Sittard BC Marathon Imps Pairs 2002


Fortuna Soccer Stadium, Sittard, August 31, 2002


Session 01, Boards 17-20


Copyright © 2002-2025 by Michel Franssen


Board 17
N/-


WEST
NORTH
ª  K 8 6
©  J 7 4
¨  A J 9 6
§  K 8 3




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



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


Recommended bidding sequence:

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

Room for analysis.


Board 18
E/NS


WEST
NORTH
ª  6 5
©  K 9 8 5 3
¨  Q T 8 6
§  8 6




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



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


Recommended bidding sequence:

West North East South
--- --- 1ª pass
3NT pass 4ª pass
pass pass.

3NT = 5+ ©-support, no singleton or void, 7-9 hcp.


Board 19
S/EW


WEST
NORTH
ª  J 9 6 5 3
©  K T 6
¨  A K 7
§  6 3




EAST
ª  T 2
©  Q 9 4 3
¨  6 2
§  A Q T 5 2



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


Recommended bidding sequence:

West North East South
--- --- --- 1¨
pass 1ª pass 1NT
pass 2§ pass 2ª
pass 2NT pass 4ª
pass pass pass.

2§ = CBS..


Board 20
W/All


WEST
NORTH
ª  T 6 5
©  A 3
¨  Q 4
§  K J 6 5 3 2




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



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


Recommended bidding sequence:

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

Room for analysis.


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