This set of FORUM problems was originally published in  vol. 8 nr. 7,  November 1997.


 
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Board 1 SOUTH W/Both
K Q J 3 imps 
J
A 10 9 7 6 3
J 6
 
West North East South
1 1 3 (weak) ??
 

 
Panel   choices  (%)
4  47
4  47
4   1
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Director:  4
 
 
 
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Board 2 SOUTH N/NS
K 9 7 imps
K J 7 6
5 4
K J 5 2
 
West North East South
Pass Pass Pass
1 Pass Pass ??
 

 
Panel   choices  (%)
Double  67
Pass  33
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Director:  Pass
 
 
 
 
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Board 3 SOUTH N/Both
Q 10 7 imps 
K J 9
A Q 5
A 7 3 2
 
West North East South
1 Pass 1?
Pass 2 Pass ??
 
a) Do you agree with 1
b) What next?


 
Panel choices a)  (%) b) (%)
1 77 2  47
3NT 23 3NT  33
4  13
4NT  7
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Director:  3NT 2
 
 
 
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Board 4 SOUTH E/Neither
A 8 5 4 3 imps 
9 7 4 2
A Q 10
6
 
West North East South
Pass Pass
1 2 Pass ??
 

 
Panel   choices  (%)
4  60
2  27
2NT  7
4  7
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Director:  3
 
 
 
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Board 5 SOUTH N/NS
- imps 
Q J 9 8 6 3
A Q 5 2
10 9 4
 
West North East South
1 1 2
3 Double 3 ??
 

 
Panel   choices  (%)
4  47
4  30
Pass  13
Double  1
4  1
5  1
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Director:  4
 
 
 
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Board 6 SOUTH W/EW
A J 9 7 imps 
-
K 7
A J 8 7 5 4 3
 
West North East South
1 2 4 ??
 


 
Panel   choices  (%)
5  47
4NT  40
6  7
w Double  7
Director:  4NT
 
 
 

How the panel voted
 
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Board # 1 2 3a 3b 4 5 6
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Larry Cohen 4 Double 1 2 4 4 5
Onno Eskes 4 Double 3NT 3NT 4 4 4NT
Hans Gerlders 4 Double 3NT 3NT 2 Double 6
Fred Gitelman 4 Double - 2 4 4 5
Ophir Herbst 4 Double 1 2 4 4 4NT
Sandra Landy 4 Pass - 3NT 2 5 5
Paul Maris 4 Double 1 4 4 4 4NT
Marcel Nooijen 4 Pass 1 2 4 4 Double
Barry Rigal 4 Double 1 2 2 Pass 4NT
Martin Schaaper 4 Pass 1 2 4 4 4NT
Lauge Schaffer 4 Pass 1 4NT 4 Pass 5
Marc Smith 4 Double 1 3NT 2NT 4 5
Rene Steiner 4 Pass 1 4 4 4 5
Truus van der Spek 4 Double 1 2 2 4 4NT
Kit Woolsey 4 Double 3NT 3NT 4 4 5
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Director 4 Pass 3NT 2 3 4 4NT
 
 

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