This set of FORUM problems was originally published in  vol. 7 nr. 8, December 1996.

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FORUM courtesy of  infotech
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Board 1 SOUTH S/NS
K Q matchpoints 
10 2
Q 9 8 7
10 9 7 3 2 
 
West North East South
Pass
1 Double 1 2
2 Pass Pass ??
 

 
Panel   choices  (%)
2NT  90
Pass  10
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Director:  3
 
 
 
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Board 2 SOUTH W/EW
Q J matchpoints
9 8 7 4
7 6 3
10 9 7 5
 
West----------- North East-------------- South----------
Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2(semi-forcing)  Pass ??
 

 
Panel   choices  (%)
2NT  43
3  19
3  14
4  14
3NT   5 
Pass   5
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Director:  Abstain
 
 
 
 
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Board 3 SOUTH W/Neither
Q 9 8 imps 
A J 9 5
J 9 8 5
K 2
 
West North East South
1 1 Double ??
 

 
Panel   choices  (%)
2  57
1NT  19
Redouble  14
2  10
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Director:  2
 
 
 
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Board 4 SOUTH E/EW
- imps 
A 10 4 3
K 10 5 3
K 10 9 8 4
 
West--- North-- East South--
2 (multi) Pass
2 Pass Pass ??
 

 
Panel   choices  (%)
Double  67
Pass  29
2NT   5
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Director:  Pass
 
 
 
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Board 5 SOUTH E/Both
8 5 4 2 matchpoints 
A K J 4
6
J 9 6 2
 
West North East South
1NT Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass
Pass 2 Pass ??
 

 
Panel   choices  (%)
Pass  67
3  24
3   5
2NT   5
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Director:  Pass
 
 
 
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Board 6 SOUTH N/EW
A 8 3 imps 
10 4
A Q 8 6
A 10 6 2
 
West--- North--- East---- South
Pass Pass 1NT
2 Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 4 (All Pass)
 
What is your lead?

 
Panel   choices  (%)
3  67
A  29
10   5
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Director:  A
 
 
 
How the panel voted
 
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Board # 1 2 3 4 5 6
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Sam Berman 2NT 4 Redouble Double Pass  3
Onno Eskes 2NT Pass 2 Pass 3  3
Paul Felten 2NT 4 1NT Pass 3 A
Fred Gitelman 2NT 3 2 Double Pass A
Willem Gosschalk 2NT 2NT 2 Double 3  3
Ophir Herbst 2NT 3 Redouble 2NT Pass A
Eric Kokish 2NT 2NT Redouble Double 2NT A
Marco ter Laare 2NT 3NT 1NT Double Pass  3
Sandra Landy 2NT 2NT 1NT Double Pass  3
Enri Leufkens 2NT 2NT 2 Double Pass  3
Paul Maris 2NT 2NT 2 Double 3 10
Kitty Munson 2NT 4 2 Pass Pass  3
Marcel Nooijen Pass 2NT 2 Double 3  3
Get-Jan Paulissen 2NT 2NT 2 Double Pass  3
Michael Polowan 2NT 3 2 Double Pass  3
Barry Rigal 2NT 3 1NT Double Pass A
Martin Schaaper 2NT 3 2 Pass 3  3
Truus van der Spek Pass 2NT 2 Pass Pass  3
Mark Smith 2NT 3 2 Double Pass  3
Maurits van der Vlugt 2NT 2NT 2 Double Pass A
Kit Woolsey 2NT 3 2 Pass Pass  3
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Director 3 - 2 Pass Pass A
 
 


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