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IAC & Master Solvers Club / Re: 2022 FEBRUARY MSC
« on: December 31, 2021, 06:21:28 PM »
I'm regretting pulling the trigger on "G" too quickly, but it's too late.

If I had the chance to choose again, it would be 4 !D. I think partner has a 3=3=5=2 or similar with spade weakness. If my Stayman was looking for a spade fit, I would now bid 3NT. So 4 !D should show four hearts and either 3 or 4 diamonds.

Hoping that 4 !H does not get hammered in the panel voting.
 

In this Contest I usually regret not bidding the 4D, so I'm sure it will be the same here too.

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IAC & Master Solvers Club / Re: 2022 FEBRUARY MSC
« on: December 31, 2021, 06:03:16 AM »
PROBLEM A: 2 Diamonds -  4S was calling to me because, really, where else are we going to land, then I thought p could have two aces, and I don't need much else to make slam.
PROBLEM B: 1 Notrump - but I thought of changing to 2c because Todd felt confident in this bid
PROBLEM C: 2 Diamonds - p isn't sitting for 2Cx, so forces them to bid 2nt, why not tell p more about my hand strength and then they can make better decision
PROBLEM D: 4 Hearts - I changed on this one, why doesn't p rebid diamonds if they are so great (because he has hearts I pray), lets try 10 tricks in hearts instead of 11 in diamonds, right answer is 4D, but I can't
PROBLEM E: 2 Notrump - this one is just terrible, nothing is right.x seems like hearts, 3s seems like good clubs, but 2nt is just as much a lie, so prob a zero
PROBLEM F: Double - unanimous
PROBLEM G: 3 Spades - leaving room to land in 3nt
PROBLEM H: Diamond Ace - unanimous

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IAC & Master Solvers Club / Re: 2022 FEBRUARY MSC
« on: December 30, 2021, 04:45:26 AM »
A) as a reverse - dislike NT with ace singleton
b) 3N
c) 3h
d) 2nt
E) 2n showing stoppers in M
F) 3nt
G) 1n
h)  !D K

I see Feb 2022 on MSC page not January
   These can't be right, at least one of them is insufficient

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IAC & Master Solvers Club / Re: 2022 FEBRUARY MSC
« on: December 30, 2021, 04:37:56 AM »
Took a quick peek tonight thanks to Todd's reminder, and I'm finally finished grading so I can stop being so grumpy about work and be grumpy about the MSC instead!
Seeing some of the other's answers I wasn't sure I was even looking at the correct month, so I must surely need a rethink on most of these. Here we go:
A - 2D. I also like it because even though its somewhat artificial asking partner to bid on, it will psychologically keep the ops from leading diamonds I hope!
 (2H alternative if it's more BWS appropriate!)
B - 1nt. I know, I know, no diamond stopper so its wrong. Then 2C...I know, I know its a lousy 5 card suit, and not the 6 promised at all.
 (2d? can't; 2h? can't; 2S? can't or more of a shouldn't??; ....2nt? I laugh, so back to 1nt)
C - 2D. I'm not passing and letting them play in 2C, pard now knows I have a big hand, and they can punch in a NT bid with spades stopped twice.
(I could be convinced of pass since partner also surely won't let them play in 2c, but what do I do over 1nt...)
D - 5D. 3nt better not be the answer because my Q106 isn't going to cut it. 4D, well you know how I feel, but really it's way too weak with diamond support, a side ace, and surely 1 spade loser or less between us. (4H would be interesting if it guaranteed some support in diamonds). Pass seems like not much compensation given the Vul and the risk of them making.
E - 2nt. I will it bid it boldy and quickly showing all confidence in my ...ahem "stopper". 3S is a huge possibility, allowing for 3nt by p instead, it's just not in me to Pass with this hand and a weak bid by ops over p opening.
F - X. This will be first time in history that an MSC has only ONE answer chosen by every person who sees it and has played bridge before.
G - 3S. This is a cue bid, following partners cue bid for our minor. i have some worry that we will end in 3nt with pard counting on my spade stop, so I could be convinced to go to 5c.
H - AD. This will be the second time in history that an MSC has only ONE answer...(but someone tell me what the lead is in BWS from AKx. is it ace or king?)

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IAC & Master Solvers Club / Re: 2022 JANUARY MSC
« on: December 02, 2021, 10:28:43 PM »
Some interesting twists in the scoring this month --as usual.
 On the lead problem,  the honest card from either minor buried us spade leaders. But the 4th-best SIX  of spades(underleading the KJT )scored a decent 70  then came the Jack and KING though no panelist actually chose that one.  "Spade, other" all got zero even the ten.   Funny to single out the six with high honors above 'any random spade spot'.   I believe this is because its the traditional 4th best

 

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IAC & Master Solvers Club / Re: 2022 JANUARY MSC
« on: December 02, 2021, 10:20:35 PM »
I'm not a fan of the 2S top answer even on A. 2S is a good heart raise to me, and I just don't have it with that hand. and on B, since when do I look at my 16 pt balanced hand and bid 3nt! (ok, ok, there is a little more context to it, but still)

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IAC & Master Solvers Club / Re: 2022 JANUARY MSC
« on: December 01, 2021, 01:57:31 AM »
PROBLEM A: 2 Notrump
PROBLEM B: 3 Spades
PROBLEM C: 4 Spades
PROBLEM D: 1 Notrump (this one is iffy, pseudo diamond stopped)
PROBLEM E: 3 Hearts    (This is theoretically a cue bid in support of diamonds, can still land in 3nt)
PROBLEM F: 2 Hearts   (could not bring myself to go higher with those orphaned Jx and Qx holdings)
PROBLEM G: 3 Notrump
PROBLEM H: Club 10     (could not figure out what to lead, reverted back to 10 of clubs, a somewhat passive lead hoping for pard to lead spades through, and then set them on picking up my diamond winner, hoping p has a heart winner or two)

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IAC & Master Solvers Club / Re: 2022 JANUARY MSC
« on: November 30, 2021, 09:31:56 PM »
I'm very stuck on H.
As I mentioned before, I'm not a spade leader. I'm sure I need to keep them to 1 spade winner at the most.
But what else. I was thinking of 10 of clubs, my problem being that the 10 might look like I have a higher honor, misleading p completely if they are out of spades latter and get in.
that leaves me hearts, but which one. probably low to show count of my hearts so p can figure out what to do. .... (but maybe this gives them the tempo in hearts they need)
right?

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IAC & Master Solvers Club / Re: 2022 JANUARY MSC
« on: November 22, 2021, 09:58:49 PM »
Initial thoughts: (but don't listen to me, I just crashed and burned with a 39% in the robot NABC)

A - 2nt
B - 3S
C- 4S
D - 1nt (but considering a less feisty 2D)
E - 3H diamond support
F- 2H, but considering 3H, or 2nt
G- 3NT, I hope the hint just means a lack of clubs, not sure
H - maybe 10 of clubs, or a passive heart lead, hoping to hold ops to 1S trick at most, so won't lead them

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IAC & Master Solvers Club / Re: The Bridge World 2021 Annual Honor Roll
« on: November 04, 2021, 07:44:32 PM »
Way to go, Pat!

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IAC & Master Solvers Club / Re: 2021 NOVEMBER MSC
« on: October 05, 2021, 03:57:51 AM »
Ah yes, problem C. The bot and I both got 0 for our choice of 3NT. Ignoring that, and why should we not, I got 670 and the bot 620.  Let's call it out of 700.
I  joined you in that zero.  >:(

You know I'm going to score badly when there are multiple good 4m bids.

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IAC & Master Solvers Club / Re: 2021 NOVEMBER MSC
« on: September 29, 2021, 08:18:05 PM »
PROBLEM A: 2 Notrump
PROBLEM B: 3 Notrump
PROBLEM C: 3 Notrump  (wanted to pass, but that never scores well)
PROBLEM D: 3 Diamonds (have to bid this to avoid 4c!, but panels don't see it my way)
PROBLEM E: 3 Notrump (again, wanted to pass but going for it)
PROBLEM F: Double (my gut says 2D/2S like Hoki, but never pays not to take the hint that BWS gives us)
PROBLEM G: Double (but then when p bids 3h or 3s, do I go on? I guess not)
PROBLEM H: Club 5 (submitted this and forgot to check if there are MUD leads, so this is probably a screw up)

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IAC & Master Solvers Club / Re: 2021 OCTOBER MSC
« on: August 30, 2021, 04:54:12 AM »
PROBLEM A: 2 Diamonds
PROBLEM B: 2 Notrump
PROBLEM C: Double
PROBLEM D: 6 Diamonds ( MSC this, but I hope my pards would take my 4D as forcing, leaving us more room to check it out)
PROBLEM E: Double
PROBLEM F: 4 Diamonds
PROBLEM G: 3 Clubs
PROBLEM H: Heart 6

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IAC & Master Solvers Club / Re: Sept 2021 MSC
« on: July 30, 2021, 11:55:23 PM »
PROBLEM A: 4 Hearts
PROBLEM B: 2 Diamonds
PROBLEM C: Double
PROBLEM D: Double
PROBLEM E: 2 Spades
PROBLEM F: 4 Notrump
PROBLEM G: 2 Hearts
PROBLEM H: Spade 10

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IAC & Master Solvers Club / Re: Sept 2021 MSC
« on: July 27, 2021, 06:59:05 PM »
Current thoughts. trying to finalize soon
A. 4H
B. 2nt (wondering if there is a relay over 2c if it can be short so that 2D or something is ok. 2h if I don't want to wrong side the NT)
C. X
D. X
E. 2S
F. 5C but this is iffy, need someway to mention diamonds
G. 2H
H. 10S boring, but hopefully the popular lead.

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