Some problems from Bakersfield

  1. IMPS, none vul, you hold  S:AQ9xxxxx H:--- D:QJ C:109x

    LHO CHO RHO You
    2D: Dbl 3D: 4S:
    Pass6H: Pass?

    2D: was weak and natural.
    You are in a new partnership.
    Would you have bid 4S:?
    What now?

  2. IMPs, both vul
    S: AQJxx
    H: ---
    D: AQJxx
    C: xxx
    S: xx
    H: AKQ10
    D: K109x
    C: xxx    		 S: x
    H: xxxx
    D: x
    C: AKQJ10xx
    S: Kxxx2
    H: Jxxxx
    D: xxx
    C: ---

    EastSouthWestNorth
    PassPass 1D: 1S:
    2C: 4S: PassPass
    5C: Pass PassDbl
    All Pass

    T1: S:2...N/S -750 vs. their slam.

    a) apportion the blame
    b) which was the worst single action?

  3. Matchpoints, none vul, you hold  S:--- H:K D:KJ10xx C:KJ1098xx

    RHO opens 1C:, alerted and explained as 15-17 balanced. Your methods are
    1D: = reds or blacks
    1N = majors or minors
    2C: = rounds or pointeds
    other = "standard"

  4. IMPs, unfavorable
    S: A1062
    H: x
    D: Qxx
    C: AKJxx
    S: KQ984
    H: xxx
    D: Jxx
    C: xx
    CHO RHO YOU LHO
    1C: Dbl 1S: 2D:
    3S: 4H: PassPass
    4S: Dbl All Pass

    T1: H:2-x-Q-x...much thought by RHO
    T2: H:A-x-x-...over to you

  5. IMPs, vul 1S:-2S:-4S:. Opening lead is a low heart to the King.

    S: 875
    H: x
    D: KJxx
    C: Jxxxx
    S: AQ964
    H: Ax
    D: AQxx
    C: Qx

  6. IMPs, both white
    S: 10x
    H: A10942
    D: Axx
    C: Q87
    S: Q9xx
    H: ---
    D: K
    C: AKJ106542

    RHO You LHO CHO
    3H: 5C: Pass5H:
    Pass6C: All pass

    a) do you agree with the bidding?
    b) Opening lead is the H:Q. Plan the play.

Answers
Jeff Goldsmith, jeff@tintin.jpl.nasa.gov, Oct. 22, 1997