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Written by Tim   
Wednesday, 24 March 2010
By Kees
 
Israel and France climbed on the second day of the Round Robin of White House Juniors 2010 their way to the rankings. Also Australia looked very well. The both Dutch Junior teams are hanging on but a group of about seven teams is chasing the leaders.

Some hands in quizformat.

Session 7

With no one vulnerable partner starts the first board of the second day with a natural 1♦ opening. Right hand opponent overcalls 1♠. You to decide to bid 2: invitational or better with fourcard diamond support. Partner signs of in 3♦. Are you pressing on to the non vulnerable game or are you satisfied with the partscore. And if you go on to game: 3NT, 5♦(maybe first an invitational 4♦, if possible), or something else.

The first match goes not so well and you look for a chance for some points

West/--

WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
pass   pass     1 ♣   1 ♠
1 NT  pass     pass   ??

Satisfied with 1NT or do you (south) take any action
with ♠ K Q 8 6 5 ♥ A 9 ♦ A 10 7 ♣ Q 4 2?


Session 8

East/--

WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
-        -         pass  1NT
pass   2♦       pass  2♥
pass   pass    2♠     pass
pass   3♦       pass  ??

South: ♠ A J 8 2 ♥ A J 2 ♦ A 4 2 ♣ K 5 4

Enough(3♥) or are you going to the game in the rebound?

 
Session 9

West/NS

WEST     NORTH         EAST      SOUTH
1♥         2♥(♠+♣)         5♥        6♣
6♥        pass(forcing)   pass      ??

South: ♠ 9 4 ♥ 2 ♦ A K J 9 4 ♣ A 6 5 3 2

???????

Session 11

West/NS

WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
pass  1♥        2 ♣   dbl
4 ♣    ???

North: ♠ 6 5 ♥ K Q J 9 8 ♦ A K Q 2 ♣ 4 3

Action/ And if so, which one?

 
Session 7
 
Board 1. North/None
 
                  North 
                  ♠ 8 7
                  ♥ 8 7 2
                  ♦ A J T 8 3
                  ♣ A Q 5 
 
West                         East
♠ Q 4                         ♠ K J T 9 3
♥ Q T 5 4                    ♥ J 9 6 3
♦ Q 9 7                       ♦ K 
♣ K T 9 7                    ♣ J 8 4
 
                   South
                   ♠ A 6 5 2
                   ♥ A K
                   ♦ 6 5 4 2
                   ♣ 6 3 2
 
3NT is the winner, 5♦ is down one, pass results in +130 but opponents have 400. 
 
Board 8. West/None
 
                  North 
                  ♠ J 7 
                  ♥ Q J 7 4 2
                  ♦ Q 8 5
                  ♣ 9 5 3 
 
West                         East
♠ A 9 3                       ♠ T 4 2
♥ 6 3                          ♥ K T 8 5
♦ K 9 6 4 2                   ♦ J 3 
♣ 8 7 6                        ♣ A K J T
 
                   South
                   ♠ K Q 8 6 5
                   ♥ A 9
                   ♦ A T 7
                   ♣ Q 4 2
 
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
pass   pass    1♣    1♠
1NT   pass     pass dbl
pass   2♥       pass pass
pass

Pass and you have +100 and tie the board, dbl +300 and +5 imps

In 2♥ declarer did well to go down only one.
 
Session 8

Board 14. East/None 
                 
                  North 
                  ♠ 4 
                  ♥ T 7 6 5 3
                  ♦ K J T 5 3
                  ♣ 8 3 
 
West                         East
♠ K T 9                       ♠Q 7 6 5 3
♥ K Q 9 4                    ♥8
♦ Q 6                          ♦ 9 8 7  
♣ A T 7 2                     ♣Q J 9 6
 
                   South
                   ♠ A J 8 2
                   ♥ A J 2
                   ♦ A 4 2
                   ♣ K 5 4
 
Aye, aye, 3♥ is made when you find ♦Q, 4♥ gets doubled by west who defends well and defeats the contract.
 
Session 9
 
Board 28. West/ North South
 
 
                  North 
                  ♠ A K J T 3
                  ♥ - 
                  ♦ Q T 6 
                  ♣ T 9 8 7 4 
 
West                         East
♠ Q 8                          ♠ 7 6 5 2
♥ A K Q J 5 4              ♥ T 9 8 7 6 3
♦ 8 7 5                       ♦ 3 2
♣ Q J                        ♣ K 
 
                   South
                   ♠ 9 4
                   ♥ 2 
                   ♦ A K J 9 4 
                   ♣ A 6 5 3 2
 
Better take the + 800 against 6♥, partners pass suggesting a void in hearts is probably too eager.7♣ probably will bring even Zia in problems, but maybe you get an extra undertrick if west or east save with 7♥!
 
Session 11
 
Board 12. West/ North South 
 
                  North 
                  ♠ 6 5
                  ♥ K Q J 9 8  
                  ♦ A K Q 2 
                  ♣ 4 3 
 
West                         East
♠ J T 7 4                    ♠ A 2
♥ A 6 5 4 2                 ♥ 7
♦ 8                           ♦T 9 5 3
♣ T 6 5                     ♣ A K Q 9 8 2 
 
                   South
                   ♠ K Q 9 8 3
                   ♥ T 3 
                   ♦ J 7 6 4 
                   ♣ J 7 
 
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
pass   1♥       2♣     dbl
4 ♣    dbl      5♣     dbl
pass   pass    pass

Any action by north in the giving sequence is dangerous. 4♥ and 4♠ a disaster and 4♣ can be defeated only on a trump lead. And in 5♣ doubled after ♠K for the ace and a spade for your ♠Q you have to ruff out a spade trick to deny declarer eleven tricks.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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