Dutch South Limburg MP Pairs Competition 2001

Major League and Class One

Sittard, Euregional Sports Center

Round 05 - February 09

Boards 17-20

Board 17
N/-


WEST		 NORTH
ª 4
© A K 4
¨ 9 7 6 4 3
§ A Q 6 2



EAST
ª A 7 5
© J T 9 7 3 2
¨ - - -
§ 9 5 4 3


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

Major League

Class One

NS

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mp

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NS

Freq

mp

mp

score

NS

EW

score

NS

EW

510

1

20

0

150

1

22

0

300

1

18

2

100

1

20

2

100

3

14

6

50

1

18

4

-140

1

10

10

-50

1

16

6

-170

1

8

12

-100

1

14

8

-300

3

4

16

-300

1

12

10

-530

1

0

20

-420

1

10

12

-470

1

8

14

-500

1

6

16

-590

3

2

20

Recommended bidding sequence:

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

More analysis to follow.

Board 18
E/NS


WEST		 NORTH
ª 9 6 4
© Q T 7 5
¨ K 8 6 4
§ 9 3



EAST
ª A Q T 7
© A J 6 3
¨ Q J 9
§ J 4


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

Major League

Class One

NS

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score

NS

EW

80

1

20

0

50

2

20.8

1.2

-90

1

18

2

-90

3

15.4

6.6

-110

1

16

4

-110

2

9.9

12.1

-120

3

12

8

-120

1

6.6

15.4

-150

1

8

12

-150

1

4.5

17.5

-300

1

6

14

-200

1

2.3

19.7

-400

2

3

17

-400

1

0.1

21.9

-800

1

0

20

Adj

1

11

11

Recommended bidding sequence:

West North East South
--- --- pass 1§
1NT pass pass pass.

More analysis to follow.

Board 19
S/EW


WEST		 NORTH
ª Q T 4 3
© A K J 6
¨ K 8 2
§ K 2



EAST
ª J 8 7
© T 8
¨ Q J T 9 4
§ 9 8 4


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

Major League

Class One

NS

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NS

EW

score

NS

EW

430

2

19

1

490

1

22

0

400

4

13

7

460

1

20

2

-50

4

5

15

430

5

14

8

-100

1

0

20

400

5

4

18

Recommended bidding sequence:

West North East South
--- --- --- pass
pass 1NT pass 2§
pass 2© pass 3§
pass 3ª pass 3NT
pass pass pass.

2§ = Stayman relay. South may not have a 4-card major (as we see), so North must alert.
3§ = A natural way to investigate the 5-3 ©-fit.

More analysis to follow.

Board 20
W/All


WEST		 NORTH
ª A 7 6 3
© A K 2
¨ 6 5 4 2
§ A 8



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


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

Major League

Class One

NS

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mp

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NS

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NS

EW

score

NS

EW

650

9

12

8

680

2

21

1

200

2

1

19

650

10

9

13

Recommended bidding sequence:

West North East South
pass 1NT pass 2©
pass 2ª pass 3ª
pass 4ª pass pass
pass.

More analysis to follow.

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