Congrats to Sheldon Spiers, top reader for October, with a score of 40. Followed closely by Kai Zhou and Ken Sutley. David Willis and Nick L’Ecuyer were the top panelists with scores of 47.
It is easy to enter. Play along! Email your answers to the December problems to Neil Kimelman at editor@cbf.ca, by November 15th.
December problems
Host: Paul Thurston
1. IMPs. Dealer: South, neither vul. As South, you hold:
♠ 9 4 2 ♥ 8 2 ♦ A 9 8 ♣ A Q 9 7 3
| West | North | East | South |
| Pass | |||
| 1♠ | 2♥ | Pass | ? |
What is your call?
2. IMPs. Dealer: South, N-S vul. As North, you hold:
♠ J 7 4 2 ♥ Q J 5 4 3 ♦ 3 ♣ J 7 2
| West | North | East | South |
| 1♦ | |||
| Pass | 1♥ | Dbl | 1♠ |
| Pass | ? |
What is your call?
3. Matchpoints. Dealer: South, both vul. As North, you hold:
♠ A Q J 10 7 ♥ J 8 3 ♦ A 9 ♣ 6 5 2
| West | North | East | South |
| 1♦ | |||
| Pass | 1♠ | Pass | 2♦ |
| Pass | ? |
What is your call?
4. IMPs. Dealer: South, neither vul. As North, you hold:
♠ A J 6 ♥ 8 6 5 3 2 ♦ J ♣ A K J 4.
| West | North | East | South |
| 1♥ | |||
| Pass | 2NT1 | 3♦ | Pass |
| Pass | ? |
1 Jacoby Game forcing heart raise.
a) Does your favourite partnership assign any meaning to South’s second round pass?
b) What is your call?
5. IMPs. Dealer: South Neither vul. As South you hold:
♠ A D 8 4 ♥ 10 ♦ A Q 5 ♣ K J 8 6 2
| West | North | East | South |
| 1♣ | |||
| Pass | 1♥ | Pass | 1♠ |
| Pass | 1NT | Pass | ? |
What is your call?