This set of FORUM problems was originally published in  vol. 8 nr. 4,  June 1997.

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Board 1 SOUTH E/NS
9 8 imps 
10 9 7 6 5 3
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A K Q 10 5
 
West North East South
1 ??
 

 
Panel   choices  (%)
1  45
2NT  40
2   5
3   5
4   5
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Director:  1
 
 
 
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Board 2 SOUTH N/None
10 9 3  imps
A 10 9 7 6 4
K 5 3
7 
 
West--- North East--- South
1 Pass 1
2 Double1) 2NT ??
 
1) 3-card support

 
Panel   choices  (%)
4  60
3  25
3  15
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Director:  4
 
 
 
 
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Board 3 SOUTH N/NS
K 10  imps 
Q 10 9 8 6
A K 8 4
10 7
 
West North East South
1 3 ??
 

 
Panel   choices  (%)
Double  80
4  10
3NT  10
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Director:  Double
 
 
 
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Board 4 SOUTH W/EW
A Q 10 8 4 2  imps 
7 5
10 2
A J 4
 
West- North East--- South
4 Double Pass ??
 

 
Panel   choices  (%)
5  75
6  15
4   5
Pass   5
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Director:  5
 
 
 
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Board 5 SOUTH W/NS
A imps 
J 10 8 7 2
K Q 6
A J 5 3
 
West North East South
1
2 3 Pass ??
 

 
Panel   choices  (%)
3  45
4  40
4  10
3NT   5
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Director:  4
 
 
 
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Board 6 SOUTH E/NS
6  imps 
K J 7 5
A 10 7 6 4
9 8 3
 
West North East South
Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 3NT1) Pass
4 Pass 4 Pass
4 Pass 5 Pass
5 Pass 5 All Pass
 
1) intended as natural 

What is your lead?

 
Panel   choices  (%)
x  80
x  15
K   5
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Director:  x
 
 
 
How the panel voted
 
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Board # 1 2 3 4 5 6
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Sam Berman 2NT 4 Double 6 4 x
Onno Eskes 2NT 4 Double 5 3 x
Paul Felten 1 3 3NT 5 4 x
Fred Gitelman 1 4 Double 5 3 x
Ophir Herbst 1 3 Double 5 3 x
Marco ter Laare 4 3 4 Pass 3 x
Sandra Landy 2NT 4 Double 5 4 x
Paul Maris 2NT 4 3NT 6 3NT x
Marcel Nooijen 3 4 Double 4 4 x
Barry Rigal 2NT 3 Double 5 3 x
Martin Schaper 1 4 Double 5 4 x
Lauge Schaffer 2NT 4 Double 6 3 x
Barnet Shenkin 1 4 4 5 4 x
Jovi Smederevac 2NT 3 Double 5 4 x
Marc Smith 1 4 Double 5 3 K
Rene Steiner 1 3 Double 5 3 x
Truus van der Spek 2 3 Double 5 3 x
Louk Verhees 1 3 Double 5 3 x
Maurits van der Vlugt 2NT 4 Double 5 4 x
Kit Woolsey 1 4 Double 5 4 x
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Director 1 4 Double 5 4 x
 
 

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