NBB - Dutch Bridge Federation

Final Dutch NC Imps Teams

Onstein Castle BC Vorden - Modalfa BC Amsterdam

Amsterdam, RAI Exhibition and Convention Center

Session 3, Boards 09-16

December 09, 2000

Recommended bidding sequence:

1 = Too nice to open 3© or 4© with.
2 = Too nice to overcall 3ª or 4ª with.
3 = Negative double, promising length in the unbid suit, 12 or more hcp, or both. South may also have 3-card ©-support and invitational strength or better.
4 = A 1NT-response to an overcall requires a queen or so more, and why should East wait for the opportunity to double for penalties when NS end up in 4©?
5 = Showing a hand too good for an initial preempt, i.e. 7⁺ ©-suit and 11-14 hcp.
6 = West did not redouble to show 3-card support, and did not promise anything else, so East must be very careful.
7 = West gratefully grasps his chance.
8 = East must respect West's penalty double.

More discussion to follow.

Recommended bidding sequence:

1 = A typical hand for a vulnerable 3©-opening.
2 = We can't think of anything else.

We have reached some consensus after all.

More discussion to follow.

Recommended bidding sequence:

1 = Saving 2NT for the better 4⁺ card raise, the double to show exactly 3-card support, as we have all discussed before.
2 = South does what he has to do, regardless of the noise EW make.

North has 3 wasted hcp in hearts, and still 4ª only needs the king of trumps to be on side.

Recommended bidding sequence:

1 = We don't play inverted minor raises in competition, for that would work against us in the long run.
2 = Support double, showing exactly 3-card ©-support, and unlimited hcp count.
3 = 2ª would be reverse, showing 16⁺ hcp.
4 = Should stand a fair chance, even when South brings as little as 6 hcp.

More discussion to follow.

Recommended bidding sequence:

1 = South is too weak for a negative free bid of 2ª, and unsuited for a negative double.
2 = The appropriate action, for South may be trapping.
3 = For converting to a penalty double, South is short some high card strength in- and outside of the §-suit.
4 = South is likely to have a 5-card ª-suit, for he would have made a negative double with 4 spades, unless he held a very weak hand.

More discussion to follow.

Recommended bidding sequence:

1 = Muiderberg weak-2: 5©, 4⁺ minor, 5-10 hcp.
2 = Clubs are too bad to overcall at the 3-level with, and South lacks at least 1 hcp as well.
3 = Nor reason to scramble with 3§. With 2 trumps and 10 nice hcp in dummy, 2© should play just fine.

More discussion to follow.

Recommended bidding sequence:

1 = In Walsh approach, South will often bypass a 4-, 5- or 6-card suit in ¨, so North must stay alert to alert.
2 = Balanced hand, 18-19 hcp.
3 = New Minor Forcing, hoping to find North with a 4-card ª-suit.
4 = 3-card ©-suit, and may still have a 4-card ª-suit.
5 = Continuing the search for the 4-4 fit in ª.
6 = Denies the 4-4 fit in ª.

All of the sudden, it appears as if Jansma and Verhees are playing some sort of Power Precision.

More discussion to follow.

Recommended bidding sequence:

1 = At the level of 2, not even worth a non-vulnerable overcall.
2 = Bergen raise: 4⁺ ª-support, and 0-6 hcp.
3 = Making the reasonable assumption, that East is in the top of his hcp range.

This is why former Dutch champion Ton Lucassen doesn't like preemptive double raises, but even if East raises to 2ª, it's virtually impossible to stay out of game, unless West suffers from depressions.

More discussion to follow.

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