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Sleight of Hand / Re: How to bid to 3NT?
« on: March 28, 2023, 12:22:48 PM »
Just open 1N in the first place.
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Sleight of Hand / Re: How to get to slam?
« on: February 14, 2023, 05:10:28 PM »
Thanks, Todd. Yes, the key is to game force immediately, not respond 1spade with 4 of them. There is still some deep thought and interesting choices needed for the continuations, but that immediate 2C is the critical issue.
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The IAC Café / Re: How about challenging the Acol club to a teams match?
« on: February 26, 2022, 10:41:48 PM »
Anybody compile the results of the matches?
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Sleight of Hand / Re: SLAM-SEEKING after STAYMAN
« on: May 24, 2020, 12:45:29 PM »
Todd,
Thanks for this and the attached Baze primer. Some questions:
Who was Baze? Or is it an acronym?
The primer shows 1N - 2C - 2H - 3S as a heart fit with a void or stiff in a suit to be named later
If the jump to 3S is Baze, what is a non-jump in the other major (1N-2C-2H-2S))?
Thanks.
Thanks for this and the attached Baze primer. Some questions:
Who was Baze? Or is it an acronym?
The primer shows 1N - 2C - 2H - 3S as a heart fit with a void or stiff in a suit to be named later
If the jump to 3S is Baze, what is a non-jump in the other major (1N-2C-2H-2S))?
Thanks.
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IAC & Master Solvers Club / Re: 2020 April - MASTER SOLVERS CLUB
« on: March 13, 2020, 03:14:16 AM »
700. I'm cool with that.
I don't bother with BWS, I just bid what I would actually bid.
The only answer I would change is F. I said 4S. 3nt is the better bid there.
However 3S came in second place and I think that bid is chickensh#t. 4S came in 3rd and got 70 pts, but should be the 90 pointer.
I don't bother with BWS, I just bid what I would actually bid.
The only answer I would change is F. I said 4S. 3nt is the better bid there.
However 3S came in second place and I think that bid is chickensh#t. 4S came in 3rd and got 70 pts, but should be the 90 pointer.
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IAC & Master Solvers Club / Re: 2020 April - MASTER SOLVERS CLUB
« on: March 05, 2020, 11:08:21 PM »
PROBLEM A: 1 Notrump
PROBLEM B: Pass
PROBLEM C: 3 Clubs
PROBLEM D: 4 Spades
PROBLEM E: 2 Hearts
PROBLEM F: 4 Spades
PROBLEM G: 2 Hearts
PROBLEM H: Spade 10
PROBLEM B: Pass
PROBLEM C: 3 Clubs
PROBLEM D: 4 Spades
PROBLEM E: 2 Hearts
PROBLEM F: 4 Spades
PROBLEM G: 2 Hearts
PROBLEM H: Spade 10
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IAC & Master Solvers Club / Re: 2020 March - MASTER SOLVERS CLUB
« on: February 11, 2020, 09:03:32 PM »
I scored only 600
A double 80 (why not tell pard we have exactly four spades and opening pt count? 2S was my 2nd choice but panel's first
B 4D 30 (why not look for "serious" slam? we have a double fit and can always stop of at 5 if needed)
C 2D 60 (yes I reverse, KnR agrees w/17.65 pts..also 2D shows my correct hand pattern)
D 2C 100
E 1S 90 I'm with Curls. If 1NT pard will never ever believe I have five spades
F Pass 80 If pard has the cojones to X their 4H we ought to set this at matchpoints for a + score
G (b3) 70
H H6 90
A double 80 (why not tell pard we have exactly four spades and opening pt count? 2S was my 2nd choice but panel's first
B 4D 30 (why not look for "serious" slam? we have a double fit and can always stop of at 5 if needed)
C 2D 60 (yes I reverse, KnR agrees w/17.65 pts..also 2D shows my correct hand pattern)
D 2C 100
E 1S 90 I'm with Curls. If 1NT pard will never ever believe I have five spades
F Pass 80 If pard has the cojones to X their 4H we ought to set this at matchpoints for a + score
G (b3) 70
H H6 90
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IAC & Master Solvers Club / Re: 2020 January - MASTER SOLVERS CLUB
« on: December 21, 2019, 11:05:14 PM »
690 for me..
A. 2d 70
B. 3h 70
C..3h 100
D. P 70
E. b1 100
F. X 80
G.2n 100
H.dA 100
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690
A. 2d 70
B. 3h 70
C..3h 100
D. P 70
E. b1 100
F. X 80
G.2n 100
H.dA 100
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690
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IAC & Master Solvers Club / Re: Master Solvers Club - December 2019
« on: November 07, 2019, 11:31:52 PM »
PROBLEM A: 2 Diamonds
PROBLEM B: 4 Notrump
PROBLEM C: 1 Notrump
PROBLEM D: 3 Hearts
PROBLEM E: 2 Diamonds (4sf) if we are in notrump I want pard to declare)
PROBLEM F: 3 Clubs
PROBLEM G: 3 Spades
PROBLEM H: Club Jack
PROBLEM B: 4 Notrump
PROBLEM C: 1 Notrump
PROBLEM D: 3 Hearts
PROBLEM E: 2 Diamonds (4sf) if we are in notrump I want pard to declare)
PROBLEM F: 3 Clubs
PROBLEM G: 3 Spades
PROBLEM H: Club Jack
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IAC & Master Solvers Club / Re: Master Solvers Club - November 2019
« on: October 09, 2019, 06:46:41 PM »PROBLEM A: 3 Hearts
PROBLEM B: 2 Clubs
PROBLEM C: 2 Hearts
PROBLEM D: (a)
PROBLEM E: 1 Notrump
PROBLEM F: 2 Hearts
PROBLEM G: 2 Diamonds
PROBLEM H: Club 2
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