This set of FORUM problems was originally published in  vol. 7 nr.7,  Oct./Nov. 1996.

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w  Board 1 SOUTH W/EW A K Q 9 imps  Q J 6 7 K Q J 10 4   West------ North------ East South--- 2(weak) Pass 3(pre-empt) ??     Panel   choices  (%) 3  50 4  22 Pass  11 Double  11 4   6 w Director:  3

w  Board 2 SOUTH S/NS A J 6 imps J 10 2 A Q 7 5 4 A 8   West---------- North East--------- South------ 1NT 2 Double (penalties) 2 Pass Pass 3(forcing) Pass ??     Panel   choices  (%) 3  56 3NT  22 4  11 4   6 3   6 w Director:  4

w  Board 3 SOUTH W/Neither A 8 6 4 2 matchpoints  A J 10 6 4 2 8 J   West-- North- East South 1 1 Double ??     Panel   choices  (%) 4  33 4  22 3  17 4   6 4   6 2   6 4NT   6 Redouble   6 w Director:  4

w  Board 4 SOUTH S/Both 9 4 3 2 imps  8 5 4 7 A J 10 5 3   West North East South Pass 1 1 2 ??     Panel   choices  (%) 3  33 3  33 4  11 4  11 2   6 3   6 w Director:  3

w  Board 5 SOUTH E/Both A Q 7 4 2 imps  K 10 7 6 4 8 6 4   West North East South Pass Pass 3 Pass Pass ??     Panel   choices  (%) Pass  72 3  22 Double   6 w Director:  Pass

w  Board 6 SOUTH N/NS Q 4 3 imps  Q J 10 4 A J 6 K 10 9   West---- North---- East South--- 1 Double Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass Double (All Pass)   What is your lead?   Panel   choices  (%) 10  50 9  50 w Director:

w  Board # 1 2 3 4 5 6 ------------------- ---------- ------------- -------------- ------------- -------------- David Burn Pass 3 4 4 3 10 Björn Fallenius 3 3 4 3 Pass 9 Fred Gitelman 3 3NT 2 4 Pass 10 Ilan Herbst 3 3 4 3 Pass 10 Marco ter Laare Double 3 Redouble 2 Double 9 Kitty Munson 3 3 4 3 Pass 10 Marcel Nooijen 3 3 4 3 3 10 Jack Oest 3 3 4 3 Pass 10 Barry Rigal 3 3NT 3 3 Pass 9 Martin Schaaper 4 4 4 4 Pass 9 Barnet Shenkin Double 3NT 4 3 Pass 10 Truus van der Spek 4 4 4 3 Pass 10 Mark Smith 4 3NT 3 3 Pass 9 Kees Tammens Pass 3 4 3 Pass 9 Maurits van der Vlugt 3 3 4 4 3 10 Henk Willemsens 4 3 3 3 3 9 Kit Woolsey 3 3 4NT 3 Pass 9 Huub van der Wouden 4 4 4 3 Pass 9 w Director 3 4 4 3 Pass 10