This set of FORUM problems was originally published in  vol. 7 nr. 4,  June 1996.


 
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Board 1 SOUTH N/Both
10 imps 
A Q 10
10 8 6 2
A K 8 5 2
 
West---- North East------ South
Pass Pass 1
3 Double (neg) Pass ??
 

 
Panel   choices  (%)
Pass  38
4  31
3  19
3NT  13
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Director:  Pass
 
 
 
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Board 2 SOUTH N/None
K J 5 imps
J 10
J 10 6
K J 9 6 3
 
West North---- East South
2(weak) Pass
3(=hearts) 4 Pass ??
 

 
Panel   choices  (%)
5  50
Pass  50
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Director:  Pass
 
 
 
 
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Board 3 SOUTH E/NS
Q 9 8 7 5 imps 
K 9 3
9 7 5 4
7
 
West----- North---- East South
1 Pass
2 Double Redouble ??
 

 
Panel   choices  (%)
Pass  50
2NT  25
3  25
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Director:  2NT
 
 
 
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Board 4 SOUTH E/Neither
A matchpoints 
K 10 8 2
A 7 5 2
10 9 7 3
 
West North East South
1 ??
 

 
Panel   choices  (%)
Pass  88
1  12
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Director:  Pass
 
 
 
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Board 5 SOUTH E/EW
7 5 4 2 imps 
9
A K J 8 7 5 3
9
 
West North East South
3
3 4 4 ??
 

 
Panel   choices  (%)
Pass  44
5  25
Double  19
4S  13
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Director:  5
 
 
 
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Board 6 SOUTH N/Both
Q imps 
J 9 7 4 3 2
A 8
K 9 6 3
 
West North---- East----- South
1 Pass 1
Double Pass 1 2
4 (splinter) Pass 4 Pass
Pass Pass
 
What is your lead?


 
Panel   choices  (%)
Q  75
3  13
x  13
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Director:  Q
 
 
 

How the panel voted
 
 
Board # 1 2 3 4 5 6
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Wubbo de Boer 4 5 2NT Pass 5 Q
Sam Berman 3 5 2NT 1 Pass Q
David Burn Pass Pass 2NT Pass Pass 3
Paul Felten Pass Pass 3 Pass Pass Q
Willem Gosschalk 3 5 Pass 1 4 Q
Ophir Herbst 4 5 Pass Pass 5 Q
Eric Kokish 3 5 3 Pass Double Q
Jan Kolen 3NT Pass Pass Pass Pass 4
Sandra Landy Pass 5  Pass Pass 4 Q
Paul Maris 3NT Pass 3 Pass 5 Q
Gerrit-Jan Paulissen Pass 5  2NT Pass Pass Q
Jan Schuurmans 4 Pass 3 Pass Double 3
Cees Sint 4 5 Pass Pass Double Q
Marc Smith Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass 9
Louk Verhees 4 Pass Pass Pass Pass Q
Henk Willemsens Pass Pass Pass Pass 5 Q
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Director Pass  Pass  2NT Pass 5 Q
 
 

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