You can review the problems of the last contest in Bridge Canada magazine, with the experts’ answers and comments. Three panelists had perfect scores of 50, Francine Cimon, Zyg Marcinski and Ray Hornby.
Vous pouvez revoir les problèmes du dernier concours dans le magazine Bridge Canada, avec les réponses et commentaires des experts.
Play along! It is easy to enter. Email your answers to the June problems to Neil Kimelman at editor@cbf.ca, by May 15th.
June Problems
Host: David Turner
1. IMPs. Dealer: South, Both Vul. As South, you hold:
♠ 8 6 4 2 ♥ A K 7 ♦ 8 ♣ J 9 8 5 3
| West | North | East | South |
| Pass | |||
| Pass | 1♣ | 1♥ | Dbl |
| 2♥ | 3♦ | Pass | ? |
a) Do you agree with the double? If no, what would you have bid?
b) What now?
2. IMPs. Dealer: East, E-W Vul. As South, you hold:
♠ A 8 7 6 ♥ — ♦ A Q 8 2 ♣ A Q 5 4 2
| West | North | East | South |
| Pass | 1♣ | ||
| Pass | 2♣1 | Pass | 2♠2 |
| Pass | 3NT3 | Pass | 4♦4 |
| Pass | 5♣5 | Pass | ? |
1 Forcing to 3♣, no major.
2 Natural length, some extras, not Game forcing.
3 Could have bid 2NT with 15+ HCPs.
4 Length slam try (4♣ would have been Minorwood).
5 Presumably no ♠K or ♥A.
a) Do you agree with 2♠? If no, what would you have bid?
b) What now?
3. IMPs. Dealer: East, Both Vul. As South, you hold:
♠ J 8 6 3 ♥ Q 4 ♦ A 9 8 2 ♣ 10 8 4
| West | North | East | South |
| Pass | Pass | ||
| 1♣ | 1♥ | 3♣1 | Pass |
1 Weak.
What now?
4. MPs. Dealer: North, Neither Vul. As South, you hold:
♠ A K ♥ K Q 9 2 ♦ A 6 5 ♣ A 8 7 6
| West | North | East | South |
| 1♦ | Pass | 1♥ | |
| Pass | 1♠ | Pass | 2♣1 |
| Pass | 3♣ | Pass | ? |
1 4th suit game forcing.
What is your call?
5. IMPs. Dealer: South, Both Vul. As South, you hold:
♠ A Q 8 3 ♥ 4 ♦ A 9 ♣ K J 10 9 6 3
| West | North | East | South |
| 1♣ | |||
| Pass | 1♥ | Pass | 1♠ |
| Pass | 2♦1 | Pass | 3♣ |
| Pass | 3♥ | Pass | 3NT |
| Pass | 4♣ | Pass | 4♦ |
| Pass | 6NT | Pass | ? |
1 4th suit forcing.
Had enough? Or too much already?