You can review the problems of the last Canadian Bidding Contest in Bridge Canada magazine, with the experts’ answers and comments.
Three panelists scored the maximum of 50: Danny Miles, Bill Treble, and David Willis. Sheldon Spier was once again the top reader score. 2nd was Ashot Harutyunyan. Congrats!
Play along! Readers can exter the Canadian Bidding Contest with the chance of winning cash prizes. Enter by emailing your answers to the August problems to Neil Kimmelman (editor@cbf.ca) by July 11th. Neil will be hosting the August contest.
August Problems
Host: Neil Kimelman
1. IMPs. N-S Vul. As South, you hold:
♠ A Q 9 ♥ A K Q 9 3 ♦ A 7 5 4 ♣ J
| West | North | East | South |
| 2♠ | Pass | 3♠ | ? |
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a) What do you bid?
2. IMPs. Both Vul. As South, you hold:
♠ A K 7 ♥ 6 4 ♦ A 10 9 8 5 2 ♣ 8 4
| West | North | East | South |
| 1NT1 | Dbl2 | Pass | ? |
1 15-17.
2 5 cards in a minor, 4 cards in a major. (Note: 2♣ would be pass if this is your minor, or correct to 2♦, and 2♥ would be pass if this is your major, otherwise correct to 2♠.)
What do you bid?
3. Teams. Both Vul. As South, you hold:
♠ — ♥ Q J 9 5 2 ♦ J 6 5 3 ♣ A 8 6 3
| West | North | East | South |
| 2♣ | Pass | 2♦1 | |
| Pass | 2♠ | Pass | ? |
1 Positive response, but artificial.
What do you bid?
4. Matchpoints. E-W Vul. As East, you hold:
♠ 2 ♥ A Q 4 3 2 ♦ J 9 5 3 2 ♣ K 6
| West | North | East | South |
| 1♥ | |||
| 1♠ | 2NT1 | Pass | 3♥ |
| 3♠ | Dbl | Pass | ? |
1 4+ hearts, limit raise or better.
What do you bid?
5. IMPs. N-S Vul. As South, you hold:
♠ A K 4 ♥ A K 7 5 3 ♦ J 9 ♣ 10 9 8
| West | North | East | South |
| Pass | 1♣ | Pass | 1♥ |
| Pass | 2♣ | Pass | ? |
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a) What do you bid?
b) Over you answer to a), North rebids 3♣. Now what?