NBB Teams of Twelve Cup 2002

NBB Teams of Twelve Cup 2002

Qualification Round One

Match Sittard 2-BC'70 Eindhoven

Sittard, De Baandert Community Center

January 29

Boards 13-16

Board 13 N/All WEST	NORTH ª A J © T 8 5 4 ¨ 6 5 § K Q 9 7 5	EAST
ª K 4 2 © K J 7 ¨ A K J 9 2 § T 3	SOUTH	ª Q T 6 5 © A Q 9 ¨ 8 7 4 § A 6 4
	ª 9 8 7 3 © 6 3 2 ¨ Q T 3 § J 8 2

Recommended bidding sequence:

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

Pass = Downgrading for his 4333 pattern.
2§ = Stayman relay. East may not have a 4-card major. This East will not confine with 3NT until he is certain that West has no 4- or 5-card ª-suit.
2¨ = No 4-card majors.

Board 14 E/- WEST	NORTH ª 3 © A 5 3 ¨ A K Q 7 3 § K T 7 2	EAST
ª 9 8 6 © Q 7 ¨ 9 8 6 5 § A J 4 3	SOUTH	ª A T 5 © K J 9 6 4 ¨ J 4 § Q 9 8
	ª K Q J 7 4 2 © T 8 2 ¨ T 2 § 6 5

Recommended bidding sequence:

West	North	East	South
---	---	pass	2¨
pass	2NT	pass	3ª
pass	pass	pass.

Pass = We don't open 11 hcp hands in first or second chair unless we have a 6+ suit, or 5431 or better shape.
2¨ = Multi colored.
2NT = Forcing relay.
3ª = Minimum weak-2 in spades.

Board 15 S/NS WEST	NORTH ª K J 8 5 3 © A J 3 ¨ Q 7 6 § K 4	EAST
ª 9 2 © Q 9 7 5 ¨ K T 4 § Q T 7 3	SOUTH	ª A T 7 6 © T 4 ¨ A 8 § A 8 6 5 2
	ª Q 4 © K 8 6 2 ¨ J 9 5 3 2 § J 9

Recommended bidding sequence:

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

Board 16 W/EW WEST	NORTH ª T 5 3 © K 4 ¨ A J 5 4 3 § Q 3 2	EAST
ª 6 © A Q T 8 2 ¨ T 6 2 § K J T 5	SOUTH	ª Q J 9 8 4 © J 7 ¨ Q 7 § 9 8 7 4
	ª A K 7 2 © 9 6 5 3 ¨ K 9 8 § A 6

Recommended bidding sequence:

West	North	East	South
pass	pass	pass	1¨
1©	3¨	pass	3©
pass	3NT	pass	pass
pass.

3¨ = 5+ ¨-support, 10-11 hcp. The ©-stopper is insufficient to jump to 2NT instead.
3© = One round force, giving North a second chance to bid NT.

It takes a lot of table sense to bring about East's queen-doubleton of diamonds.

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