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IAC & Master Solvers Club / Re: 2024 FEBRUARY MSC
« on: January 31, 2024, 06:51:17 PM »
Forgot to post - think its about a 630 score

Your Solutions for the February 2024 Contest
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PROBLEM A: Pass
PROBLEM B: Double
PROBLEM C: 2 Clubs
PROBLEM D: 3 Clubs
PROBLEM E: 2 Diamonds
PROBLEM F: 3 Spades
PROBLEM G: Redouble
PROBLEM H: Heart Queen




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IAC & Master Solvers Club / Re: 2024 MARCH MSC
« on: January 31, 2024, 06:50:02 PM »
PROBLEM A: Pass - the 3c being non forcing is the hint to me
PROBLEM B: Double - Just feels too much to try the 5 level unilaterally. wish there was a 4nt that didn't mean spade slam
PROBLEM C: 1 Heart - can't bring myself to bid 1nt, so this is least distorting
PROBLEM D: 2 Hearts - 2 5 card suits and a void, yes its invite +
PROBLEM E: 2 Notrump - unsure of this one
PROBLEM F: 2 Clubs - automatic playing the nebulous 2c, I guess I should hae looked this up. seems too strong to try any kind of 3nt answer. 2h = 100% 5 hearts to me.
PROBLEM G: 1 Heart - starting low, assuming we will settle in the diamond fit, but I like this to discourage a heart lead later
PROBLEM H: Spade Ace- trying for a doubleton lead that actually works given some trump control

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IAC & Master Solvers Club / Re: 2024 JANUARY MSC
« on: December 01, 2023, 04:15:25 AM »
PROBLEM A: Double
PROBLEM B: 4 Notrump - taking the hint
PROBLEM C: 4 Diamonds - taking the hint
PROBLEM D: (a) - decided the hand isn't THAT great. so went low road
PROBLEM E: 3 Diamonds - low road again, now I think I'm messing up. not like me to go too low road
PROBLEM F: 4 Diamonds - only hesitation is wondering if we already know clubs aren't covered.
PROBLEM G: Pass
PROBLEM H: Heart 10 - I like to lead through a responded major, probably only showing 4, that their partner didn't agree with. might be the weak suit.

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IAC & Master Solvers Club / Re: 2023 December MSC
« on: November 02, 2023, 03:56:42 AM »
ooh, nice one Todd.

I chose 2c on that one hand because 3c was too weak, a cue bid was too strong, and I thought 2c was abou the middle. I should have considered that 4c total tricks thing
1S deserves more points for being standard.  :)

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IAC & Master Solvers Club / Re: 2023 December MSC
« on: November 01, 2023, 03:16:04 AM »
PROBLEM A: 4 Hearts
PROBLEM B: 4 Clubs
PROBLEM C: 2 Spades
PROBLEM D: (a)
PROBLEM E: Pass
PROBLEM F: 1 Spade
PROBLEM G: 2 Clubs
PROBLEM H: Spade 8

Hopefully not too bad on some very hasty decisions.

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IAC & Master Solvers Club / Re: 2023 NOVEMBER MSC
« on: October 01, 2023, 01:05:17 AM »
PROBLEM A: 3 Clubs
PROBLEM B: 2 Diamonds
PROBLEM C: 3 Hearts
PROBLEM D: 3 Notrump
PROBLEM E: 2 Hearts
PROBLEM F: Pass
PROBLEM G: 2 Spades
PROBLEM H: Diamond Jack

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IAC & Master Solvers Club / Re: 2023 OCTOBER MSC
« on: September 01, 2023, 01:07:16 AM »
PROBLEM A: 3 Notrump- lots of possibilities here. I finally settled on taking the hint, need to have strong reason not to take the hint and the splinter is just a smidge too much
PROBLEM B: 3 Clubs - showing the real clubs and leaving open the possibility for slam
PROBLEM C: 5 Diamonds - not letting this one go quietly
PROBLEM D: Pass - gonna let this go quietly
PROBLEM E: 3 Clubs - ready to search for game
PROBLEM F: Pass - a little passive, but letting partner show his stuff at this level
PROBLEM G: 3 Diamonds - yet another spot to pass, but going for a touch more.
PROBLEM H: Diamond Queen


I considered so many choices for several of the hands, this could be a total disaster scoring month for me.

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IAC & Master Solvers Club / Re: 2023 OCTOBER MSC
« on: August 29, 2023, 08:06:17 PM »
So far, I am 0 for 4 on matching with your bids, Blu. Stay tuned a bit later for my choices.

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IAC & Master Solvers Club / Re: 2023 September MSC
« on: August 01, 2023, 12:55:45 AM »
PROBLEM A: 3 Notrump - first thing that came to mind and I'm sticking with it. usual thing where a minor contract might be a possibility.
PROBLEM B: 2 Diamonds - so many bids can fit here. spade splinter is not bad, but I hate the space it takes up. strongly considered jacoby 2nt, but similarly concerned that its a bit of a slam killer. finally settled on 2D, which has the benefit of showing at least 5 diamonds before I show pard the heart fit, and stays so low i can hope for some good info from pard on whether we are in grand slam territory.
PROBLEM C: 4 Clubs -almost chickened out and went 3clubs but it felt too wimpy.
PROBLEM D: Double - I can't bring myself to pass when opps are pass and weak bid. pard has to do something!
PROBLEM E: 3 Spades- I wrote down 3clubs, but I think in real life, I am more likely to bid 3S. It's semi preemptive of their easy landing spot of 3h and so puts more pressure on them to figure out their level.
PROBLEM F: 3 Diamonds - this time I"m sticking with the lower level bid
PROBLEM G: Double - majors first. the x is a must for me.
PROBLEM H: Spade 4 - going with one of the majors and trying the one with the ace at the top in case we can trap an honor. Lot's of lead choices on this one!

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IAC & Master Solvers Club / Re: 2023 AUGUST MSC
« on: June 30, 2023, 06:59:17 PM »
PROBLEM A: 4 Notrump - this has to be slam territory
PROBLEM B: 3 Notrump - I'm worried about this one because what else can it be!?
PROBLEM C: 4 Hearts - I really wanted 4S, but what if p only has 3 spades also and its a disaster. Hopefully this says pick your minor and I might even have a control in hearts, unless you have a great spades setup. AK109!
PROBLEM D: Double - I was going to pass, but non-vul it doesn't seem right to do so for their 2 level bid.
PROBLEM E: Double - I am completely lost on this one. I actually was thinking of following folks 4s but that seems just to ask for  pard to bid 5d. If I'm ok with that, why don't I show some diamond support with 4d, or show my clubs in the chance that p reversed their minor openings. dunno! X was the lowest bid I could think of, and I hope that it does not show 4 hearts because we are too high.
PROBLEM F: (f) - I"m shocked that so many people are in the DAD condition. I thought this was going to be all over the map.
PROBLEM G: 4 Hearts
PROBLEM H: Spade 9 - chicken lead. not sure what else. Can't imagine a club will help.

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IAC & Master Solvers Club / Re: 2023 JULY MSC
« on: May 29, 2023, 10:32:34 PM »
PROBLEM A: 4 Notrump
PROBLEM B: 2 Notrump
PROBLEM C: 3 Spades
PROBLEM D: Pass
PROBLEM E: Double
PROBLEM F: 3 Notrump
PROBLEM G: 4 Notrump
PROBLEM H: Club 6

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IAC & Master Solvers Club / Re: 2023 JUNE MSC
« on: May 01, 2023, 02:45:15 AM »
Running late and had to submit. So these are all my first thoughts, with almost no thinking involved. Which most of you will surely note is the usual.


PROBLEM A: 5 Clubs
PROBLEM B: 1 Notrump
PROBLEM C: 2 Diamonds
PROBLEM D: 2 Spades
PROBLEM E: 4 Spades
PROBLEM F: Pass
PROBLEM G: 1 Notrump
PROBLEM H: Spade 8

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IAC & Master Solvers Club / Re: 2023 MAY MSC
« on: March 31, 2023, 11:34:05 PM »
PROBLEM A: 3 Hearts
PROBLEM B: 3 Hearts
PROBLEM C: 4 Spades - still think this might be too simple, but decided to stick with it.
PROBLEM D: Pass - I went around in circles on this one. but finally as I had noticed in an aside, why wouldn't p bid 2h to start if they wanted to force. The error in my thinking was that 2h was a "new" suit. technically, its a rebid of the 4 hearts already shown.
PROBLEM E: 1 Notrump
PROBLEM F: 1 Notrump
PROBLEM G: (c4)
PROBLEM H: Spade 8 - 2/4 leads I think 8 technically correct if you want to lead the empty spade suit. (I believe I've seen this in past problems, not sure)

JAG

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IAC & Master Solvers Club / Re: 2023 MAY MSC
« on: March 30, 2023, 04:56:14 PM »
Haven't pulled the trigger yet, but surely later today:
3h
3h
4S - wondering a bit about system, and Todd makes an argument for the fit jump. but over a weak overcall? I like 4S as the simple answer, but what will I do over 5c??
Problem D - I am likely wrong here, but I don't think 2h is passable. X and then a new suit. if p and I are misfit, they should have passed 2d. They must have X to show hearts, but have a bigger hand with at least 5+ hearts after all. I feel like I have system questions all over this month. I am considering 2nt and 3nt straight out.  (but then again, 2h straight out should be forcing for at least one round, so why choose the X route)
1nt - hopefully folks stick with system and use constructive raises. I'm sure jack is shivering over this answer
1nt - again hopefully this  is system right. assuming no spiral raises are here, but sure would like them for this hand.
C4
Problem H. I think declarer has an inferior suit in spades, but had to respond 1s. doubler has 1 or something. so, I"m starting our suit with 9 of spades.

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IAC & Master Solvers Club / Re: 2023 APRIL MSC
« on: March 01, 2023, 03:42:26 AM »
PROBLEM A: 3 Diamonds - considered pass in hopes that diamonds will run, but why not just make them trump in a partial
PROBLEM B: 3 Clubs -
PROBLEM C: 1 Notrump- seems normal
PROBLEM D: 2 Spades - not passing up a hint, plus its what I would really do at the table
PROBLEM E: 2 Clubs- showing the crummy clubs again but at least there are 6 of them
PROBLEM F: 1 Club - flipped a coin on this. the OLD school is a 1c bid, but the new school is 1s bid, but maybe this is the kind of hand that made old school right.
PROBLEM G: 3 Hearts - flipping coins on this one too. I really thought about 4h. but 3h has to be ok too as control showing, I already did not show three hearts I think, but not supporting after the 2s bid. 3s is tempting too, but I couldn't talk myself into that one being a panel bid.
PROBLEM H: Spade 10- comforted that several others chose this lead.

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