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IAC & Master Solvers Club / Master Solvers Club - December 2019
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DECEMBER MSC
Deadline: November 10 at 9:00 a.m. (ET)
Submit your November responses here: The Bridge World - MASTER SOLVERS CLUB
BWS 2017 System: BWS 2017
BWS 2017 POLLS, CHANGES AND ADDITIONS: BWS 2017 - Polls, Changes, and Additions
PROBLEM A: Matchpoints
East-West Vulnerable
You, South, hold:
643 Q72 K64 KQ95
What call do you make?
PROBLEM B: Matchpoints
Neither Side Vulnerable
You, South, hold:
6 KQ Q8742 K9763
*BWS: 4NT = Takeout
What call do you make?
PROBLEM C: IMPs
Neither side vulnerable
You, South, hold:
T2 AT64 K7 AKT94
What call do you make?
PROBLEM D: IMPs
East-West Vulnerable
You, South, hold:
AKQ943 KQ95 9 J5
What call do you make?
PROBLEM E: IMPs
North-South Vulnerable
You, South, hold:
T82 AKQ7 J87 Q82
What call do you make?
PROBLEM F: Board-a-Match
Both sides vulnerable
You, South, hold:
QJ KT84 2 QJT543
What call do you make?
PROBLEM G: IMPs
East-West Vulnerable
You, South, hold:
K AQJ97 A85 KJ42
What call do you make?
PROBLEM H: IMPs
Both sides vulnerable
You, South, hold:
A2 QT92 AQ7 JT94
What is your opening lead?
Good luck everyone!
Deadline: November 10 at 9:00 a.m. (ET)
Submit your November responses here: The Bridge World - MASTER SOLVERS CLUB
BWS 2017 System: BWS 2017
BWS 2017 POLLS, CHANGES AND ADDITIONS: BWS 2017 - Polls, Changes, and Additions
- Bridge World Standard 2017 (BWS or BWS2017) is effective beginning with the January 2017 Master Solvers' Club problems. This page shows (1) the results of the panelist polls that were used to adjust the system; and (2) the changes in and the additions to Bridge World Standard 2001 (BWS2001) that were made.
In the listings of the questions and answers, an asterisk indicates the BWS2001 agreement; the proportion of the expert votes for each item, rounded to the nearest percent, is shown in brackets.
PROBLEM A: Matchpoints
East-West Vulnerable
You, South, hold:
643 Q72 K64 KQ95
SOUTH | WEST | NORTH | EAST |
— | — | — | Pass |
Pass | Pass | 1 | 1 |
?? |
What call do you make?
PROBLEM B: Matchpoints
Neither Side Vulnerable
You, South, hold:
6 KQ Q8742 K9763
SOUTH | WEST | NORTH | EAST |
— | 2 | Dbl | 3 |
?* |
*BWS: 4NT = Takeout
What call do you make?
PROBLEM C: IMPs
Neither side vulnerable
You, South, hold:
T2 AT64 K7 AKT94
SOUTH | WEST | NORTH | EAST |
— | 1 | Pass | Pass |
? |
What call do you make?
PROBLEM D: IMPs
East-West Vulnerable
You, South, hold:
AKQ943 KQ95 9 J5
SOUTH | WEST | NORTH | EAST |
1 | 3 | Pass | Pass |
? |
PROBLEM E: IMPs
North-South Vulnerable
You, South, hold:
T82 AKQ7 J87 Q82
SOUTH | WEST | NORTH | EAST |
— | — | 1 | Pass |
1 | Pass | 1 | Pass |
? |
What call do you make?
PROBLEM F: Board-a-Match
Both sides vulnerable
You, South, hold:
QJ KT84 2 QJT543
SOUTH | WEST | NORTH | EAST |
— | — | 1 | 2 |
Pass | Pass | Dbl | Pass |
? |
What call do you make?
PROBLEM G: IMPs
East-West Vulnerable
You, South, hold:
K AQJ97 A85 KJ42
SOUTH | WEST | NORTH | EAST |
1 | Pass | 1 | Pass |
2 | Pass | 2 | Pass |
? |
What call do you make?
PROBLEM H: IMPs
Both sides vulnerable
You, South, hold:
A2 QT92 AQ7 JT94
SOUTH | WEST | NORTH | EAST |
1 | 2 | Pass | 3NT |
Pass | Pass | Pass |
What is your opening lead?
Good luck everyone!