Dutch South Limburg MP Pairs Competition 2001

Major League and Class One

Sittard, Euregional Sports Center

Round 05 - February 09

Boards 09-12


Board 9
N/EW


WEST
NORTH
ª 9 7 5 4
© K J 7
¨ A Q T 8 2
§ 4




EAST
ª K J
© Q T 4
¨ K J 7 4
§ T 6 3 2



SOUTH
ª Q 8 2
© 9 8 3 2
¨ 5
§ Q J 9 8 7
ª A T 6 3
© A 6 5
¨ 9 6 3
§ A K 5

Major League

Class One

NS

Freq

mp

mp

NS

Freq

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mp

score

NS

EW

score

NS

EW

450

9

12

8

460

1

22

0

420

1

2

18

450

4

17

5

-50

1

0

20

420

6

7

15

-50

1

0

22

Recommended bidding sequence:

West North East South
--- pass pass 1NT
pass 2§ pass 2ª
pass 4ª pass pass
pass.

2§ = Stayman relay. North may not have a 4-card major, so South must alert.

Analysis to follow.


Board 10
E/All


WEST
NORTH
ª 9 4
© J 4 3 2
¨ 5 4
§ A J 9 8 2




EAST
ª A 8
© A K 9 7 6 5
¨ Q J 6
§ K 4



SOUTH
ª Q J 5 3
© 8
¨ A T 9 2
§ T 7 6 5
ª K T 7 6 2
© Q T
¨ K 8 7 3
§ Q 3

Major League

Class One

NS

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mp

mp

NS

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mp

mp

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NS

EW

score

NS

EW

500

1

20

0

200

2

21

1

200

1

18

2

100

5

14

8

100

4

13

7

-140

3

6

16

-170

3

6

14

-170

1

2

20

-600

1

2

18

-600

1

0

22

-620

1

0

20

Recommended bidding sequence:

West North East South
--- --- pass pass
1© pass 1ª pass
3© pass pass pass.

More analysis to follow.


Board 11
S/-


WEST
NORTH
ª K Q J 9 2
© K J 7
¨ A K 8 7
§ 3




EAST
ª A 7 6 5
© Q 4 3
¨ Q 2
§ A Q J T



SOUTH
ª 4
© T 8 2
¨ 9 6 4
§ K 9 8 6 5 4
ª T 8 3
© A 9 6 5
¨ J T 5 3
§ 7 2

Major League

Class One

NS

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NS

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EW

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EW

500

1

20

0

450

2

21

1

450

1

18

2

400

1

18

4

200

7

10

10

230

1

16

6

170

1

2

18

200

2

13

9

50

1

0

20

170

1

10

12

110

1

8

14

50

2

5

17

-130

1

2

20

-470

1

0

22

Recommended bidding sequence:

West North East South
--- --- --- pass
1NT 2ª pass pass
pass.

2ª = Multi Landy, promising 5+ spades, 4+ of a minor, and virtually unlimited hcp count.

More analysis to follow.


Board 12
W/NS


WEST
NORTH
ª A Q J 6 5
© J T 9 3
¨ T
§ Q T 6




EAST
ª 7
© A 5 4 2
¨ A Q J 9 5
§ K 8 3



SOUTH
ª K 9 8 2
© 6
¨ K 8
§ A J 9 7 5 2
ª T 4 3
© K Q 8 7
¨ 7 6 4 3 2
§ 4

Major League

Class One

NS

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NS

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50

1

20

0

50

1

22

0

-110

1

18

2

-120

1

20

2

-150

1

16

4

-130

1

18

4

-170

1

14

6

-150

1

16

6

-400

1

12

8

-200

1

14

8

-420

1

10

10

-400

3

10

12

-460

1

8

12

-420

1

6

16

-500

2

5

15

-520

1

4

18

-520

1

2

18

-650

1

2

20

-800

1

0

20

-1100

1

0

22

Recommended bidding sequence:

West North East South
1¨ 1ª 2§ dbl
rdb 2© 3© dbl
3NT pass pass pass.

Dbl #1 = Support double, showing exactly 3-card ª-support.
Rdb = Support redouble, showing exactly 3-card §-support.
3© = Forcing to 4§, giving West the option of bidding 3NT with ©-stopper.
Dbl #2 = For penalties, what else could it be?

More analysis to follow.


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