This set of FORUM problems was originally published in  vol. 8 nr. 5&6,  Aug./Sept. 1997.


 
 
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Board 1 SOUTH E/Neither
A K Q 9 7 3 imps 
10 8
7 5
10 7 3
 
West North East South
1 ??
 

 
Panel   choices  (%)
1  60
2  20
3  13
Pass   7
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Director:  3
 
 
 
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Board 2 SOUTH W/NS
8 2 imps
A 8 6 4 3
10 7 6
K Q 4
 
West North East South
1 1 1 ??
 

 
Panel   choices  (%)
2  27
4  20
3  13
3  13
1NT   7
2NT   7
2   7
2   7
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Director:  4
 
 
 
 
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Board 3 SOUTH W/NS
10 5 4 imps 
K Q 7 5
9 7 3 2
A 6
 
West---- North---- East South
Pass 1NT 2 (Landy) Double
2 Pass Pass ??
 

 
Panel   choices  (%)
Double  53
2NT  27
3NT  13
3   7
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Director:  Pass
 
 
 
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Board 4 SOUTH W/Both
Q J 10 8 6 5 imps 
10 4
10
9 6 5 3
 
West North-- East---- South
Pass Pass 1 Pass (??a)
2(Drury) 2 4 ??b
 
a) Do you agree with the Pass?


 
Panel choices   a       b a (%) b
2    Pass  67     93
Pass    4  27       7
    3        7
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Director:  3   Pass
 
 
 
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Board 5 SOUTH W/Neither
A 10 9 matchpoints 
K J 7
K J 10 6 3
A 4
 
West North East South
Pass Pass 3 ??
 

 
Panel   choices  (%)
Double  67
3  20
3NT  13
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Director:  Double
 
 
 
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Board 6 SOUTH W/Neither
5 3 matchpoints 
Q 6
Q J 10 9 8 6 4
7 2
 
West North East South
1 3 Double ??
 


 
Panel   choices  (%)
Pass  93
4   7
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Director:  4
 
 
 

How the panel voted
 
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Board # 1 2 3 a   4   b 5 6
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Larry Cohen 1 2 Double Pass   Pass Double Pass
Onno Eskes 3 1NT 3 3   4 3 Pass
Ophir Herbst 2 2 3NT 2   Pass Double Pass
Marco ter Laare 2 2 Double 2   Pass 3 Pass
Paul Maris 1 2 2NT Pass   Pass 3NT Pass
Marcel Nooijen Pass 3 2NT 2   Pass Double Pass
Barry Rigal 1 4 2NT Pass   Pass Double Pass
Martin Schaaper 1 3 Double 2   Pass Double 4
Lauge Schaffer 3 4 Double 2   Pass Double Pass
Marc Smith 1 2NT Double Pass   Pass Double Pass
René Steiner 1 2 Double 2   Pass 3 Pass
Truus van der Spek 1 2 Double 2   Pass Double Pass
Maurits van der Vlugt 1 4 3NT 2   Pass Double Pass
Henk Willemsens 2 3 Double 2   Pass 3NT Pass
Kit Woolsey 1 3 2NT 2   Pass Double Pass
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Director 3 4 Pass 3   Pass Double 4
 
 

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