This set of FORUM problems was originally published in  vol. 8 nr. 2,  March 1997.

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w  Board 1 SOUTH N/Both J 9 3 imps  6 K Q J 4 A K Q 3 2   West North East South 1 2 3 Pass 3NT Pass ??     Panel   choices  (%) 4  65 Pass  29 4   6 w Director:  Pass

w  Board 2 SOUTH N/Both Q 9 2 matchpoints K J 8 5 J 5 4 2 Q J   West North East South 1 1 Double 3 Pass Pass ??     Panel   choices  (%) Pass  59 Double  24 4  18 w Director:  Pass

w  Board 3 SOUTH W/EW 7 3 imps  A K 6 4 A K 6 3 10 8 4   West North East South Pass 3 Pass ??     Panel   choices  (%) Pass  50 4  25 5  19 3   6 w Director:  Pass

w  Board 4 SOUTH N/NS J 10 7 5 imps  Q J 9 8 3 A K 9 2   West North East South 1 Pass 1 Pass 2NT Pass 31) Pass 32) Pass ??   1) 3 = relay  2) 3 = four-card spades, no three-card hearts   Panel   choices  (%) 4  47 4  18 4NT  12 4  12 3NT   6 5   6 w Director:  4

w  Board 5 SOUTH E/NS A J 9 imps  A K J 5 4 A A 8 4 2   West North East South Pass ??     Panel   choices  (%) 1  63 2NT  25 2  12 w Director:  1

w  Board 6 SOUTH W/Neither 7 4 2 imps  2 J 9 5 3 8 6 5 3 2   West--- North-- East South 1 Double 1 Pass Pass 2 4 4 Pass Pass 5 Pass Pass 5 6 Double 6 Double All Pass   What do you lead?   Panel   choices  (%) 2  47 2  41 2  12 w Director:  2

w  Board # 1 2 3 4 5 6 ------------------- ---------- ------------- -------------- ------------- -------------- Sam Berman 4 Double Pass 4NT - 2 David Burn 4 Pass Pass 4 1 2 Onno Eskes 4 Pass Pass 4 2NT 2 Paul Felten Pass Double 4 4 2NT 2 Fred Gitelman Pass Pass Pass 4 1 2 Ophir Herbst 4 Pass 5 4NT 1 2 Eric Kokish 4 Pass 4 4 1 2 Marco ter Laare 4 4 - 4 1 2 Sandra Landy 4 Pass 4 4 2NT 2 Paul Maris 4 Pass 3 4 2 2 Barry Rigal Pass 4 Pass 4 1 2 Martin Schaper 4 Pass Pass 4 2 2 Barnet Shenkin Pass Pass 4 4 1 2 Truus van der Spek Pass 4 5 4 1 2 Marc Smith 4 4 Pass 4 2NT 2 Maurits van der Vlugt 4 Pass 5 4 1 2 Kit Woolsey 4 Double Pass 3NT 1 2 w Director Pass Pass Pass 4 1 2