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blubayou

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Re: 2022 JANUARY MSC
« Reply #15 on: November 29, 2021, 02:49:27 AM »
SOLUTIONS FOR:Jock McQuade3 Bag EndHobbiton OR 97020U.S.A.
PROBLEM A: Pass
PROBLEM B: 3 Notrump--So far, my own PRIVATE "Hail Mary".  Rooting for the panel  to justify my early-                                                month babbling.
PROBLEM C: 4 Spades
PROBLEM D: 1 Notrump
PROBLEM E: 3 Spades--We may well have 29 of the 30 points in the not-club  suits--so a club void  makes                 cold grand slam.  Reason enough to start probing, and have an ACE cuebid still in my pocket  for the next                    round.
PROBLEM F: 2 Hearts-- darned hard, but to cut the Gordian Knot,  I gave pard 3 wonderful bare aces, and           out....and came to appreciate the beauty of staying at the 2-level,  for now.  (lonesome  !H in dummy assumed!)
PROBLEM G: 4 Clubs--If  they let us in before setting us,  we MAY run the next 8 tricks  OR NOT.  but the cue           bid means we are golden for 10,11,or 12  in clubs
PROBLEM H: Spade Jack--but fair sailing to PAT, who my be punting (IN HEARTS!!)  for a spade through.  A new thought I never stumbled over that I will not "steal"    :P
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Re: 2022 JANUARY MSC
« Reply #16 on: November 30, 2021, 01:40:46 AM »
Ken Berg
This is my entry

PROBLEM A: 3 Diamonds
PROBLEM B: 3 Spades
PROBLEM C: 4 Spades
PROBLEM D: Pass
PROBLEM E: 4 Diamonds
PROBLEM F: 3 Hearts
PROBLEM G: 4 Clubs
PROBLEM H: Spade King
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Re: 2022 JANUARY MSC
« Reply #17 on: November 30, 2021, 09:10:35 AM »
PROBLEM A: 4 Hearts
PROBLEM B: 3 Spades
PROBLEM C: 4 Spades
PROBLEM D: 1 Notrump
PROBLEM E: 3 Hearts
PROBLEM F: 3 Hearts
PROBLEM G: 3 Notrump
PROBLEM H: Diamond 6
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Re: 2022 JANUARY MSC
« Reply #18 on: November 30, 2021, 05:11:13 PM »
Mildly surprised that no one else is choosing the lead of the !S 6.

I once read something about this approach to leads, so-called "4th highest from longest and strongest" against no-trump contracts. I worry that the King lead may smother partner's Queen--and--we would need the length to defeat the contract.

I'll get some other answers submitted after work today.
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Re: 2022 JANUARY MSC
« Reply #19 on: November 30, 2021, 06:45:23 PM »
Yes I agree the lead of the spade K has its downsides Actually any spade lead could go seriously wrong.

I am influenced by my three small hearts and the 3H call on my left. I figure, or hope,  we will be getting the lead once more after they take their spade.

And then we need four tricks.  So I think we need to start with a spade, some spade, now. If Qx is on dummy, I will regret leading any spade. If the stiff Q hits, I will be glad I lead the K. It's a bit off the wall, agreed. I am still asking myself if I would actually do it at the table.

I'll let it be.
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Re: 2022 JANUARY MSC
« Reply #20 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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Re: 2022 JANUARY MSC
« Reply #21 on: November 30, 2021, 10:37:25 PM »
A.  Uneasy Pass

B.  3 !S 

C.  4 !S 

D. 1NT

E. 3 !H.  If partner has a singleton small club then 3N likely just makes.  OTOH there may be a play for 12 tricks in !D so I will cue 3 !H

F. 2 !H Prefer the underbid.  However if playing 2-way xyz I would bid 2 !C.  Then partner bids 2 !D and I make the  !H invite at the 2 level.

G. 3NT  Partner's 3 !S bid must be asking for a  !S stop

H,  J !S Nothing fancy
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Re: 2022 JANUARY MSC
« Reply #22 on: November 30, 2021, 10:38:13 PM »
SOLUTIONS FOR:
Jack Goody

Guildford
England

PROBLEM A: Pass
PROBLEM B: 3 Spades
PROBLEM C: 4 Spades
PROBLEM D: 1 Notrump
PROBLEM E: 3 Hearts
PROBLEM F: 2 Hearts
PROBLEM G: 3 Notrump
PROBLEM H: Spade Jack
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Re: 2022 JANUARY MSC
« Reply #23 on: December 01, 2021, 01:11:02 AM »
SOLUTIONS FOR:
Todd Holes
Glen Ellyn IL 60137
U.S.A.

PROBLEM A: 2 Notrump. Vul at IMPs, so must make a move. I worry that the ambiguous 2 !S or even 3 !H may win. But 2NT is safer.

PROBLEM B: 3 Spades. Moth-eaten suit. Hate this.

PROBLEM C: 4 Spades. What else? Seriously. I suppose some panelist might walk the dog with 2 !S?

PROBLEM D: 2 Clubs. I know, I know . . . 8xxxx is a stopper. But if that's true, then Qxx is support!

PROBLEM E: 3 Notrump. Coin flip. Not sold on this. I really liked 3 !S --- keeping the Moysian in play.

PROBLEM F: 2 Hearts. This will be close with 3 !H. The Qx and fact it is MP convince me to go low.

PROBLEM G: 3 Notrump. Difficult.

PROBLEM H: Spade 6. Who knows? Have I mentioned that I hate lead problems?
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Re: 2022 JANUARY MSC
« Reply #24 on: December 01, 2021, 01:22:54 AM »

SOLVER: Babs Giesbrecht
Your Solutions for the January 2022 Contest 
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PROBLEM A: 2 Notrump
PROBLEM B: 3 Spades
PROBLEM C: 4 Spades
PROBLEM D: 1 Notrump
PROBLEM E: 3 Hearts
PROBLEM F: 3 Hearts
PROBLEM G: 3 Notrump
PROBLEM H: Club 10
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Re: 2022 JANUARY MSC
« Reply #25 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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Re: 2022 JANUARY MSC
« Reply #26 on: December 01, 2021, 03:09:33 AM »
SOLUTIONS FOR:
James Creech
5107 Sewells Pointe Dr. Virginia Heritage at Lee'
FREDERICKSBURG VA 22407-9355
U.S.A.

PROBLEM A: 2 Notrump
PROBLEM B: 3 Spades
PROBLEM C: 4 Spades
PROBLEM D: 1 Notrump
PROBLEM E: 3 Hearts        I never thought of this cue-bid, and it makes sense as being flexible.
PROBLEM F: 2 Hearts         Matchpoints and partscores lead to a lot of conservative action.
PROBLEM G: 3 Notrump
PROBLEM H: Spade Jack     The king is my fan-favorite, but a plain-vanilla jack is still more my style.
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Re: 2022 JANUARY MSC
« Reply #27 on: December 01, 2021, 03:17:00 AM »
PROBLEM A: 2 Notrump
PROBLEM B: 3 Spades
PROBLEM C: 4 Spades
PROBLEM D: 1 Notrump
PROBLEM E: 3 Notrump
PROBLEM F: 3 Hearts
PROBLEM G: 3 Notrump
PROBLEM H: Club 10
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Re: 2022 JANUARY MSC
« Reply #28 on: December 01, 2021, 04:02:29 AM »
​Your Solutions for the January 2022 Contest
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PROBLEM A: Pass
PROBLEM B: 3 Spades
PROBLEM C: 4 Spades
PROBLEM D: 1 Notrump
PROBLEM E: 3 Notrump
PROBLEM F: 2 Hearts
PROBLEM G: 3 Notrump
PROBLEM H: Heart 7
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Re: 2022 JANUARY MSC
« Reply #29 on: December 01, 2021, 07:41:32 PM »
December Results

YleeXotee won this month with 690! 

BabsG was second with 670 and third was atie between BluBayou and JCreech, with 650. 

YleeXotee and BabsG made the Honor Roll this month, which required a score of 670.

NAMEBW-SCORERANKMPs
YleeXotee     690   1   30
BabsG     670   2   25
JCreech     650   3   10
BluBayou     650   3   10

Also participating this month were:  CCR3, Hoki, KenBerg, MarilynLi, Masse24, Peuco, VeeRee, WackoJack.

Congratulations to all!
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