Sittard BC
Internal Championships Imps Teams 2001
Semifinals, Baandert, Sittard, May
22, 2001
Match Lions versus Sextet
Boards 05-08
Copyright © 2001-2025 by Michel Franssen
Board 5
N/NS
WEST |
NORTH
ª J 9 6 4 2
© - - -
¨ A J 9 3 2
§ A J T |
EAST |
ª A K T 5
© 8 6 5 3
¨ 7 6 4
§ Q 5 |
SOUTH |
ª 8 7
© K J 9 7
¨ Q T 5
§ 9 4 3 2 |
|
ª Q 3
© A Q T 4 2
¨ K 8
§ K 8 7 6 |
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Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| --- |
1ª |
pass |
2© |
| pass |
3¨ |
pass |
3NT |
| pass |
pass |
pass. |
|
|
2© = 5+ suit, 12+ hcp.
3¨ = No longer 14+ hcp, since 2© already forces game.
More analysis to follow.
Board 6
E/EW
WEST |
NORTH
ª K 7 5
© Q 9 6
¨ K T 9 8 2
§ T 7 |
EAST |
ª 6 4 3
© T 7 5 3 2
¨ 7 5 4
§ K 5 |
SOUTH |
ª A 9 8 2
© K J 8
¨ J 3
§ A 9 6 3 |
|
ª Q J T
© A 4
¨ A Q 6
§ Q J 8 4 2 |
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|
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Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| --- |
--- |
pass |
1NT |
| pass |
2§ |
pass |
2¨ |
| pass |
2NT |
pass |
3NT |
| pass |
pass |
pass. |
|
|
2§ = Stayman relay, for which a 4-card major
is not required. North has two reasons for this action:
- South may have a 5-card major.
- The response of 2NT is used as transfer to 3¨.
2¨ = No 4-card major.
2NT = Invite to 3NT, promising balanced hand with good 8 or bad 9 hcp.
3NT = The right action at imps, since South has not nearly a dead minimum.
More analysis to follow.
Board 7
S/All
WEST |
NORTH
ª 2
© A 9 5 4 3
¨ 8 6 4 3
§ Q 9 6 |
EAST |
ª A 9 6 3
© Q T 8 2
¨ Q J 9
§ A 3 |
SOUTH |
ª K J T 7 4
© J
¨ K 5
§ K 8 7 5 4 |
|
ª Q 8 5
© K 7 6
¨ A T 7 2
§ J T 2 |
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|
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Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| --- |
--- |
--- |
pass |
| 1¨ |
pass |
1ª |
pass |
| 2ª |
pass |
4ª |
pass |
| pass |
pass. |
|
|
|
1¨ = The specific 4432-hand is the only case
for West to open 1¨ on a 3-card suit, in the
French and North American style of bidding, we adhere to.
4ª = At imps, 5 trumps, a singleton, and 10
very well placed hcp should be enough to jump to game, rather than horsing around.
The singleton of hearts makes the game virtually frigid. Trade §4 for ©4, and East
still has a 53% chance of dropping ªQ, so even
then, EW should be in game.
More analysis to follow.
Board 8
W/-
WEST |
NORTH
ª 8
© A Q T 8 2
¨ K 9
§ A 8 6 4 3 |
EAST |
ª K J 7 4
© 7
¨ A Q 7 6 2
§ K T 7 |
SOUTH |
ª A T 6
© K J 9 6 5 4 3
¨ 5 4
§ 2 |
|
ª Q 9 5 3 2
© - - -
¨ J T 8 3
§ Q J 9 5 |
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Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| 1¨ |
1© |
pass |
1ª |
| pass |
2§ |
pass |
pass |
| pass. |
|
|
|
|
NS find their best fit, because South doesn't like hearts, and North is not happy with
spades. If South raises to 3§, North is likely
to try 3NT. That should end in disaster after ten of spades for
queen and king, heart for the ace, dummy dumping a spade, and North must play very well to
limit his losses to -150: § to queen and king, ªA, ª7, ªJ, ¨ for
the king, and after cashing his 4 clubs, North must yield to East's hearts or West's
diamonds.
East's opening lead of ªT is a pretty standard
attempt to avoid the spades from blocking. This particular board exactly shows why.
More analysis to follow.
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