§ K J 3 |
|
|
NS score |
Freq |
Imps NS |
Imps EW |
400 |
1 |
8 |
-8 |
300 |
2 |
6 |
-6 |
150 |
2 |
3 |
-3 |
110 |
3 |
2 |
-2 |
100 |
5 |
2 |
-2 |
50 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
-50 |
5 |
-3 |
3 |
-100 |
4 |
-4 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
Mean |
NS score |
|
50 |
|
|
Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| --- |
--- |
--- |
1ª |
| 2¨ |
pass |
2© |
pass |
| 3§ |
pass |
3¨ |
pass |
| pass |
pass. |
|
|
|
Defense starts with three rounds of spades. West ruffs the third round, crosses in
hearts, dumps a club on ©K, leads a ¨ to queen and ace, and ¨J, hoping to smother the ten. North wins the king and forced West
to ruff another heart. West tries a club to the ace and a club for the king, but South
forces him to ruff another heart (or spade). North dumps a clubs, and assures his side of
2 setting tricks.
Board 12
W/NS
WEST |
NORTH
ª 6 3
© J T 9 8 6 2
¨ J 7 2
§ J 3 |
EAST |
ª K J 7
© K
¨ K 8 3
§ K Q 6 5 4 2 |
SOUTH |
ª Q 9 8 5 2
© A Q
¨ 6 5 4
§ A 8 7 |
|
ª A T 4
© 7 5 4 3
¨ A Q T 9
§ T 9 |
|
|
NS score |
Freq |
Imps NS |
Imps EW |
-170 |
1 |
7 |
-7 |
-400 |
4 |
2 |
-2 |
-420 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
-450 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
-460 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
-480 |
8 |
-1 |
1 |
-490 |
1 |
-1 |
1 |
-1100 |
1 |
-12 |
12 |
|
|
|
|
Mean |
NS score |
|
-450 |
|
|
Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| 1§ |
pass |
1ª |
pass |
| 2§ |
pass |
3¨ |
pass |
| 3ª |
pass |
4ª |
pass |
| pass |
pass. |
|
|
|
1ª = Perhaps bypassing a longer ¨-suit, since we adhere to Walsh
Approach.
3¨ = The only way to search for the 5-3 fit in
spades below the level of 3NT, for 2¨ would not
be forcing.
South starts a heart for the ace. East dumps a diamond on the queen of hearts, and draws
trumps. South takes tthe second ª-round, and
feels it's time to cash out his ace of diamonds.
Go to Session 03,
Boards 13-16
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