Sittard BC Internal Championships Imps Pairs 2002

Session 05, Baandert, Sittard, April 02, 2002


Group A, Boards 01-04


Copyright © 2002-2025 by Michel Franssen

Board 1
N/-


WEST		 NORTH
ª  6 5 4
©  4 2
¨  A Q 9 8
§  A T 9 5



EAST
ª  Q 2
©  9 6 3
¨  K T 7 2
§  K Q J 4


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

NS score

Freq

imps NS

imps EW

400

3

4

-4

180

1

-2

2

130

1

-3

3

120

1

-4

4

110

1

-4

4

NS

avg =

250


Recommended bidding sequence:

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

1¨ = Virtually denies 4-card majors in Walsh Approach (needs alert).
3§ = 4+ suit, 10-11 hcp, invite.

The immediate §-raise (inverted minors) makes the auction slightly more complicated:

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

2§ = 4+ §-suit, no 4-card majors, 10+ hcp, 1RF.
2© = ©-stopper, denies ¨-stopper. 1RF. A jump to 3© would show 6+ clubs and 5+ hearts, rather than ©-stopper and maximum.
3§ = No ª-stopper, 10-11 hcp. North can't bypass 3§ to show his ¨-stopper, since he has only invitational values.
3ª = ª-stopper, 14+ hcp, forcing game.
3NT = ¨-stopper.

Board 2
E/NS


WEST		 NORTH
ª  J 8
©  J 4 3 2
¨  Q J T
§  A K 8 5



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


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

NS score

Freq

imps NS

imps EW

630

4

7

-7

-100

1

-9

9

-200

1

-11

11

-570

1

-13

13

NS

avg =

320


Recommended bidding sequence:

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

2§ = (Multi) Landy, showing 5+/4+ in the majors.
Dbl = Sort of negative, showing at least one 4-card major and 8+ hcp.
Rdb = Asking West to bid his longer or better major. A pass would show a good 6+ §-suit, 2¨ a good 6+ ¨-suit, while 2© and 2ª would give preference.
3NT = Maximum hand, no 4- or 5-card major, both majors stopped.

Board 3
S/EW


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



EAST
ª  K Q 2
©  J 6 5
¨  Q T 8 6
§  5 4 2


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

NS score

Freq

imps NS

imps EW

120

1

2

-2

90

3

1

-1

80

1

1

-1

-50

2

-3

3

NS

avg =

60


Recommended bidding sequence:

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

North's pattern does not qualify for an inverted (weak) raise to 3¨.

Board 4
W/All


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



EAST
ª  A Q J
©  J 7
¨  J 9 7 5
§  9 6 3 2


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

NS score

Freq

imps NS

imps EW

-110

2

0

0

-120

2

0

0

-130

2

0

0

-150

1

-1

1

NS

avg =

-120


Recommended bidding sequence:

West North East South
pass pass 1© pass
1NT pass 2§ pass
2© pass pass pass.

1NT = Many types of hands, 5-11 hcp, one round force.
2§ = 3+ suit, 11-17 hcp. We open Flannery 2© to show 45xx hands with 11-15 hcp. That way we avoid rebids of 2§ on a doubleton.
2© = Preference. East has not guaranteed a 4-card §-suit, and 5-2 fits do usually play better then 4-3 fits.

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