Beat Today's Experts
These hands are all from modern events
and David Bird points to some useful lessons
to be learned from them. Bid them with
your partner and then see how your efforts
compare with the experts' bidding.
DECEMBER 2016
WEST HANDS
(IMP scoring on every deal)
1. Game All ´ A 10 8 4
Dealer West ™ Q 9 7 3
t K J 9 6
(Hu) ® 8
2. N/S Game ´ A Q 6 4 3
Dealer South ™ -
t Q 8 6
(Sulgrove) ® A K J 8 3
* North overcalls 2™
3. E/W Game ´ A 10 2
Dealer South ™ 10 3
t A J 6 4 2
(Oursel) ® K 8 4
* South opens 1®, North bids 3® (pre-emptive)
4. Love All ´ A 7
Dealer West ™ 4
t A K J 6 3
(Zimmerman) ® K Q J 10 9
* North bids 2™ (weak), South bids 3™
5. Game All ´ A 10 7 5 4
Dealer West ™ K 8 6 4
t 7 4
(Helgemo) ® A 4
6. Game All ´ K Q J 10 9 4
Dealer West ™ 10 5 4
t 6 5
(Martens) ® 6 4
Did you beat the experts? - Pages 42-44
Beat Today's Experts
These hands are all from modern events
and David Bird points to some useful lessons
to be learned from them. Bid them with
your partner and then see how your efforts
compare with the experts' bidding.
DECEMBER 2016
WEST HANDS
(IMP scoring on every deal)
1. Game All ´ K
Dealer West ™ A 8 6
t A Q 10 7 5 4 3
(Ran) ® Q 4
2. N/S Game ´ K J 9 8
Dealer South ™ 8 7
t A K 3 2
(Cappelletti) ® Q 7 4
* North overcalls 2™
3. E/W Game ´ K 7
Dealer South ™ A K Q J 7 2
t 10 5 3
(Soulet) ® Q 5
* South opens 1®, North bids 3® (pre-emptive)
4. Love All ´ 6 2
Dealer West ™ 7 6 3 2
t 10 9 4 2
(Martens) ® A 8 6
* North bids 2™ (weak), South bids 3™
5. Game All ´ 3
Dealer West ™ 3
t A K 10 6 2
(Helness) ® K Q 10 9 7 5
6. Game All ´ A 7 5
Dealer West ™ -
t K 10 9 3
(Multon) ® A Q 10 7 3 2
Did you beat the experts? - Pages 42-44