Marathon of Sittard Imps Pairs
Sittard, Euregional Sports and Convention Center
August 25, 2001
Session 03 - Boards 25-28
Board 25
N/EW
WEST |
NORTH
ª 5
© K J T 4
¨ K 7 6 2
§ K T 5 4 |
EAST |
ª 8 7 4 2
© 9 8 3
¨ Q 8 3
§ A 8 7 |
SOUTH |
ª A Q J T 9 6 3
© Q
¨ 9 5 4
§ Q 2 |
|
ª K
© A 7 6 5 2
¨ A J T
§ J 9 6 3 |
|
|
NS score |
Freq |
Imps NS |
Imps EW |
450 |
2 |
9 |
-9 |
420 |
4 |
8 |
-8 |
200 |
4 |
3 |
-3 |
170 |
2 |
3 |
-3 |
100 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
-50 |
5 |
-4 |
4 |
-100 |
1 |
-5 |
5 |
-140 |
7 |
-6 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
Mean |
NS score |
|
80 |
|
|
Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| --- |
pass |
3ª |
4© |
| pass |
pass |
pass. |
|
|
East neglects his stiff queen of hearts, and preempts 3ª. It takes some guts from South to overcall 4©. West has 4-card ª-support,
but counts too many losers to dare to raise.
West leads a low spade to the ace, which drops the king. East returns a ¨ to attack the 'weakest' suit of dummy. South and
West cover. Dummy wins, and returns a low heart. The drop of the queens solves all of
declarer's problems. South draws trumps, so EW only take two § tricks.
Board 26
E/All
WEST |
NORTH
ª - - -
© T 6 4 3
¨ A K 3
§ A K J T 9 8 |
EAST |
ª K Q 8 3
© K Q 5 2
¨ Q T 9
§ 4 2 |
SOUTH |
ª J T 7 5 2
© J 7
¨ J 5 2
§ Q 7 5 |
|
ª A 9 6 4
© A 9 8
¨ 8 7 6 4
§ 6 3 |
|
|
NS score |
Freq |
Imps NS |
Imps EW |
630 |
1 |
10 |
-10 |
600 |
3 |
10 |
-10 |
400 |
1 |
6 |
-6 |
200 |
2 |
1 |
-1 |
130 |
11 |
-1 |
1 |
110 |
6 |
-2 |
2 |
-100 |
2 |
-7 |
7 |
|
|
|
|
Mean |
NS score |
|
170 |
|
|
Recommended, but rather aggressive bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| --- |
--- |
pass |
pass |
| 1¨ |
2§ |
pass |
pass |
| dbl |
3§ |
pass |
pass |
| pass. |
|
|
|
|
1¨ = 4+ suit, unless West has precisely
4432.
Dbl = West must re-open, for East may very
well be trapping, ready to pass the double out for profit.
3§ = 6+ suit, and about 14-15 hcp.
EW are entitled to §Q and 2 tricks in hearts.
The ¨-loser will be dumped on ªA.
After 3§, some South will try 3NT and make it,
unless EW start and persist in spades.
Board 27
S/None
WEST |
NORTH
ª A Q J 2
© J 9 6 2
¨ 6 5
§ J T 4 |
EAST |
ª K 7 6 5 3
© K Q 7
¨ 7 3
§ A K 6 |
SOUTH |
ª T 8 4
© A T 8
¨ A J T 9 8
§ Q 8 |
|
ª 9
© 5 4 3
¨ K Q 4 2
§ 9 7 5 3 2 |
|
|
NS score |
Freq |
Imps NS |
Imps EW |
50 |
9 |
8 |
-8 |
-400 |
11 |
-4 |
4 |
-430 |
4 |
-4 |
4 |
-500 |
1 |
-6 |
6 |
-550 |
1 |
-7 |
7 |
|
|
|
|
Mean |
NS score |
|
-270 |
|
|
Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| --- |
--- |
--- |
pass |
| 1NT |
pass |
2§ |
pass |
| 2ª |
pass |
3¨ |
pass |
| 3ª |
pass |
4ª |
pass |
| pass |
pass. |
|
|
|
2§ = Stayman
Relay, for which a 4-card major is not required. As of September 1,
2001, Stayman relays, including Puppet Stayman to 1NT and (2§-2¨-) 2NT
need no longer be alerted in The Netherlands. From this date, as matter
of fact, any such alert may be treated as an attempt to supply partner with unauthorized
information. You will find Dutch Alert Regulations as a PDF document here.
2ª = 4- or 5-card ª-suit, but denying 4-card ©-suit.
3¨ = Natural, and forcing game.
3ª = 5-card suit.
West will not be able to avoid the loss of a diamond and three trumps, not even when the
bad news, North having ªAQJ2 reaches him in
time (by a penalty double), for example: © for
the ace, ªT for the jack, ¨ for the king, © for
the king, § for the queen, ©Q, §A, §K, ¨A, ¨ ruffed and overruffed, and North can still safely
exit in hearts.
3NT plays a lot easier this time. South wins 2 ¨-finesses,
but has only one spade to return. This way, West takes 3 tricks in hearts, diamonds and
clubs each.
Board 28
W/NS
WEST |
NORTH
ª K Q 8 7
© Q J T 9 6
¨ 9 4
§ J T |
EAST |
ª 9 4
© 8 7 5 4
¨ A T 5
§ 5 4 3 2 |
SOUTH |
ª 6 5 3 2
© 3 2
¨ Q J 8 3 2
§ K 9 |
|
ª A J T
© A K
¨ K 7 6
§ A Q 8 7 6 |
|
|
NS score |
Freq |
Imps NS |
Imps EW |
1470 |
2 |
12 |
-12 |
1460 |
1 |
12 |
-12 |
1440 |
3 |
12 |
-12 |
720 |
4 |
-2 |
2 |
690 |
6 |
-3 |
3 |
680 |
1 |
-3 |
3 |
660 |
5 |
-4 |
4 |
650 |
1 |
-4 |
4 |
630 |
1 |
-5 |
5 |
620 |
1 |
-5 |
5 |
-100 |
1 |
-14 |
14 |
|
|
|
|
Mean |
NS score |
|
800 |
|
|
Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| pass |
pass |
pass |
2§ |
| pass |
2¨ |
pass |
2NT |
| pass |
3¨ |
pass |
3© |
| pass |
3ª |
pass |
3NT |
| pass |
4NT |
pass |
pass |
| pass. |
|
|
|
|
2§ = One
of many types of strong hands. South has 21 hcp and a balanced hand,
but upgrades a letter for his good 5-card §-suit.
2¨ = Semi-automatic
relay. A positive suit response requires 8+ hcp and a good 5+ suit,
i.e. at least KQxxx or AJTxx. The 2NT-response, an attempt to deny the much stronger hand
the right of becoming declarer, can only be justified when North holds aces or kings in
all suits, a very rare situation.
2NT = Balanced hand with 22-23 hcp, or a balanced hand with good 5-card suit and 21 hcp.
3¨ = 5+ ©-suit,
Jacóby transfer.
3ª = 4-card suit, completing the picture of the
responding hand.
4NT = Quantative, an invite to 6NT.
South owes his 12 tricks to the fact that §K is
on side. Benito Garozzo, one of the greatest
players of all time, stated: "Slams on a finesse will not prove to be a profit in the
long run, for very often, an unfavorable event in another suit will occur, as well".
Requirements for minor suit slams may be relaxed a little, especially when a losing
finesse will also endanger the alternative of 3NT or 5 of the minor. That's why North
jumps to 6¨ without fear opposite the promised
6/6-hand on board 22.
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