Sittard BC
Marathon Imps Pairs 2002
Fortuna Soccer Stadium, Sittard,
August 31, 2002
Session 01, Boards 09-12
Copyright © 2002-2025 by Michel
Franssen
Board 9
N/EW
WEST |
NORTH
ª 8 4
© K Q T 9 7
¨ Q T 9 4
§ A K |
EAST |
ª 6 2
© A J 6
¨ K 8 5
§ J T 5 3 2 |
SOUTH |
ª J T 9 5 3
© 5 2
¨ A 6 3
§ Q 7 4 |
|
ª A K Q 7
© 8 4 3
¨ J 7 2
§ 9 8 6 |
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Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| --- |
1© |
pass |
1ª |
| pass |
1NT |
pass |
pass |
| pass. |
|
|
|
|
Room for analysis.
Board 10
E/All
WEST |
NORTH
ª K 7
© J 9 8 7 6 3
¨ Q J
§ 8 6 5 |
EAST |
ª A J T 4
© A 2
¨ K 7 5 2
§ A K 7 |
SOUTH |
ª 9
© Q 4
¨ A T 8 6 4
§ Q J 9 4 3 |
|
ª Q 8 6 5 3 2
© K T 5
¨ 9 3
§ T 2 |
|
|
|
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Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| --- |
--- |
pass |
pass |
| 1¨ |
pass |
2¨ |
pass |
| 3© |
pass |
3ª |
pass |
| 4§ |
pass |
4NT |
pass |
| 5§ |
pass |
5© |
pass |
| 6¨ |
pass |
pass |
pass. |
|
North leads a © to queen, king and ace. West cashes ¨K first, for with the nine
missing, the principle of restricted choice can only work when South has singleton queen
or jack. When North follows with an honor, West has little left but hoping to drop the
other one in the next trick. If South turns out to have three trumps, West can still play
him for three of more clubs to get rid of his ©-loser in time. The slam totals up to
about 90%, so it is really worth a try.
Board 11
S/-
WEST |
NORTH
ª Q 3
© T 7 4
¨ 9 8 7 4
§ 9 8 7 3 |
EAST |
ª J 7 5 4
© A 3
¨ Q 6 3
§ A Q T 5 |
SOUTH |
ª K T 2
© Q J 6 2
¨ A K T 5
§ K J |
|
ª A 9 8 6
© K 9 8 5
¨ J 2
§ 6 4 2 |
|
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|
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Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| --- |
--- |
--- |
pass |
| 1§ |
pass |
1© |
pass |
| 1NT |
pass |
3NT |
pass |
| pass |
pass. |
|
|
|
1© = Walsh approach. East has more than enough strength to reverse,
but does not want to do so on 4-4.
Board 12
W/NS
WEST |
NORTH
ª K 8 6 5 3
© K Q 8
¨ 9 6
§ J 6 4 |
EAST |
ª T 7
© J T 3 2
¨ A Q J 7 2
§ 9 7 |
SOUTH |
ª A J 9 4
© A 6 5
¨ T 8 4 3
§ A 3 |
|
ª Q 2
© 9 7 4
¨ K 5
§ K Q T 8 5 2 |
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|
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Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| pass |
pass |
1¨ |
2§ |
| 2¨ |
pass |
pass |
pass. |
|
Room for analysis.
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Boards 13-16