This set of FORUM problems was originally published in  vol. 7 nr. 6,  September 1996.

 
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Board 1 SOUTH S/EW
A K Q J 3 imps 
A 8 3
5 2
A 9 6
 
West----- North East----- South
1
Pass 1NT(forcing) Double Redouble
2 2 Pass ??
 

 
Panel   choices  (%)
3  35
Pass  29
2NT  18
3NT  12
3   6
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Director:  Pass
 
 
 
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Board 2 SOUTH E/Both
Q J 3 imps
K 2 
A K 9 6 5 3 2
6
 
West- North East-- South
1 1
2 Double 3 ??
 

 
Panel   choices  (%)
3  59
4  35
Double   6
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Director:  4
 
 
 
 
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Board 3 SOUTH E/NS
A 10 9 7 2 imps 
9
K J 10 4
10 6 3
 
West------ North East------- South
3 Pass
4 4NT(minors) Double 5
5 Pass Pass ??
 

 
Panel   choices  (%)
6  53
Double  47
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Director:  Double
 
 
 
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Board 4 SOUTH E/EW
7 6 2 imps 
A 10 8
A 10 8 5 3
10 6
 
West- North East-- South
Pass Pass
1 Double Pass 2
2 3 3 ??
 

 
Panel   choices  (%)
3NT  53
Double  24
4  12
4   6
Pass   6
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Director:  5
 
 
 
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Board 5 SOUTH W/NS
Q 6 4 imps 
K 10 9 6 2
-
K 10 8 6 2
 
West------ North East------ South
1(Precision) Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass Pass
2 Pass 3 ??
 

 
Panel   choices  (%)
Pass  35
Double  24
4  12
3  12
3   6
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Director:  Abstain
 
 
 
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Board 6 SOUTH W/NS
Q 3 imps 
A 9 5 4
10 9 8
J 9 8 2
 
West North East South
1 1 1NT Pass
Pass Pass
 
What is your lead?

 
Panel   choices  (%)
Q  65
3  18
x  18
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Director:  Q
 
 
 
How the panel voted
 
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Board # 1 2 3 4 5 6
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Sam Berman 3 3 Double Pass 3 V
David Burn 2NT 3 6 3NT 4 3
Björn Fallenius Pass 4 6 3NT 3 x
Paul Felten 3NT 3 6 3NT Pass V
Fred Gitelman 2NT 3 Double 3NT Pass V
Willem Gosschalk 3 3 Double 3NT 4 3
Ophir Herbst 3 3 Double 4 3 V
Eric Kokish Pass 3 Double 3NT Double V
Sandra Landy 3 4 Double 3NT Double V
Kitty Munson Pass 3 Double 3NT Pass V
Gert-Jan Paulissen Pass Double 6 Double Double V
Barry Rigal 2NT 4 6 3NT Pass 3
Marc Smith 3 4 Double Double Pass x
Louk Verhees 3 4 6 Double Double V
Henk Willemsens 3 4 6 Double Pass x
Kit Woolsey Pass 3 6 4 Pass V
Huub van der Wouden 3NT 3 6 4 - V
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Director Pass 4 Double 5 - V
 
 

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