Dutch South Limburg MP Pairs Competition 2001

Major League and Class One

Sittard, Euregional Sports Center

Round 06 - February 16

Boards 01-04


Board 1
N/-


WEST
NORTH
ª 8 5 4 2
© J 7 3
¨ Q 7 5
§ A 9 3




EAST
ª Q 3
© 9 2
¨ A 4 2
§ Q 8 7 6 4 2



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

Major League

Class One

NS

Freq

mp

mp

NS

Freq

mp

mp

score

NS

EW

score

NS

EW

100

2

19

1

100

2

21

1

50

3

14

6

50

1

18

4

-400

3

8

12

-110

1

16

6

-430

3

2

18

-130

1

14

8

-150

1

12

10

-400

1

10

12

-430

3

6

16

-460

1

2

20

-490

1

0

22

Recommended bidding sequence:

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

Dbl = Support double, showing exactly 3 hearts.

More analysis to follow.


Board 2
E/NS


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




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



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

Major League

Class One

NS

Freq

mp

mp

NS

Freq

mp

mp

score

NS

EW

score

NS

EW

660

2

19

1

660

3

20

2

650

1

16

4

650

2

15

7

630

2

13

7

630

3

10

12

620

1

10

10

620

1

6

16

600

3

6

14

600

2

3

19

-100

2

1

19

-100

1

0

22

Recommended bidding sequence:

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

1NT = One round force: many types of hands, 5-11 hcp.

Analysis to follow.


Board 3
S/EW


WEST
NORTH
ª A K
© J 7
¨ A 9 4 3
§ J 9 8 7 3




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



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

Major League

Class One

NS

Freq

mp

mp

NS

Freq

mp

mp

score

NS

EW

score

NS

EW

110

1

20

0

110

1

22

0

-50

3

16

4

-50

2

19

3

-100

2

11

9

-140

1

16

6

-170

3

6

14

-170

4

11

11

-620

2

1

19

-300

2

5

17

-620

2

1

21

Recommended bidding sequence:

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

More analysis to follow.


Board 4
W/All


WEST
NORTH
ª T 4
© Q T 7 6 5
¨ A T
§ A 9 6 2




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



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

Major League

Class One

NS

Freq

mp

mp

NS

Freq

mp

mp

score

NS

EW

score

NS

EW

200

2

19

1

100

1

22

0

100

1

16

4

-100

2

19

3

-140

1

14

6

-150

1

16

6

-150

1

12

8

-170

2

13

9

-620

2

9

11

-620

2

9

13

-650

4

3

17

-650

4

3

19

Recommended bidding sequence:

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

1ª = Walsh approach. West could bypass a 4-, 5- or 6-card ¨-suit, so East must alert.

More analysis to follow.


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