Dutch South Limburg MP Pairs Competition
2001
Major League and Class One
Sittard, Euregional Sports Center
Round 05 - February 09
Boards 21-24
Board 21
N/NS
WEST |
NORTH
ª A Q 9 8
© T 9 8 2
¨ J 4
§ A J 9 |
EAST |
ª 7 4 2
© 6 5
¨ T 8 2
§ K Q 8 5 2 |
SOUTH |
ª K J T 6
© K Q 3
¨ A 9 7 5
§ 7 4 |
|
ª 5 3
© A J 7 4
¨ K Q 6 3
§ T 6 3 |
|
|
|
Major League |
|
Class One |
NS |
Freq |
mp |
mp |
NS |
Freq |
mp |
mp |
score |
|
NS |
EW |
score |
|
NS |
EW |
180 |
1 |
20 |
0 |
500 |
1 |
22 |
0 |
140 |
8 |
11 |
9 |
170 |
3 |
18 |
4 |
110 |
1 |
2 |
18 |
150 |
1 |
14 |
8 |
-100 |
1 |
0 |
20 |
140 |
4 |
9 |
13 |
|
110 |
1 |
4 |
18 |
-100 |
2 |
1 |
21 |
|
|
Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| --- |
1§ |
dbl |
1© |
| pass |
2© |
pass |
pass |
| pass. |
|
|
|
|
1© = When the opponents interfere, NS must hurry to find the ©-fit if it exists. This
has nothing to do with Walsh approach,
but everything with common sense, so North does not alert.
More analysis to follow.
Board 22
E/EW
WEST |
NORTH
ª 7
© 9 7 6 5 4 2
¨ 9 5 4
§ A J 8 |
EAST |
ª K T 8 5 3
© K T
¨ J 7 2
§ K 5 4 |
SOUTH |
ª 6 4 2
© A Q
¨ A K Q 6
§ T 9 7 6 |
|
ª A Q J 9
© J 8 3
¨ T 8 3
§ Q 3 2 |
|
|
|
Major League |
|
Class One |
NS |
Freq |
mp |
mp |
NS |
Freq |
mp |
mp |
score |
|
NS |
EW |
score |
|
NS |
EW |
300 |
1 |
20 |
0 |
200 |
2 |
21 |
1 |
200 |
1 |
18 |
2 |
100 |
7 |
12 |
10 |
100 |
9 |
8 |
12 |
-120 |
1 |
4 |
18 |
|
-600 |
1 |
2 |
20 |
-630 |
1 |
0 |
22 |
|
|
Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| --- |
--- |
1NT |
pass |
| 2© |
pass |
2ª |
pass |
| 3NT |
pass |
4ª |
pass |
| pass |
pass. |
|
|
|
More analysis to follow.
Board 23
S/All
WEST |
NORTH
ª Q T
© J T 7 5
¨ A T 6 5
§ K Q 3 |
EAST |
ª A 6 4 3 2
© A Q 6
¨ 8 4
§ A 8 5 |
SOUTH |
ª 9 8 7 5
© K 4
¨ 9 7 3 2
§ J 6 4 |
|
ª K J
© 9 8 3 2
¨ K Q J
§ T 9 7 2 |
|
|
|
Major League |
|
Class One |
NS |
Freq |
mp |
mp |
NS |
Freq |
mp |
mp |
score |
|
NS |
EW |
score |
|
NS |
EW |
140 |
1 |
20 |
0 |
-100 |
5 |
18 |
4 |
-100 |
1 |
18 |
2 |
-110 |
1 |
12 |
10 |
-110 |
1 |
16 |
4 |
-140 |
6 |
5 |
17 |
-140 |
6 |
9 |
11 |
|
-200 |
2 |
1 |
19 |
|
|
Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| --- |
--- |
--- |
pass |
| 1ª |
dbl |
2ª |
dbl |
| 3ª |
pass |
pass |
pass. |
|
2ª = When RHO doubles for takeout, single raises can be a lot weaker than this one.
Dbl #2 = Responsive double, asking
North to keep the auction going for at least one more round. 3© would just be an attempt
to deny NS the part score. South is too strong for that sort of action.
3ª = Non-invitational, just another attempt to give NS a hard time.
More analysis to follow.
Board 24
W/-
WEST |
NORTH
ª Q 8 6
© A 7 6 5
¨ 9
§ A 8 7 6 2 |
EAST |
ª K T 7 3 2
© 2
¨ A K 7
§ T 9 5 4 |
SOUTH |
ª A J 9 4
© 8 3
¨ T 8 5 3
§ K Q 3 |
|
ª 5
© K Q J T 9 4
¨ Q J 6 4 2
§ J |
|
|
|
Major League |
|
Class One |
NS |
Freq |
mp |
mp |
NS |
Freq |
mp |
mp |
score |
|
NS |
EW |
score |
|
NS |
EW |
650 |
1 |
20 |
0 |
450 |
6 |
17 |
5 |
480 |
1 |
18 |
2 |
300 |
1 |
10 |
12 |
450 |
7 |
10 |
10 |
200 |
2 |
7 |
15 |
-50 |
1 |
2 |
18 |
100 |
1 |
4 |
18 |
-590 |
1 |
0 |
20 |
-50 |
1 |
2 |
20 |
|
-590 |
1 |
0 |
22 |
|
|
Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| 2ª |
pass |
4ª |
pass |
| pass |
pass. |
|
|
|
2ª = Muiderberg weak-2: 5-card
ª-suit, 4+ of a minor, and 5-10 hcp.
4ª = Such jumps to game deny any slam interest, but range from preemptive to relatively
strong, putting the heat on South, and eventually on North as well.
This is the kind of situation, too many NS pairs will reach 5© on the basis of
unauthorized inspiration or information. EW have only one way to protect themselves
against such sneaky piracy: always
call the director when the opponents ignore the underlying rule of all skip-bid warnings,
ordering LHO to think for approximately ten seconds (and not
to stare to the ceiling for ten seconds, and then start
thinking). Hesitations for clearly more than ten seconds must be
disregarded by the partner of the hesitator. If LHO hesitates for subtantially less
than ten seconds, he is offending the WBF Laws of
Contract Bridge, period.
Well-trained directors would not allow South to bid 5© (after
his obligated pause of 10 seconds) when North has passed 2ª after less than 8 or more
than 12 seconds, and would never
give South the benefit of the doubt (as was common practice up to the mid-eighties), since
South's hand by itself, does not justify balancing over East's ambiguous raise to 4ª. The
same thing would go for North, if 4ª would be passed around to him.
More analysis to follow.
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