Challenge 7W01 Main Analyses

Yesterday, Once More

by Richard Pavlicek

When I was young I’d listen to the radio, waitin’ for my fav’rite songs; when they played I’d sing along… Now it’s your chance to sing along with this bidding challenge. The six problems first appeared in the April 1978 Gold Coast Bridge News as a bidding panel, of which I was the moderator. All you have to do is choose your call as South from the choices offered.

In September 2000 these problems were presented as a poll, with 207 entrants from 72 locations.
The poll is closed, but you can still try it as a quiz and find your score immediately.

Assume both sides use Standard American bidding (unless noted otherwise) with 15-17 notrumps, five-card majors and weak two-bids. Object is to find the best call based on judgment so only basic conventions are allowed. For a system reference, see Standard American Bridge.

So bid away! But remember: In the scoring, every sha-la-la-la, every shing-a-ling-a-ling will count.

Problem 1

Matchpoints		None Vul		You, South, hold:

`West` 2	`NORTH` 1 Pass	`East` Pass Pass	`South` 1 ?	K J 9 4 3 5 2 K 7 6 A 10 3

			Your call: 2 2 2 NT 3 3

Problem 2

IMPs		E-W Vul		You, South, hold:

West	`NORTH` 2 NT¹	East 3	`South` ?	10 2 10 9 8 4 3 J 10 8 5 2 10

1. 21-22			Your call: Pass Double 4 4

Problem 3

Matchpoints		None Vul		You, South, hold:

`West`	`NORTH` 4	`East` Pass	`South` ?	A K 6 5 4 A Q 10 5 3 2 2 A

			Your call: 4 4 NT 5 6

Problem 4

IMPs		None Vul		You, South, hold:

`WEST` 3	`North` Pass	`East` Pass	`South` ?	J 3 2 A 4 A K J 9 5 A Q 7

			Your call: Pass Double 3 NT 4

Problem 5

Matchpoints		N-S Vul		You, South, hold:

`West` Pass Pass	North 1 1	`EAST` Pass Pass Pass	South Pass 1 ?	4 3 K J 8 6 5 A J 3 Q 8 7

			Your call: 1 NT 2 2 NT 3 3 NT

Problem 6

Matchpoints		Both Vul		You, South, hold:

West Pass Pass	North 1 3	East Pass Pass	SOUTH 1 1 NT ?	K Q 4 10 3 A 6 2 K J 9 7 5

			Your call: Pass 3 3 3 NT

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