Match TCQE Main

RP Team vs. Visitor

Friday Eve Dec 26

by Richard Pavlicek

BBO December 26, 2025

1. N deals
None vul K Q 8
Q 8 6
10 5 3
K 7 4 2

West North East South West North East South
xh2072 rpavlicek forpoints rfp arrows sheikohear ruxi mb87
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT¹ 2 ² Pass
2 ¹ Pass Pass Dbl 2 Pass Pass Dbl³
3 AP Rdbl 3 3 AP
1. 8-10 1. 8-14 no 4M 2. majors 3. t/o

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 4 Q A 2 Q 3 6
2 J 4 8 2 A 4 8
5 8 K 10 5 A 4 10
K 3 A 5 5 Q 3 J
A 2 3 6 K 6 7 9
3 4 8 J K J 5 8
6 3 9 Q 7 6 2 9
8 tricks claimed 4 8 J 3
9 tricks claimed

9 5 4
4
K 9 7 4 2
A 9 8 6 Table 10 7 6 3 2
A K J 10
6
Q J 10
77393 =
5594A 5694A
Par NS -100 A J
9 7 5 3 2
A Q J 8
5 3

RP Team NS
3 E -1 +50
+5 5
Visitor NS
3 W = -140
-5 0

2. E deals
N-S vul K J 10 2
A 10 6 5
3
A J 8 4

West North East South West North East South
xh2072 rpavlicek forpoints rfp arrows sheikohear ruxi mb87
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT¹
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 4 AP 1. 8-14 no 4M

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 4 A 2 Q 3 4 A
2 5 J Q 6 2 A 5
9 3 6 4 5 8 9 K
7 K A 8 10 2 2 K
4 3 K 2 K 10 4 3
8 3 J 7 Q 3 8 9
12 tricks claimed 7 9 J 7
6 4 7 3
Q 2 A J
10 8 4 6

A Q 9 3
K 3 2
Q J 10 6
10 2 Table 7 6 5
J 8 4
8 7 4 2
9 5 3
46279 45279
76A63 76B63
Par NS -450 8 4
Q 9 7
A K 9 5
K Q 7 6

RP Team NS
4 N +2 +680
+2 7
Visitor NS
3 NT S = +600
-2 0

3. S deals
E-W vul —
J 10 8 4 3
Q 10 8 6 4
K 10 8

West North East South West North East South
xh2072 rpavlicek forpoints rfp arrows sheikohear ruxi mb87
Pass 1 ¹
Pass Pass 1 NT 2 ¹ Pass Pass 1 NT Pass
Dbl Pass Pass 2 2 NT Pass 3 NT AP
3 NT 4 Dbl AP 1. 5+S 8-14
1. S + other

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
7 3 A 2 2 7 8 6
6 5 9 J J A 5 9
4 5 3 7 K 3 5 8
Q K 5 6 A 4 8 4
6 3 4 9 2 7 10 10
4 10 J A Q 8 2 6
10 tricks claimed J K 2 9
7 10 K 6

Q J 10 8 5
9 7
A J 9 7
Q 4 Table A K 2
A 6
K 5 3 2
J 5 3 2
DADBC =
03021 03011
Par NS +1520 9 7 6 4 3
K Q 5 2
—
A 9 7 6

RP Team NS
4 × S = +590
+15 22
Visitor NS
3 NT E = -600
-15 0

4. W deals
Both vul —
Q 8 4
A Q 8 5
Q J 7 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
xh2072 rpavlicek forpoints rfp arrows sheikohear ruxi mb87
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 2 ¹ Pass 2 ²
3 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2 ³ Pass 2 ⁴
Pass 4 AP Pass 2 NT⁵ Pass 3 ⁴
Pass 3 NT⁶ Pass 4 ⁴
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)
1. 6+C 2. art 3. 6C 4D 4. rel 5. wait 6. 0346

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
10 A 6 3 10 A 6 2
5 K 4 8 5 K 3 9
2 4 7 4 5 4 10 4
Q 3 5 2 Q 8 6 2
Q 9 6 6 4 3 10 6
7 8 K A K 4 5 3
J 9 2 9 J 9 8 2

K 5 3 2
9 7 6 2
10 9 4
K 6 Table A J 10 9 7
K 3
6 3 2
10 9 8
57A79 =
56353 55353
Par NS +620 Q 8 6 4
A J 10 5
K J 7
A 5

RP Team NS
4 N +1 +650
+1 23
Visitor NS
5 N +1 +620
-1 0

5. N deals
N-S vul A 7 6 4 3
Q 9 6 3
A
Q 7 5

West North East South West North East South
xh2072 rpavlicek forpoints rfp arrows sheikohear ruxi mb87
1 Pass 1 NT¹ 1 Pass 2 ¹
Pass 2 AP Pass 2 ² Pass 2 (AP)
1. F 1. 4+C 5-9 or some inv 2. 13-14

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 2 K 3 7 2 A Q
A 6 7 4 K 9 5 4
8 Q 3 10 8 3 2 10
Q A 2 3 3 8 9 A
4 8 9 A A 5 8 9
5 4 8 J 3 J 10 Q
2 3 Q K K 4 4 2
K 6 7 9 7 tricks claimed
10 6 4 5
8 tricks claimed

K Q 9
A K 8
J 9 6 2
J 6 3 Table J 5 2
7 5
Q 7 5 4 3
A 9 4
98968 =
45475 =
Par NS +500 10 8
J 10 4 2
K 10 8
K 10 8 2

RP Team NS
2 N = +110
+5 28
Visitor NS
2 N -1 -100
-5 0

6. E deals
E-W vul 10 2
10 8 6 3
A Q J
K J 10 3

West North East South West North East South
xh2072 rpavlicek forpoints rfp arrows sheikohear ruxi mb87
Pass 2 Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
3 Dbl AP 1 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
10 3 A 9 10 3 6 K
6 4 10 Q A 3 2 6
2 4 A 6 9 K 5 7
6 A 4 5 2 4 J 9
2 4 8 K A 6 8 5
8 Q K 3 Q 8 3 7
9 Q K 3 8 5 6 2
10 J 5 2 2 10 A 4
2 7 A 3 J Q 5 4
9 J 5 7 K 3 9 J

K 9
A K 7 5
10 9 8 6
A 9 4 Table 7 5 4 3
J 9 2
K 4
Q 8 5 2
32775 =
A9648 =
Par NS -630 A Q J 8 6
Q 4
7 5 3 2
7 6

RP Team NS
3 × W -1 +200
+7 35
Visitor NS
1 NT W = -90
-7 0

7. S deals
Both vul J
10 5
10 9 2
A Q J 7 6 5 4

West North East South West North East South
xh2072 rpavlicek forpoints rfp arrows sheikohear ruxi mb87
Pass Pass
1 3 4 Dbl 1 3 4 ¹ Pass
4 Pass 5 Pass 4 Pass 4 NT² Pass
5 AP 5 ³ Pass 6 AP
1. S fit GF 2. RKC 3. 1/4

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 2 8 9 10 A 4 3
6 10 K 2 K 4 2 J
3 J K 6 8 5 3 4
10 4 A 4 9 6 7 5
Q 5 8 5 A 6 2 5
2 5 A 6 9 8 K 10
4 8 K 10 Q 6 4 J
Q 7 9 J 7 7 10 8

A Q 7 3 2
K Q 7 3 2
7 3
9 Table K 10 9 8
A 9 4
A Q 6 5
10 2
A6B66 =
37267 =
Par NS +650 6 5 4
J 8 6
K J 8 4
K 8 3

RP Team NS
5 W = -650
+13 48
Visitor NS
6 W = -1430
-13 0

8. W deals
None vul 9 4 2
J 10 9 8 7
A K
J 7 5

West North East South West North East South
xh2072 rpavlicek forpoints rfp arrows sheikohear ruxi mb87
Pass Pass Pass 1 1 Pass 3 ¹ Pass
1 Dbl 3 Pass Pass 4 AP
3 AP 1. less than LR

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J 4 K 5 J 3 K 2
A 3 5 8 8 A 5 2
Q 4 7 10 J A 2 5
3 6 7 A 4 7 6 K
5 3 A 2 10 4 K 6
6 K 3 9 6 9 J 8
4 6 8 K 7 10 A 4
Q 8 4 2 K 3 5 3
8 A 5 2 Q 2 4 5
9 10 6 7 9 Q 9 10

A K Q 7
Q 6 5
8 6
9 4 3 2 Table J 10 6 5
A 4
Q 10 5 4 3
10 8
99A77 =
44356 =
Par NS +420 8 3
K 3 2
J 9 7 2
A K Q 6

RP Team NS
3 W -1 +50
-9 48
Visitor NS
4 N = +420
+9 9

RP Team leads by 39 IMPs

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9. N deals
E-W vul K J 4
A J 8 4 2
6 3 2
7 6

West North East South West North East South
xh2072 rpavlicek forpoints rfp arrows sheikohear ruxi mb87
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 ¹
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 ² Pass 1 NT³
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT¹ Pass 2 ⁴ Pass 2 NT³
Pass 4 AP Pass 3 ⁵ Pass 3 NT (AP)
1. art ask 1. 18+ 2. H 3. rel 4. 1-suited 5. 5H bal

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
7 2 9 Q 4 6 J Q
2 3 K A 2 3 J A
4 A 6 3 A K 3 7
5 6 A Q 9 3 10 2
9 K 2 7 8 4 10 5
5 8 J 8 5 8 4 8
4 9 Q 3 2 2 5 6
K 7 6 5 K

6 3
K Q 10 7
7
10 8 5 4 3 2 Table A 10 9 8
9 5
10 9 5 4
A J 9
24284 =
79959 =
Par NS -140 Q 7 5 2
6 3
A K Q J 8
K Q

RP Team NS
4 S -2 -100
Tie 48
Visitor NS
3 NT S -2 -100
Tie 9

10. E deals
Both vul J 10 9
J 4 2
10 4
A K 10 7 6

West North East South West North East South
xh2072 rpavlicek forpoints rfp arrows sheikohear ruxi mb87
Pass 2 Pass 2 ¹
Dbl Pass 3 Pass Dbl 3 4 AP
4 AP 1. weak

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K A J 4 2 3 10 K
A 2 3 6 3 6 A 2
8 4 Q 9 8 4 Q 9
5 2 K J 5 2 K J
11 tricks claimed 11 tricks claimed

A 3
A K 10 8
Q J 5 3
Q J 5 Table 6 4
Q 7 5 3
A K 9 8 6
8 3
37763 =
7667A =
Par NS -130 K Q 8 7 5 2
9 6
7 2
9 4 2

RP Team NS
4 E +1 -650
Tie 48
Visitor NS
4 E +1 -650
Tie 9

11. S deals
None vul 10 6
A J 6 5 3 2
J 3
Q J 3

West North East South West North East South
xh2072 rpavlicek forpoints rfp arrows sheikohear ruxi mb87
Pass Pass
1 NT Pass 2 Pass 1 NT¹ 2 ² 2 3
2 AP Pass 4 AP
1. 15-17 2. 6H or 4H + longer suit

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q 2 10 5 Q 6 2 K
J 7 K A Q K A 8
Q 6 2 K J 5 4 7
10 7 J 8 2 9 10 9
3 9 4 4 2 K 3 5
4 9 A 3 J 10 A 4
5 7 J 10 7 K A 3
10 3 Q 6 A J 8
A 8 6 2 9 tricks claimed

Q J
K 9 7
A K 10
A 8 6 5 4 Table A 9 5 3 2
8
Q 9 8 5
9 7 2
A7A75 =
35357 =
Par NS +430 K 8 7 4
Q 10 4
7 6 4 2
K 10

RP Team NS
2 W +1 -140
-3 48
Visitor NS
4 S -1 -50
+3 12

12. W deals
N-S vul 9 7 4
A 9 4 2
K 6 5
K 7 6

West North East South West North East South
xh2072 rpavlicek forpoints rfp arrows sheikohear ruxi mb87
1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 4 AP
3 Pass 3 Pass
4 ¹ Pass 4 ² Pass
4 Pass 4 NT Pass
5 ³ Pass 5 NT Pass
6 AP
1. cue 2. last train 3. 2KC + HQ

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 J 3 5 2 9 K 4
10 7 6 4 A 10 3 5
A 5 8 6 2 J 7 6
Q 4 9 K 2 5 10 4
4 2 K 10 J 7 3 K

Q J 10
K Q 8 6 5
A J 10 9
8 Table A 8 3 2
J 10
Q 4
A Q J 10 2
8A576 =
43767 =
Par NS +620 K 6 5
7 3
8 7 3 2
9 5 4 3

RP Team NS
6 W -3 +150
+11 59
Visitor NS
4 E = -420
-11 12

13. N deals
Both vul K 8 3 2
A K Q 10 4
6 5 4
6

West North East South West North East South
xh2072 rpavlicek forpoints rfp arrows sheikohear ruxi mb87
1 2 NT Pass 1 2 NT¹ Pass
3 AP 3 Pass 3 ² Pass
5 AP
1. minors 2. cue

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 2 7 3 K 2 7 3
K 3 J 5 6 10 K A
Q 2 5 6 A 4 2 9
J 7 8 4 5 5 3 2
4 9 A 3 A 10 J 5
A 6 2 9 3 8 Q 6
Q 5 3 8 11 tricks claimed
7 2 K 4
10 tricks claimed

J 7
9 8 6 5 3
A Q 7
A 8 5 Table A 5
2
K J 10 3 2
Q J 10 4 3
83CB2 72CB2
5A12A =
Par NS +500 Q 10 9 6 4
J 7
9 8
K 9 7 2

RP Team NS
3 W +1 -130
+10 69
Visitor NS
5 W = -600
-10 12

14. E deals
None vul Q 9 8 6 3
8
K 10 9 4 2
A 8

West North East South West North East South
xh2072 rpavlicek forpoints rfp arrows sheikohear ruxi mb87
Pass 1 Pass 1 ¹
Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP) Pass 1 NT² Pass 2 ³ (AP)
1. 5+H 8-14 2. S or any inv 3. min

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
6 2 Q J 6 2 Q 8
7 8 5 4 A J 3 4
4 9 10 A 5 2 4 9
2 K 3 7 K A 5 4
K 8 5 4 8 3 2 10
4 8 K A Q 8 2 6
Q 10 6 3 7 3 9 J
9 3 A 5 6 J
8 tricks claimed 7 tricks claimed

K J 5 4
10 5 4
6
K Q 10 7 3 Table 10 7
K J 3
A Q 7 5 3
9 5 2
43557 =
9A866 89776
Par NS -420 A 2
A Q 9 7 6 2
J 8
J 6 4

RP Team NS
2 S = +110
+4 73
Visitor NS
2 S -1 -50
-4 12

15. S deals
N-S vul K 9
J 9 5
A 8 6 4
A 8 5 2

West North East South West North East South
xh2072 rpavlicek forpoints rfp arrows sheikohear ruxi mb87
Pass Pass
1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT¹ Pass
2 Pass 2 AP 2 ² Pass 2 ³ Pass
2 ⁴ Pass 2 AP
1. SF 2. C or strong 3. art 8+ 4. C or bal

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 A 3 Q 9 A 2 Q
3 4 10 5 3 4 K A
3 6 Q 9 5 8 K 2
6 J K A 3 4 J 2
A 7 2 K 6 J 7 2
8 10 3 5 3 7 K 6
4 2 K 6 A 7 9 K
9 Q 5 7 6 10 4 5

A J 8 7 2
Q
K 5 3
K 10 9 7 Table Q 6
A 10 8 6 4
Q J 10 7
6 3
38283 =
95B58 95B59
Par NS -450 10 5 4 3
K 7 3 2
9 2
Q J 4

RP Team NS
2 W -1 +50
Tie 73
Visitor NS
2 W -1 +50
Tie 12

16. W deals
E-W vul Q 10 6 4
K 8
K 10 4
Q 9 6 4

West North East South West North East South
xh2072 rpavlicek forpoints rfp arrows sheikohear ruxi mb87
Pass Pass 1 3 Pass 1 ¹ 2 3 ²
Dbl Pass 4 Pass 3 Dbl Pass Pass
4 AP 3 NT Dbl AP
1. 4H and/or 4S 2. H

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q 4 8 A K A 2 4
5 2 K 4 3 9 A 4
2 4 Q 9 8 K 6 J
3 J A 10 8 5 10 5
3 6 A 7 Q 9 10 8
J 7 5 Q J 2 9 10
K 5 2 8 7 5 4 J
K 6 3 9 6 3 4 A
10 6 2 9 3 2 6 5

K 9 7 5 2
9 5 4
A 8 2
K 3 Table J 3
A
Q 7 6 5 3
A J 10 8 5
69659 =
63784 64784
Par NS +140 A 8
Q J 10 7 6 3 2
J 9
7 2

RP Team NS
4 E = -130
-17 73
Visitor NS
3 NT× W -5 +1400
+17 29

RP Team leads by 44 IMPs

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17. N deals
None vul 10 5 4 3
Q J 10 5 3
9 4 2
Q

West North East South West North East South
xh2072 rpavlicek forpoints rfp arrows sheikohear ruxi mb87
Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass Pass 2 3 3
3 Pass 5 AP Dbl Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q K A 7 2 7 10 K
6 9 10 10 7 2 K 3
A 3 6 2 6 2 J Q
K Q 6 4 A 9 3 5
7 2 A 5 8 3 Q 7
K 4 J 9 J 8 4 4
8 3 J Q 5 10 6 5
7 2 A Q 3 6 9 K
9 3 5 K A 9 8 4

A K 8 6
9 7
6
A 9 8 5 4 3 Table J 7
K
A K J 10 8 7 5
J 10 7
96BC7 =
27116 =
Par NS +920 Q 9 2
A 8 6 4 2
Q 3
K 6 2

RP Team NS
5 W = -400
-11 73
Visitor NS
3 NT E -2 +100
+11 40

18. E deals
N-S vul K 10 2
Q 10 7 2
A 7 4
9 4 3

West North East South West North East South
xh2072 rpavlicek forpoints rfp arrows sheikohear ruxi mb87
1 1 1 NT¹ Pass
1 2 Dbl Pass 4 ² Pass 4 AP
Pass 2 2 3 1. 15-17 2. S
3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
7 4 A 5 10 6 A 3
6 K Q J 9 10 A 2
Q 2 3 9 6 7 4 8
6 4 K 9 K 2 5 4
3 8 4 7 J 8 K 7
6 10 A 2 A 9 6 2
Q 10 7 A 3 3 Q K
2 3 10 J 3 K J 5
3 5 10 5 5 6

Q J 8 7 6 4
K 5
6
Q 7 5 2 Table A 5 3
J 4
K Q J 5 3
K 10 8
36683 =
8765A =
Par NS -130 9
A 9 8 6 3
10 9 8 2
A J 6

RP Team NS
3 W = -140
+7 80
Visitor NS
4 E = -420
-7 40

19. S deals
E-W vul J 6 4
K Q J 3
K 9 8 3 2
7

West North East South West North East South
xh2072 rpavlicek forpoints rfp arrows sheikohear ruxi mb87
1 1 ¹
Pass 1 NT¹ Pass 2 Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT 1. 8-14
Pass 4 AP
1. 4-14

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J 2 6 7 8 3 10 A
5 9 Q 4 A 2 7 10
A 10 2 3 J 3 4 Q
4 A 3 7 6 A 2 7
2 7 J A 4 9 6 J
10 J 10 3 9
9 tricks claimed K 2 4 5
Q 6 7 7

9 7
8 7 6 5
J 5
K 6 5 3 2 Table A 10
10 4 2
A Q 6
Q 10 9 8 4
56657 56658
77675 =
Par NS +90 K Q 8 5 3 2
A 9
10 7 4
A J

RP Team NS
4 S -1 -50
-6 80
Visitor NS
2 S +3 +200
+6 46

20. W deals
Both vul 7 5
A J 8 4 3
5 4
K 6 4 2

West North East South West North East South
xh2072 rpavlicek forpoints rfp arrows sheikohear ruxi mb87
1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
3 Pass 3 Pass 2 ¹ Pass 2 ² Pass
3 NT Pass 4 NT AP 2 ³ Pass 3 NT AP
1. C or strong 2. art 8+ 3. 4 any 17+

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
10 J K 3 6 10 A 2
2 8 5 A 4 K 5 6
J 5 2 Q 3 5 J K
9 3 Q 9 8
10 tricks claimed 2 3 A 5
K 7 9 4
Q 5 2 8
A 2 8 10
7 4 9 3

A K Q 10 6
10
K J 10 8
A J 7 Table 9 2
K Q 7 2
A 7 2
Q 9 8 3
9768A 97689
45753 =
Par NS +600 J 8 4 3
9 6 5
Q 9 6 3
10 5

RP Team NS
4 NT E = -630
+1 81
Visitor NS
3 NT E +2 -660
-1 46

21. N deals
N-S vul J 9 5
A K J 9 8 4
J 9
10 3

West North East South West North East South
xh2072 rpavlicek forpoints rfp arrows sheikohear ruxi mb87
2 Pass 4 2 Pass 2 NT¹
Pass Pass Pass Pass 3 ² Pass 3 NT (AP)
1. ask 2. S feature good H

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 3 7 9 6 5 A 10
K 6 5 8 4 Q 7 9
J 5 3 K Q 7 4 2
2 5 A 10 10 2 A 6
10 tricks claimed K 3 3 6
J 6 5 2
9 7 4 4
8 8 7 2
J 5 A K
Q 8 9 8

K 8 7 6 2
7
K 4 2
K J 6 2 Table A 4 3
6 2
10 8 7 6 5
9 8 5
47744 46644
86699 =
Par NS -120 Q 10
Q 10 5 3
A Q 3
A Q 7 4

RP Team NS
4 N = +620
Tie 81
Visitor NS
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 46

22. E deals
E-W vul K 9 3 2
10 9 4 3
J 10 7
10 7

West North East South West North East South
xh2072 rpavlicek forpoints rfp arrows sheikohear ruxi mb87
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 ¹
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 ² Pass 2
Pass 3 AP
1. 15+ 2. negative

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
7 10 J K 3 7 A 8
A 6 3 6 8 3 Q 7
8 2 4 2 A 10 9 K
Q 6 9 4 K 10 J 9
5 4 7 9 5 J 2 7
7 Q K A 3 2 A 7
8 K 4 7 K 6 4 6
J 5 2 5 Q 4 9 J
3 Q 10 2 8 4 K A

Q 6 4
7
A Q 6 5 4
K 6 3 2 Table A 10 5
J 6 2
9 8 2
A J 5 4
89787 =
54555 =
Par NS +140 J 8 7
A K Q 8 5
K 3
Q 9 8

RP Team NS
1 NT S = +90
+5 86
Visitor NS
3 S -2 -100
-5 46

23. S deals
Both vul A 6
A K 10 8
Q 10 9 7 5 2
7

West North East South West North East South
xh2072 rpavlicek forpoints rfp arrows sheikohear ruxi mb87
1 NT 1 ¹
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 ² Pass 1 NT³
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 ⁴ Pass 2 ³
Pass 4 ¹ Pass 5 ² Pass 2 ⁵ Pass 2 ³
Pass 6 Pass 6 NT (AP) Pass 3 ⁶ Pass 3 NT
1. RKC for D 2. 2KC no DQ Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 6 (AP)
1. 15+ 2. 4+H 3. rel 4. 4+D 5. 5+D 6. 2461

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J 7 K A J 7 4 Q
4 K 2 3 A K 2 3
8 10 4 Q 4 8 Q 6
A 2 5 6 10 J 5 10
10 2 6 4 K A 5 8

Q 2
J 6 4
K
J 10 9 8 5 3 2 Table 9 7 4 3
7 5 3
J 8 6 3
K 4
5663A 56639
66693 =
Par NS +130 K J 10 8 5
Q 9 2
A 4
A Q 6

RP Team NS
6 NT S = +1440
+2 88
Visitor NS
6 S = +1370
-2 46

24. W deals
None vul Q 6 5 3
K 9
J 9 7 4 3
J 7

West North East South West North East South
xh2072 rpavlicek forpoints rfp arrows sheikohear ruxi mb87
2 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 ¹ Pass
3 ¹ Pass 4 AP 1 Dbl Pass 2
1. min Pass Pass Dbl² AP
1. 3+ 2. takeout

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 5 A 8 Q K 5 4
2 4 Q A 3 5 Q K
2 4 Q K 7 3 K 2
3 K 8 7 Q 4 8 7
3 8 10 9 A J 4 5
10 J 5 2 9 8 8 6
10 tricks claimed 6 J A 5
10 A 7 Q
6 10 J 3

7 4
Q J 10 7 6
K 10 8
8 6 2 Table A K 10 9
5 3 2
5
A K Q 9 3
74783 =
5954A =
Par NS -140 J 8 2
A 8 4
A Q 6 2
10 5 4

RP Team NS
4 W = -420
-8 88
Visitor NS
2 × S -1 -100
+8 54

RP Team wins by 34 IMPs

Match TCQE Main

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