PANEL

BY: MARINA PILIPOVIĆ

1. problem
Teams, EW Vul


N E S W
- 1 3 ?
 J7


QJ54
KQ109876
4 : 10
5 : 3
pass: 1
dble: 1

Aljoša: 4 - 100%. forsing i jos postoji sansxa da pronadxemo karo fit

Andy: dble - 70%. 4 - 30%. very difficult problem; everything can be right

Bato: 4 - 100%. Iako karta očigledno vuče na to, da se igra tref kontrakt, možda partner ima 6/7 pikova kada smo i South i ja tako jednobojni (partner skoro mora imati 4/5 srvenih karata, tako, da tref fit nije evidentan – iako mi doduše ni treba puno podrške). 4 pik pasiram, na 4 karo možda licitiram 4 herca – ako je dan dobar.

Brk: 5 - 100%. Protivnički baraž nas je doveo u nezgodnu situaciju. Za "istraživanja" nemam prostora, poena nemam baš puno ali imam veliku "playing straingth".

Dubo: 4 - 100%. Na 4K bi licitirao 5K, na 4H-5T a 4P bi pasirao.

Eddie Kantar: pass - 60%. 4 - 40%. Pass. 55% I'm afraid if I bid 4C and we can make five, partner will put me in six. Also, I doubt the bidding is over.

Ivica: 4 - 100%. Partner zna što se događa, nećemo valjda nastradati (na 4K-5K, 4H-5T, 4P-pass).

Jerry: 4 - 100%.

Marcin: 5 - 100%. The most likely game with big defect because not showing heart control.

Marina: 4 - 80%. 5 - 20%.

Max: 4 - 100%. Trying fo find bettr contract between 5cl or 4 sp.

Paul: 4 - 70%. dble - 30%. Well you have to bid on the hand and a seven card suit looks to provide the best trump suit. Double might work - not so much that you might discover a Diamond fit (the hand will not play well in a 4-4 fit) but that partner might be able to bid 4S if he has a six-card suit. Still, 4C does look the best descriptive bid.

Šenk: 4 - 100%. vse opcije puscam odprte

Špiljak: 5 - 100%. Nisam siguran kako će se bilo koja druga licitacija razviti. Istina je da možda treba igrati pik ili karo, no to ću jako teško saznati. Pitanje znastvenicima: biste li pasirali partnerovih 4 pik na vaših 4 tref (forsing)?

Todi: 4 - 100%.


2. problem
Teams, None


N E S W
- - - 1
1NT* dble pass pass
2 pass pass dble
pass 3 pass ?

* 12+HCP, unbalanced hand
 84

J108
K107
AKQ83
pass: 10
3 NT: 6
4 : 5
3 : 5

Aljoša: pass - 100%. ovo ne bi trebao biti forsing, mogao je prije slobodno licitirati ili prijaviti novu boju ili cuebidirati.Trebao bi biti minimalan sa 9-10 poena i onda vjerovatno nema mansxe.

Andy: 3 NT - 100%. double of 2D was a very bad bid; I would have bid 2NT instead. It would have described my hand much better. Is 3C forc now? There must be a difference between: passing first and after X bidding 3C OR bidding 3C immediately. I think he is stronger now. In my bridge philosophie bidding the long way always shows a better hand.

Bato: 4 - 100%. Ako dozvoli Marina malo teorije: prva kontra je u principu kaznena, drugi pass je F, bez 5-te boje, vjerovatno čeka moj 4-ti major obzirom na to, da ima bar 5 trefova. 3 tref nakon moje kaznene kontre na 2 karo zato mora biti F i pokazivanje krajnjeg neinteresa za kontriranje protivnika. Malo sam razmišljao o 3 NT, ali na timu ni 5 tref nije karastrofa (a veoma slatko kada 3 NT nema). Partner bi morao imati nešto ovako: 2(3,4), 4(2,3), 1, 5(6) i 10-11 poena, a ja sam i sa puno slabijim trefom otvarao 1 tref, pa valjda mogu i sada izdržati 4 trefa. Naša voditeljica kaže, da imamo suvislog partnera, pa da ga sada čujem.

Brk: 4 - 100%. 3T mora biti F za krug, 3NT bez majorskih štopera nije moj stil. U originalnom djelenju E je imao AQxx, xx, A, J1098xx.

Dubo: pass - 100%.

Eddie Kantar: pass - 90%. 3 NT - 10%. I have a minimum and partner has made a non-forcing bid.

Ivica: 3 NT - 100%. Možda malo nategnuto.

Jerry: 3 - 100%.

Marcin: 4 - 50%. 3 NT - 50%. 3NT= AQxx, Axxx, x, xxxx= making probably 3NT but not 5T. 4T= AQxx, K9xx, x, Jxxx= making (perfaps) 5T but not 3NT.

Marina: pass - 70%. 4 - 30%.

Max: pass - 100%.

Paul: pass - 50%. 3 NT - 50%. This all boils down to whether East's Pass of 2D was forcing. If it WAS forcing then 3C is now forcing (with a weak hand East could have bid 3C over 2D). If there is no agreement then I think the Pass is NOT forcing and I would Pass 3C. If it IS forcing then I bid 3NT on the grounds that I don't know what else to do.

Šenk: pass - 100%. Prtner ima cca. 10 H s kontro v vsaj 1 od majorjev in krizem (npr. 5-4-1-3). Ce bi npr. imel invit s krizem, bi rekel 3 C na 2 D. Mislim, da bom raje vzel plus rezultat kot padel po nepotrebnem 3 NT.

Špiljak: 3 - 100%. Partner je sjajno izvukao kontru. S desetkaratnim fitom nećemo napraviti baš previše štihova u trefu. Vjerojatno treba igrati 3NT ali za to partner treba imati 3 brza štiha u majorima ili karo (polu)štopera. Nadam se da će partner shvatiti i s AK A u majorima licitirati 3NT (ipak sam dao kaznenu kontru)

Todi: 3 - 100%. i poslije 3NT (za direktnih 3NT imam predobar tref)


3. problem
Pairs, All


N E S W
- 2 pass 2NT
pass 3 pass ?
 KJ8

K1096
1096
Q86
4 : 10
4 : 8
3 NT: 2
6 NT: 1

Aljoša: 3 NT - 70%. 4 - 30%. Sa tri bez ostavljam prostora da saznam nesxto visxe o partnerovoj karti.Ako je partner balansiran i to slucyajno pasira onda smo sigurno u dobro parskom kontraktu. Cyetiri isto pik dolazi u obzir, podrsxku imam, imam gotovo minimum za dva bez i ataku prima partner.

Andy: 4 - 100%. with that good Spades I should give him a cue

Bato: 4 - 100%. Malo sam razmišljao o 4 herca (kao K, ali to može biti i 6-ta bela i npr. tref K) ali nema puno smisla. 2 NT i 4 pik je dosta za opis mog lista. Nemam ništa više od rečenog.

Brk: 4 - 80%. 4 - 20%. Primarno potvrda pik, blizu minimuma odgovora 2NT, jasno NF. otvarač će "potegnuti" ako ima dobar list, a sigurno ja da AQ9xx, AQx, AQJx, A ne smije pasirati. (Usporedite sa AQ9xx, AQ, AQJ, Axx). 4H dolazi u obzir samo u iskusnijem partnershipu, a i tu može doći do nesporazuma. Sigurno je da je 4H forsing, no jasno je da to može biti i boja, pa se stvari mogu iskomplicirati (ne s ovim listovima).

Dubo: 4 - 100%.

Eddie Kantar: 4 - 100%. This hand is worth one cuebid. Of course it would be nice to know what 2NT showed.

Ivica: 4 - 100%. Poslije 5P.

Jerry: 4 - 100%. I'm not sure what exactly is 2Cl opening, but if my pd has shown 8,8.5 tricks on spades, I'm obliged to present him my values.

Marcin: 4 - 100%. What else? the sistem is bad for this situation because 4H would be natural, not a cue-bid.

Marina: 4 - 70%. 4 - 30%.

Max: 4 - 100%. cue with support

Paul: 4 - 100%. K J 8 is ample trump support - I have no Ace to cue-bid and partner has heard me show a decent hand with 2NT. What else can I bid? Is there a sensible alternative? 3NT ugh. 4H (promising the Ace) is ghastly if partner has a singlton Heart.

Šenk: 4 - 100%. Cue, vse sem odlicitiral

Špiljak: 4 - 60%. 6 NT - 40%. Kada je ovaj board došao u Opatiji licitirao sam 6NT. To je uvjerljivo najbolji licit ako trebate dobar rezultat ili ako niste sigurni da partner nece 4 pik shvatiti kao sign-off. Nekakve izmisljene "prijelazne" licitacije ostavljam Marini.

Todi: 4 - 100%.


4. problem
Teams, EW Vul


N E S W
- - 1* pass
pass dble pass 1
pass 2 pass ?

* better minor
 7643

K106
KQ5
962
3 : 10
2 : 2
2 : 1

Aljoša: 3 - 100%. maksimum negativa

Andy: 3 - 100%. I have to show partner my strength

Bato: 3 - 100%. Za mene je ovo panel crnih boja. Opcija je 2 karo (iako bi to po mom mišljenju morao biti 5-ti pik, ako sam maksimalan za 1 pik) ali ipak sam za 3 tref. To bi moralo biti 7/8/9 poena, nemam tref štoper (volio bih, da imam J9x u trefu) i balansiran sam. Čini mi se, da to i imam. Pitanje za kućnu analizu: što bi bilo 3 pik od partnera?

Brk: 3 - 80%. 2 - 20%. Vrijeme je da pokažemo da imamo određene vrijednosti, dolazi u obzir i 2K. Jedini negativni govor bio bi 2P.

Dubo: 3 - 100%.

Eddie Kantar: 3 - 100%. Partner has a very strong hand with three spades and I'm hoping he can bid 3NT.

Ivica: 3 - 100%. Forsing, igramo sigurno manšu a možda i slem.

Jerry: 3 - 100%. Showing maximum negative.

Marcin: 3 - 100%. Some good hand.

Marina: 3 - 100%.

Max: 3 - 100%. maximum 1 spade

Paul: 3 - 100%. I don't know what partner has got but I know he has a good hand. Without a club stop I can't try 3NT but I can pass the buck and get him to make the decision. The real danger of 3C as a bid is that partner will bid 3S. Now I really will not know what to do. Still, that's the next round.

Šenk: 2 - 100%. Mislim, da ta roka ni vredna vec !

Špiljak: 2 - 100%. Možda sam mogao licitirati 2 pik u prvom govoru. Obzirom da nisam, nemam sada namjeru popravljat svoju odluku.

Todi: 3 - 100%.


5. problem
Teams, NS Vul


N E S W
- - - 1
2* dble 3 ?

* preemptive
 3

AQ7
A6
AQJ10862
6 : 10
4 : 7
4 NT: 4
5 : 3
4 : 1
dble: 1

Aljoša: 4 NT - 100%. Ne zxelim komplicirati i licitirati cyetiri tref pa da mi to partner pasira sa singl kraljem tref i npr. cyetvrtim kraljem herc. Tesxko je vjerovati ,da sa poenima koje je partner obecxao, slam nije unutra ili je barem na impas.Najradije bi odmah rekao sxesticu, ali se ne zxelim odrecxi sxanse za sedam. Protivnik je rekao dva pika u drugoj protiv prve i sigurno ima dobar pik pa ocekujem kod njegovog partnera figure u drugim bojama.Jedino kontra na tri pik nam daje sanxu za pronalazxenjem nekog drugog fita ali to sam odbacio kao mogucxi licit jer je velika sanxa da to partner pasira.

Andy: 4 - 60%. dble - 40%. 1)shows a slam interested+ hand 2)leaves more room for investigations

Bato: 4 - 100%. Iako i određeni broj trefova svakako dolazi u obzir (i 6 i 5). Neka se partner izjasni. Karo kontrakt nije zanimljiv, herc svakako je i jasno naš današnji neizbježni tref. Na 5 tref dodam još jednoga.

Brk: 6 - 100%. Ako parter ima singl tref, crveni bikolor sa 5/6 herčeva KJ i 7/8 poena (nije mogao izravno licitirati 3H) sigurno nisam u najboljem kontraktu. Ipak kako nemam kristalnu kuglu ne vidim bolji put, a slem svakako želim igrati.

Dubo: 6 - 100%.

Eddie Kantar: 4 NT - 40%. 6 - 30%. dble - 20%. 5 - 10%. 4NT-I think this is keycard for hearts, the suit partner has promised. I intend to bid 6C next. Good problem.

Ivica: 5 - 100%.

Jerry: 4 - 50%. 5 - 50%. 4Sp seems too much for these cards, but could be...Moreover, 4Sp sounds a little bit ambigious...what about hearts? But 5Cl is a little bit undervalueated, so 50/50...

Marcin: 6 - 100%. Practical bidding with finese in clubs (H or D) in reserve.

Marina: 6 - 80%. 4 NT - 20%.

Max: 4 - 100%.

Paul: 6 - 80%. 5 - 20%. I never know how to bid these hnads so I just take a pot at the most likely spot. True, 6C may be a very poor contract but it is difficult to see how I can drag information out of partner. 3S is not, in my view, very sensible and is unlikly to achieve much (if partner bids 4H what do you do now?)

Šenk: 4 - 100%. Ne verjamem, da se bova ustavila pod 6 C, zato se mi zdi kontra prenevarna (da partner passira).

Špiljak: 4 NT - 100%. Nadam se da igramo RKCB (zanima me i kralj tref). Ako partner ima 2 asa pitat ću i kraljeve i najvjerojatnije završiti u velikom slemu. S jednim asom definitivno želim igrat šest. Stvarno ne vidim gdje je ovdje problem :).

Todi: 6 - 100%.



EXPERT PROBLEM 1 PROBLEM 2 PROBLEM 3 PROBLEM 4 PROBLEM 5 TOTAL
Dubravko Diklić 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 50.0
Massimo Morits 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 7.0 47.0
Marina Pilipović 8.6 8.5 9.4 10.0 8.8 45.3
Todi Gantar 10.0 5.0 8.0 10.0 10.0 43.0
Paul Bowyer 7.3 8.0 8.0 10.0 8.6 41.9
Bato Protega 10.0 5.0 8.0 10.0 7.0 40.0
Jerry Stamatov 10.0 5.0 10.0 10.0 5.0 40.0
Eddie Kantar 4.6 9.6 10.0 10.0 5.1 39.3
Matija Šenk 10.0 10.0 10.0 2.0 7.0 39.0
Ivica Miladin 10.0 6.0 10.0 10.0 3.0 39.0
Aljoša Čakić 10.0 10.0 3.8 10.0 4.0 37.8
Marcin Lesniewski 3.0 5.5 8.0 10.0 10.0 36.5
Miljenko Brkljačić 3.0 5.0 8.4 8.2 10.0 34.6
Andy Gloyer 3.7 6.0 10.0 10.0 4.6 34.3
Branko Špiljak 3.0 5.0 5.2 2.0 4.0 19.2


CONTESTANT PROBLEM 1 PROBLEM 2 PROBLEM 3 PROBLEM 4 PROBLEM 5 TOTAL
Helga Poklepović 4 = 10 pass = 10 4 = 10 3 = 10 4 = 7 47
Tvrtko Perković 4 = 10 pass = 10 4 = 8 3 = 10 4 NT = 4 42
Boris Bursać 4 = 10 3 NT = 6 4 = 8 3 = 10 4 = 7 41
Dean Pokorny 4 = 10 pass = 10 4 = 8 3 = 10 5 = 3 41
Dario Filjar 4 = 10 pass = 10 6 = 0 3 = 10 6 = 10 40
Željka Karaman-Martinović 4 = 10 pass = 10 4 = 8 2 = 1 6 = 10 39
Marin Poklepović 4 = 10 pass = 10 4 NT = 0 3 = 10 4 = 7 37
Adriano Voscilla 4 = 10 3 NT = 6 4 = 8 3 = 10 dble = 1 35
Igor Novosel 4 = 10 3 NT = 6 4 = 8 3 = 10 4 = 1 35
Zoran Šantek 4 = 10 3 NT = 6 4 = 8 2 = 1 6 = 10 35
Karlo Brguljan 4 = 10 3 NT = 6 4 = 8 2 = 1 6 = 10 35
Danijel Zenko 4 = 10 4 = 5 4 = 8 3 = 10 4 = 1 34
Alen Perković 4 = 10 3 NT = 6 4 = 8 2 NT = 0 6 = 10 34
Milko Pravdić 4 = 10 pass = 10 3 NT = 2 2 = 1 6 = 10 33
Simon Pirjevec 4 = 10 pass = 10 4 = 8 2 = 1 4 NT = 4 33
Milan Žmak dble = 1 pass = 10 4 = 8 3 = 10 4 NT = 4 33
Sandra Ruso 4 = 10 pass = 10 4 = 8 2 = 1 5 = 3 32
Marija Orešković 4 = 10 pass = 10 4 = 8 2 NT = 0 4 NT = 4 32
Srđan Richter 4 = 10 pass = 10 4 = 8 4 = 0 5 = 3 31
Dražen Martinović 4 = 10 pass = 10 4 NT = 0 2 = 1 6 = 10 31
Duško Obradović 4 = 0 pass = 10 4 = 10 3 = 10 4 = 1 31
Vedran Zorić 4 = 10 pass = 10 4 = 8 2 = 1 4 = 1 30
Frano Jančić 4 = 10 3 NT = 6 4 = 8 2 = 1 4 NT = 4 29
Dragan Visekrunić 4 = 10 3 NT = 6 4 = 8 2 = 2 5 = 3 29
Iva Jurišić 4 = 0 pass = 10 4 = 8 3 = 10 dble = 1 29
Srđan Katušić 4 = 10 3 NT = 6 4 = 10 2 = 1 dble = 1 28
Dragan Petrina 4 = 10 3 NT = 6 4 = 8 2 NT = 0 5 = 3 27
Boris Hajduković 4 = 10 3 NT = 6 4 = 8 pass = 0 5 = 3 27
Tomislav Šćepanović 4 = 10 3 NT = 6 4 = 8 2 = 1 4 = 1 26
Zoran Bohaček 4 = 10 3 NT = 6 4 = 8 2 NT = 0 4 = 1 25
Barbara Kranjc 4 = 10 5 = 0 4 = 10 2 = 1 4 NT = 4 25
Ljubica Bajakić 4 = 10 pass = 10 4 NT = 0 2 = 1 5 = 3 24
Natko Sorić 4 = 10 pass = 10 6 = 0 pass = 0 5 = 3 23
Nenad Poštić dble = 1 3 NT = 6 4 = 8 2 = 1 4 = 7 23
Gjivo Tikvica dble = 1 pass = 10 4 = 10 2 = 1 4 = 1 23
Tolja Orač dble = 1 pass = 10 4 = 8 2 NT = 0 4 NT = 4 23
Tomislav Šašek 4 = 0 pass = 10 pass = 0 3 = 10 4 = 1 21
Miro Tesla dble = 1 pass = 10 4 = 8 2 = 1 4 = 1 21
Mario Zeljko 4 = 10 3 NT = 6 5 = 0 2 = 1 5 = 3 20
Dominik Mokni dble = 1 3 NT = 6 4 = 8 2 = 1 4 NT = 4 20
Vesna Dacić 4 = 10 3 NT = 6 5 = 0 2 = 1 dble = 1 18
Damir Franulović 4 = 10 4 = 5 3 NT = 2 pass = 0 4 = 1 18
Zoran Potočki 4 = 10 3 NT = 6 5 = 0 2 = 1 dble = 1 18
Vanja Grahek 3 = 0 3 NT = 6 4 = 8 2 = 2 4 = 1 17
Pero Stojančević 3 = 0 3 NT = 6 4 = 8 2 NT = 0 3 NT = 0 14
Aleksandar Carević dble = 1 pass = 10 4 NT = 0 2 NT = 0 4 = 1 12