3-Level Opening Bids - 1992 Olympic Games
France-USA Finals (251 - 171)
All hands in which a player could have opened at the 3-level according to this system. You are the opener's partner and must decide how to respond.
Please cover both deal and bidding. Afterwards observe the results and the opponents' difficulties at your table.
-- Board 16. Dealer is West. EW vulnerable.
You vulnerable, partner (dealer) opens with 3©. Your hand: ª Q 10 x © A ¨ K 9 8 x x x x § K x. The ideal would be if you had ¨ support for a 3NT, but it is improbable (60%). You will have to pass. With A x in Hearts you should have bid 3NT for a quick Heart (affrancamento?).
Here is the deal:
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North
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ª A J 8 5
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© Q 9 2 |
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¨ A |
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§ J 7 5 4 3 |
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| West |
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East |
| ª K 6 |
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ª Q 10 7 |
| © K J 10 8 6 4 |
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© A |
| ¨ Q 5 |
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¨ K 9 8 7 4 3 2 |
| § Q 8 6 |
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§ K 2
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South |
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ª 9 4 3 2 |
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© 7 5 3 |
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¨ J 10 6 |
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§ A 10 9 |
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Parnterships
Chemla - Perron:
Meckstroth - Rodwell:
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Results
2 © (+1)
3 NT (-3)
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No. Declarers' Bids *
(interf.)
1 (!)
5
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* Number of necessary bids for the opening partnership in order to reach a contract;
i = case in which opening bidding was interfered with.
N.B. This time you would have guessed it right passing on 3§. Some other time you may guess wrong, but opponents will always be in great difficulty.
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