For the June problems, Richard Bickley led all readers with 47. Well done Richard! Congratulations also to Fred Lerner who had the second highest score, with 44.
The top expert was Zygmunt Marcinski with a score of 49 out of 50, followed by Ron Bishop with 48. See the panelists’ answers and explanations to the last problems in the current issue of Bridge Canada magazine. Welcome to a new panelist: Mike Hargreaves.
Join in the fun and enter your bids for the August problems below by July 12th. You may enter to win cash prizes by sending your choices to editor@cbf.ca, Scoring and expert responses will be included in the August issue of Bridge Canada. Have fun!
Host: Neil Kimelman
1. E-W vulnerable, Teams. As South, you hold:
♠ A Q 1 0 6 2 ♥ 6 ♦ A K J 5 ♣ A K J
| West | North | East | South |
| 2♣ | |||
| Pass | 2♦1 | 2♥ | ? |
1 Waiting, denies a complete bust.
a) What do you bid, assuming North is an expert, and you have no agreements?
b) How does your favorite partnership handle interference over a 2♣ opener?
2. IMPs, N-S vulnerable. As South you hold:
♠ K 2 ♥ K 7 2 ♦ K J 3 ♣ K J 6 4 3
| West | North | East | South |
| 1♠ | Pass | 2♠ | ? |
What do you bid?
3. Matchpoints, neither vulnerable. As South you hold:
♠ A K Q 5 ♥ K 9 7 6 5 ♦ A J 6 2 ♣ –
| West | North | East | South |
| 1♥ | |||
| Pass | 2♦ | Pass | ? |
What do you bid?
4. IMPs, Neither vulnerable. As South, you hold:
♠ 8 7 3 ♥ A K J 3 ♦ A 9 4 ♣ 8 6 4
| West | North | East | South |
| 1♦ | Pass | 1♥ | |
| 1♠ | Dbl1 | Pass | ? |
1 Support double, promising exactly three hearts.
What do you bid?
5. IMPs, N-S vulnerable. As South, you hold:
♠ J 6 4 2 ♥ A 9 ♦ J 10 7 4 2 ♣ 9 5
| West | North | East | South |
| 4♥ | Dbl | Pass | 4♠ |
| Pass | 5♣ | Pass | ? |
a) What do you bid?
b) Do you agree with 4♠?