You can review the last set of problems in the September 2025 issue of Bridge Canada, along with the answers and comments from the panel of 24 experts. Among them, Mike Hargreaves scored a perfect 50, followed by Jason Feldman with 49. Top reader was Sheldon Spier followed by Rasim Sari.
Play along! Enter the Great Canadian Bidding Contest by emailing your answers for the June problems to Neil Kimmelman (editor@cbf.ca) by November 5th. The results and the analysis of the experts will be published in the December issue of Bridge Canada.
December 2025 Problems
Host: Mike Hargreaves
1. IMPs, North is the dealer, both vuln. As South, you hold:
♠ 5 2 ♥ Q ♦ A K Q J 9 3 ♣ 10 8 5 4
| West | North | East | South |
| 1♣ | Pass | 1♦ | |
| Pass | 1♠1 | Pass | 2♥2 |
| Pass | 3♣ | Pass | ? |
1 Promises at least 4-5 in spades and clubs, respectively.
2 4th suit forcing.
a) Do you agree with 2♥? If not, what would you have bid?
b) What do you bid over 3♣?
2. IMPs, South is the dealer, N-S vul. . As East, you hold:
♠ A Q 6 3 2 ♥ – ♦ A K Q 7 6 5 3 ♣ 8
| West | North | East | South |
| 1♦ | |||
| Pass | 1♥ | Pass | 2♠1 |
| Pass | 3♦2 | Pass | 3♠ |
| Pass | 3NT | Pass | ? |
1 Natural, game force.
2 Promises some values. 2NT would have been a form of Lebensohl.
a) Do you agree with 1♦?
b) Do you agree with 2♠?
c) Do you agree with 3♠?
d) What now?
3. Matchpoints, West is the dealer, both vuln. As South, you hold:
♠ J 10 6 ♥ A K J 4 2 ♦ 5 3 ♣ A 8 7
| West | North | East | Sud |
| 1♦ | Pass | 1♥ | Pass |
| 1NT | Dbl | 2♦ | ? |
What do you bid?
4. IMPs, South is the dealer, N-S vul. As South, you hold:
♠ J 6 ♥ J 5 3 ♦ A Q J 10 ♣ A K 4 2
| South | West | North | East |
| 1NT | |||
| 3♥ | Dbl1 | Pass | ? |
1 Negative
What do you bid?
5. IMPs, North is the dealer, neither vuln. As South, you hold:
♠ A K 2 ♥ Q J 6 ♦ A 9 8 7 6 5 4 ♣ –
| West | North | East | South |
| 1♦ | |||
| Pass | 1♥ | Pass | ? |
What do you bid?