From: maillist@base.cs.ucla.edu (Generic Mailing List ID (Guest))
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Subject: It's back - PSP #20 - The Problems!
Date: 26 Aug 92 01:00:34 GMT
Organization: UCLA, Computer Science Department

This is problem set #20.  OK, so it's not actually the 20th.  But
Brett Barksdale, whose name I have undoubtedly butchered, took over
for a while, so I'm going to restart with #20 for bookkeeping 
purposes.

Multitudinous thanks to Brett for handling things during the 
spring/summer.

As a grand re-entrance, I've got 9 problems for this month!

INSTRUCTIONS:

Mail me your answers before Monday, September 7th (nearly two weeks away)

MAIL ANSWERS to "maillist@base.cs.ucla.edu".  Do NOT mail to "matthew"
unless "maillist" fails first.

Try to keep the "What's the Problem?" comments to a minimum.  In general,
discuss how you handle the problem in your partnership, only if that's
interesting.

Please use the format below.  My software is really touchy about this.

1. bid #1.  explanation #1 (single or multiple lines)...

2. bid #2.  explanation #2 (single or multiple lines)...

3. etc.

Unless marked otherwise, the problems are "Standard American".  That is, 
assume 5-card majors, better minor, strong (15-17 HCP) no trump, negative 
doubles, etc.  Try come up with the "right bid" in BWS given the situation.  

These problems are from the June 1992 ACBL Bulletin.  Each of these 
were calls that I found unusual or exceptional in some way.

Problems 2-4 and 9 are from the Cavendish Invitational Pairs
Problems 5-7 are from the Canadian Invitational
Both are Calcutta events.

Calcutta scoring is IMP scoring, where you're IMPed against every other
pair in the field.  The maximum score on a hand is 289 (17 IMP maximum
possible against 17 pairs.  17x17 = 289).


Problem 1.
Board-A-Match
Vulnerability Unknown
Dealer South

You, South, hold, S-7632 H-9874 D-72 C-K93

South  West   North  East
Pass   1D     3C     Dbl(1)
?

(1) Negative

What call do you make?


Problem 2.
IMPS (Calcutta)
Both Vulnerable
Dealer West

You, South, hold, S-void H-AKQ62 D-AQJ32 C-Q72

South  West   North  East
       Pass   1NT(1) 3S  
4S     Pass   5C     Pass
5S     Pass   5NT    Pass
?

What call do you make?


Problem 3.
IMPS (Calcutta)
All Vulnerable
Dealer South

You, South, hold, S-AJ986 H-AQ8 D-AK2 C-A2

South  West   North  East
2C     Pass   3C(1)  Pass
?

(1) shows a "good" club suit.

What call do you make?


Problem 4.
IMPS (Calcutta)
E-W Vulnerable
Dealer East

You, South, hold, S-KQT H-J76 D-A2 C-JT754

South  West   North  East
                     3D
Pass   Pass   Dbl.   Pass
?

What call do you make?


Problem 5.
IMPS (Calcutta)
E-W Vulnerable
Dealer South

You, South, hold, S-T5 H-QT65 D-Q975 C-J42

South  West   North  East
Pass   Pass   1S     2H
Pass   Pass   Dbl.   Pass
?


Problem 6.
IMPS (Calcutta)
None Vulnerable
Dealer East

You, South, hold, S-763 H-86 D-AKQT5 C-Q76

South  West   North  East
                     Pass
Pass   Pass   1C     Pass
1D     Pass   2NT    Pass
?

What call do you make?


Problem 7.
IMPS (Calcutta)
None Vulnerable
Dealer North

You, South, hold, S-A97432 H-AK7632 D-A C-void

South  West   North  East
              Pass   Pass
1S     2C     Pass   3C
?

What call do you make?


Problem 8.
Matchpoints
N-S Vulnerable
Dealer East

You, South, hold, S-AJ75 H-J3 D-K3 C-J9764

South  West   North  East
		     Pass
Pass   1D     Pass   1H
Pass   1NT    Dbl    2H
?

What call do you make?


Problem 9.
IMPS (Calcutta)
E-W Vulnerable
Dealer East

You, South, hold, S-void H-AJ732 D-QJ752 C-QT8

South  West   North  East
		     Pass
Pass   1S     Pass   4D(1)
?

(1) splinter - shows spade support and a diamond singleton or void

What call do you make?
--

Matthew Merzbacher	ARPA:	matthew@CS.UCLA.EDU
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