This set of FORUM problems was originally published in  vol. 7 nr. 5,  July/August 1996.

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w  Board 1 SOUTH N/EW A K 10 9 7 2 imps  Q 10 4 - A J 9 4   West------- North------ East-------- South 1(5-card) Pass 1 Pass 1NT Pass 2(checkback) Pass 2 Double ??     Panel   choices  (%) 3  31 4  31 3  19 3  19 w Director:  3

 
 

w  Board 2 SOUTH S/NS 10 9 8 7 imps 8 A Q 9 5 Q 8 4 2   a)   West North East South Pass 1 Pass 1 ??   b)   West North East South Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass ??       Panel choices  a)      b)     a (%) b Pass      Double    69    50 Double  Pass    31    50 w Director:     Pass   Pass

 
 
 

w  Board 3 SOUTH S/Both A Q 6 2 imps  A 2 Q 6 2 Q 7 6 4   West----- North East------ South 1 Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 3(forcing) Pass ??     Panel   choices  (%) 3NT  44 3  25 4  25 3   6 w Director:  4

 
 

w  Board 4 SOUTH N/Neither A 6 4 matchpoints  A K 9 8 2 5 Q J 10 2   West North East South Pass Pass 1 Pass 1NT Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass ??     Panel   choices  (%) 3  69 5  19 4  12 w Director:  3

 
 

w  Board 5 SOUTH E/Both A K Q 9 3 imps  Q 9 A Q 8 4 9 5   West North--- East---- South Pass 1 Double 4 Pass Pass 4NT(takeout) Pass 5 ??     Panel   choices  (%) Pass  81 Double  13 5   6 w Director:  Pass

 
 

w  Board 6 SOUTH N/NS Q 7 imps  J 7 3 2 A J 10 6 2 K 8   West North East South Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass   What is your lead?   Panel   choices  (%) 2  27 A  20 7  20 K  13 J   7 Q   7 w 8   7 W Director:  8

 
 

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How the panel voted  

w   Board # 1 a  2  b 3 4 5 6 ------------------- ---------- ------------- -------------- ------------- -------------- Paul Felten 3 Pass    Pass 3NT 4 Double 7 Fred Gitelman 3 Pass    Pass 3NT 5 Pass 2 Willem Gosschalk 3    Pass    Double 3NT 3 Pass Q Ophir Herbst 4   Pass    Double 3 3 Pass A Eric Kokish 3   Pass    Double 4 3 Double 2 Jan Kolen 3 Pass     Pass 3 3 5 A Sandra Landy 3 Double    Pass 3NT 3 Pass 2 Paul Maris 3 Double    Double 3 3 Pass K Kitty Munson 4   Pass     Double 3NT 3 Pass A Marcel Nooijen 3 Pass    Pass 3 3 Pass 2 Barry Rigal 4   Pass     Double 3NT 4 Pass - Louk Verhees 4 Double     Pass 4 5 Pass 7 Maurits van der Vlugt 3 Pass    Double 4 3 Pass 7 Henk Willemsens 3 Double    Pass 3 3 Pass 8 Kit Woolsey 3 Double    Double 3NT 3 Pass K Huub van der Wouden 4 Pass    Pass 4 5 Pass J w Director 3 Pass     Pass 4 3 Pass 8

 

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