Sittard BC Internal Championships Imps Pairs 2001

Session 08, Baandert, Sittard, April 24, 2001


Group A, Boards 05-08


Copyright © 2001-2025 by Michel Franssen

Special thanks to Guillaume Hermans and Scott Smith


Board 5
N/NS


WEST
NORTH
ª A J T 7 6 4
© 9 2
¨ J
§ A Q 4 3




EAST
ª K 3 2
© A 8 5 3
¨ Q 5 4
§ 9 8 5



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

A5

B5

NS

Freq

imps

imps

NS

Freq

imps

imps

score

NS

EW

score

NS

EW

300

1

12

-12

100

1

8

-8

100

1

10

-10

50

2

7

-7

50

1

9

-9

-130

1

3

-3

-450

3

-2

2

-300

1

-2

2

-650

1

-7

7

-400

2

-4

4

-750

1

-9

9

-550

1

-7

7

-800

1

-10

10

-610

1

-9

9

NS

avg

=

-370

NS

avg

=

-240


Recommended bidding sequence:

West North East South
--- 1ª 2¨ 2ª
dbl 3ª 4© 4ª
5© pass pass pass.

Dbl = Precisely 3-card ¨-support.
3ª = Preemptive re-raise. If North wants to invite to game, he can either use a short suit trial, or bid an inverted good-bad 2NT.

More analysis to follow.


Board 6
E/EW


WEST
NORTH
ª 7
© A K 9 6
¨ 7 3
§ Q J 9 8 4 2




EAST
ª K Q 9 6 4 3
© Q J 8 3
¨ J 4
§ K



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

A6

B6

NS

Freq

imps

imps

NS

Freq

imps

imps

score

NS

EW

score

NS

EW

500

1

4

-4

420

1

5

-5

430

2

2

-2

400

3

4

-4

400

3

1

-1

150

2

-3

3

300

1

-2

2

130

2

-3

3

170

1

-5

5

110

1

-4

4

130

1

-6

6

NS

avg

=

360

NS

avg

=

250


Recommended bidding sequence:

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

Dbl = Negative, promising exactly 4©, 12+ hcp, or both.
2ª = One round force, asking for more info.
3NT = ª-stopper and maximum for his bidding so far.

More analysis to follow.


Board 7
S/All


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




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



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

A7

B7

NS

Freq

imps

imps

NS

Freq

imps

imps

score

NS

EW

score

NS

EW

630

3

3

-3

660

1

5

-5

600

4

3

-3

600

5

3

-3

-100

2

-12

12

200

1

-7

7

170

1

-7

7

-100

1

-11

11

NS

avg

=

510

NS

avg

=

480


Recommended bidding sequence:

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

2NT = Balanced hand, 20-21 hcp.
3§ = Puppet Stayman, asking for 4- or 5-card major.
3ª = 5-card ª-suit.
3NT = To play.

More analysis to follow.


Board 8
W/-


WEST
NORTH
ª 8 7
© 9 8 4 2
¨ 6 5
§ Q J 6 3 2




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



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

A8

B8

NS

Freq

imps

imps

NS

Freq

imps

imps

score

NS

EW

score

NS

EW

50

1

5

-5

90

1

4

-4

-100

3

1

-1

70

1

4

-4

-110

1

1

-1

-50

3

1

-1

-170

2

-1

1

-100

1

-1

1

-200

1

-2

2

-150

2

-2

2

-300

1

-4

4

-170

1

-3

3

NS

avg

=

-140

NS

avg

=

-70


Recommended bidding sequence:

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

More analysis to follow.


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