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