Open Room					Closed Room					IMP
Brd	Contract	By	Result	NS	EW	Contract	By	Result	NS	EW	USA 2	NETHERLANDS
1	2	E	-2	100		4	N	-1		50	4	-
2	2NTX	S	-3		800	3NT	W	-1	50		-	13
3	3NT	E	+2		660	3NT	E	=		600	-	2
4	4	E	-3	300		3	W	-1	100		5	-
5	3NT	S	+1	630		5	N	-1		100	12	-
6	3NT	E	-3	300		3	E	=		110	9	-
7	4	S	=	620		3NT	S	+1	630		-	-
8	3NT	S	+2	460		3NT	S	+1	430		1	-
9	3NT	N	+2	460		3NT	N	+2	460		-	-
10	4	E	+2		680	6	E	=		1430	13	-
11	4	W	=		420	4	W	=		420	-	-
12	4X	E	-1	100		5X	E	-1	100		-	-
13	4	N	-1		100	2	N	+1	140		-	6
14	2	N	=	110		3NT	E	-1	50		2	-
15	5	S	+1	620		5	S	+1	620		-	-
16	2	W	=		110	2	E	-1	100		-	5
Total:											51	26

Board 1 Dealer North Vul: None NORTH J 9 6 5 4 A K Q 10 2 A 10 9 WEST 8 K J 10 9 7 J 8 7 6 8 7 2 EAST A K 10 4 8 2 5 4 3 K Q 5 3   SOUTH Q 7 6 5 3 2 A Q 3 9 J 6 4

Open Room : WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH BAKKEREN T KATZ Ralph BERTENS Hu NICKELL Ni 1 1 Pass Pass Dbl 2 Pass Pass Pass 1S 2N 3N 4N 5E 6E 7W 8E 9N 10N 11N 9 A K 2 A 4 2 3 A 10 4 6 4 5 K 3 5 9 6 5 10 Q 3 Q 2 8 8 Q 7 J 6 3 7 8 J 9 J 4 10 7 9 2 by E, down 2, NS 100 Closed Room : WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH RODWELL DRIJVER Ba MECKSTROTH BRINK Sjoe 1NT! Pass 2 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass 1E 2N 3E 4E 5N 6E 7S 8N 9N K J Q 3 9 2 9 K Q 4 A J 6 K A 6 4 5 8 2 2 7 3 9 A 3 Q A 8 9 10 7 4 3 7 8 4 by N, down 1, NS -50

4 imps to USA 2
 
USA 2 9 - NETHERLANDS 0

Board 2 Dealer East Vul: NS NORTH Q 10 8 6 10 9 7 4 10 3 10 3 2 WEST 4 A K J 8 3 A Q A 9 7 5 4 EAST A J 9 5 2 5 2 9 8 7 6 2 6   SOUTH K 7 3 Q 6 K J 5 4 K Q J 8

Open Room : WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH BAKKEREN T KATZ Ralph BERTENS Hu NICKELL Ni 2 2NT Dbl Pass Pass Pass 1W 2W 3S 4S 5S 6E 7W 8W 9W 10W 11W A 8 K Q 3 8 K J 3 A A 4 9 5 4 4 4 7 10 10 10 6 5 2 2 3 Q Q 9 2 2 9 6 6 Q 6 5 A 3 7 5 J 8 K 2NTX by S, down 3, NS -800 Closed Room : WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH RODWELL DRIJVER Ba MECKSTROTH BRINK Sjoe Pass 1NT! D! Pass 2 Pass 2NT! Pass 3 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass 1N 2E 3W 4W 5W 6N 7N 8S 9S 10W 11W 12S 6 2 A K 8 Q 8 J Q 3 9 J A 6 7 9 10 5 9 7 A 10 10 Q 3 J 5 2 6 7 K 2 3 2 8 4 4 Q 5 4 5 4 6 7 8 K 3NT by W, down 1, NS 50

13 imps to NETHERLANDS
 
USA 2 9 - NETHERLANDS 13

Board 3 Dealer South Vul: EW NORTH J 9 3 2 A 10 8 5 5 2 A J 5 WEST A K 10 6 4 K Q 6 4 4 Q 10 8 EAST Q 8 7 2 A Q 8 6 K 9 7 6 4   SOUTH 7 5 J 9 3 K J 10 9 7 3 3 2

Open Room : WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH BAKKEREN T KATZ Ralph BERTENS Hu NICKELL Ni 2 2 3 3NT Pass Pass Pass 1S 2E 3W 4E 5N 6W 7E 8E 9E 10E 10 6 10 4 5 4 9 7 A 8 4 2 J 3 2 2 7 7 9 5 Q K 8 9 Q 4 6 6 Q 5 3 A K 5 8 10 2 3NT by E, making 5, NS -660 Closed Room : WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH RODWELL DRIJVER Ba MECKSTROTH BRINK Sjoe 2 2 Pass 2NT Pass 3 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass 1S 2W 3N 4E 5E 6W 7W 8E 9E 10E 11E 9 Q 2 Q 8 K 10 9 7 4 6 Q A A 7 5 9 J 7 9 J 10 5 6 3 4 A 2 K 8 6 10 4 7 2 4 2 3 J 3 5 8 10 5 3NT by E, making 3, NS -600

2 imps to NETHERLANDS
 
USA 2 9 - NETHERLANDS 15

Board 4 Dealer West Vul: Both NORTH 6 4 9 5 4 7 5 4 A Q 6 3 2 WEST J 10 9 8 7 6 K J 6 3 K 10 7 EAST A Q 3 2 K Q 2 Q 9 2 J 5 4   SOUTH K 5 A J 10 8 7 3 A 10 8 9 8

Open Room : WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH BAKKEREN T KATZ Ralph BERTENS Hu NICKELL Ni Pass Pass 1 1 Dbl 2 2 3 4 Pass Pass Pass 1S 2N 3N 4S 5S 6S 7W 9 A 3 A A 8 7 7 4 J 3 6 K 4 Q 8 5 7 4 4 2 5 10 K 2 2 9 K 4 by E, down 3, NS 300 Closed Room : WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH RODWELL DRIJVER Ba MECKSTROTH BRINK Sjoe Pass Pass 1 1 1 2 2 3 D! Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass 1N 2S 3N 4N 5S 9 8 A 6 A K 10 5 J 3 A Q 9 K 7 6 4 7 K 2 3 by W, down 1, NS 100

5 imps to USA 2
 
USA 2 14 - NETHERLANDS 15

Board 5 Dealer North Vul: NS NORTH K 7 5 10 9 8 7 A Q J 10 7 3 WEST 10 6 2 A Q 6 5 3 K 6 8 7 2 EAST Q 9 4 2 8 5 K Q 10 9 5 4 3   SOUTH A J 8 3 K J 4 9 4 2 A J 6

Open Room : WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH BAKKEREN T KATZ Ralph BERTENS Hu NICKELL Ni 1 3 3NT Pass Pass Pass 1W 2E 3S 4N 5N 6W 7N 8W 9N 2 9 2 7 8 2 9 5 A 5 J 6 2 10 K 5 10 8 Q 6 Q 4 J 4 K 4 6 7 5 6 Q 3 A 8 3NT by S, making 4, NS 630 Closed Room : WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH RODWELL DRIJVER Ba MECKSTROTH BRINK Sjoe 1 3 D! 1) 3 2) 3 4 Pass Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass Pass Pass   1) FG 2) !h 1E 2W 3W 4E 5S 2 A 6 Q 9 J 8 9 A 6 Q 4 5 2 3 7 4 K 5 8 5 by N, down 1, NS -100

12 imps to USA 2
 
USA 2 26 - NETHERLANDS 15

Board 6 Dealer East Vul: EW NORTH Q 9 5 2 Q 8 3 J 3 K 10 6 2 WEST 10 8 6 4 3 K J 6 2 K 7 6 A EAST A 10 5 A 10 8 2 Q J 9 7 5 3   SOUTH K J 7 A 9 7 4 Q 9 5 4 8 4

Open Room : WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH BAKKEREN T KATZ Ralph BERTENS Hu NICKELL Ni 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2NT Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass 1S 2W 3W 4E 5N 6E 7E 8N 9S 10S 11N 4 A 6 Q 2 J 9 5 Q J 9 K 2 J 8 A 4 7 5 8 10 10 3 5 A 2 7 7 4 K 3 Q 9 8 4 5 K 3 6 10 6 2 10 6 3NT by E, down 3, NS 300 Closed Room : WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH RODWELL DRIJVER Ba MECKSTROTH BRINK Sjoe 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass 1S 2E 3N 4E 5S 6W 7W 8E 9N 10W 11E 7 10 2 5 7 A 6 J J K Q 8 4 3 A J 2 3 8 8 6 5 2 J 6 3 5 A 4 5 7 A Q 3 8 2 4 4 K K 9 3 by E, making 3, NS -110

9 imps to USA 2
 
USA 2 35 - NETHERLANDS 15

Board 7 Dealer South Vul: Both NORTH A K Q 3 A 5 4 3 A K J 5 2 WEST J 9 7 4 J 8 Q J 10 2 10 8 7 EAST 2 Q 10 6 5 2 K 9 7 6 Q 4 3   SOUTH 10 8 6 5 3 A K 9 7 4 8 9 6

Open Room : WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH BAKKEREN T KATZ Ralph BERTENS Hu NICKELL Ni Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass 1W 2N 3N 4N 5S 6E 7S 8N 9S 10S 11N Q A A 3 9 K 6 4 K 4 5 A 4 2 6 8 5 7 7 J 10 9 6 6 3 A J 2 Q 8 2 K 10 8 7 4 8 Q 3 2 10 5 10 J 4 by S, making 4, NS 620 Closed Room : WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH RODWELL DRIJVER Ba MECKSTROTH BRINK Sjoe Pass Pass 1 1 D! Pass 2 1) Pass 2NT Pass 3 P! 2) 3NT Pass Pass Pass   1) cue bid in !s 2) no lead !h 1W 2S 3S 4N 5N 6E J A 6 K 2 10 3 8 8 3 Q 4 6 3 A 9 3 K 2 4 10 7 3NT by S, making 4, NS 630

No swing
 
USA 2 35 - NETHERLANDS 15

Board 8 Dealer West Vul: None NORTH 10 A Q J 5 3 A K Q 3 2 Q 8 WEST 8 6 3 2 9 10 7 4 K 10 9 6 2 EAST A J 4 K 10 8 7 4 J 8 5 5 4   SOUTH K Q 9 7 5 6 2 9 6 A J 7 3

Open Room : WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH BAKKEREN T KATZ Ralph BERTENS Hu NICKELL Ni Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass 1W 2N 3S 4E 5E 6S 7S 2 10 2 A 4 Q 9 Q J 9 5 A 3 8 5 K Q 2 6 3 3 6 K 2 8 4 3NT by S, making 5, NS 460 Closed Room : WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH RODWELL DRIJVER Ba MECKSTROTH BRINK Sjoe Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 3 Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass 1W 2N 3S 4E 5S 6N 7N 6 10 2 5 6 K Q 8 4 9 A 4 8 J 4 K Q 2 A 9 5 3 2 K Q 5 7 10 3NT by S, making 4, NS 430

1 imp to USA 2
 
USA 2 36 - NETHERLANDS 15

Board 9 Dealer North Vul: EW NORTH J 10 9 K 6 K J 7 5 3 A 10 8 WEST A 6 5 4 3 Q J 5 9 Q 6 3 2 EAST 8 7 10 9 7 4 2 Q 8 6 J 9 5   SOUTH K Q 2 A 8 3 A 10 4 2 K 7 4

Open Room : WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH BAKKEREN T KATZ Ralph BERTENS Hu NICKELL Ni 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2NT Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass 1E 2W 3N 4W 5S 6N 7N 10 Q 10 5 2 K 3 3 K 7 9 4 8 6 J 7 K 9 J 2 10 6 8 A A 8 9 3 3NT by N, making 5, NS 460 Closed Room : WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH RODWELL DRIJVER Ba MECKSTROTH BRINK Sjoe 1NT! Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass 1E 2N 3W 4W 5S 6N 4 9 Q 5 2 3 3 7 6 8 9 8 J K 9 2 K 10 K A 8 A 6 3NT by N, making 5, NS 460

No swing
 
USA 2 36 - NETHERLANDS 15

Board 10 Dealer East Vul: Both NORTH Q 8 4 A K 7 6 2 4 10 7 5 3 WEST K 10 6 5 J A K Q J K 9 8 6 EAST A J 7 3 2 4 10 9 8 7 A Q J   SOUTH 9 Q 10 9 8 5 3 6 5 3 2 4 2

Open Room : WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH BAKKEREN T KATZ Ralph BERTENS Hu NICKELL Ni 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3NT! Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass 1S 2E 3E 4W 5E 6E 7W 4 A 2 8 Q 7 K 6 9 3 5 2 3 10 3 5 K A 9 A 4 J 4 8 2 7 4 4 by E, making 6, NS -680 Closed Room : WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH RODWELL DRIJVER Ba MECKSTROTH BRINK Sjoe 6 by E, making 6, NS -1430

13 imps to USA 2
 
USA 2 49 - NETHERLANDS 15

Board 11 Dealer South Vul: None NORTH 9 K 10 2 6 4 J 9 7 5 4 3 2 WEST Q J 7 2 Q 9 8 7 3 A J 9 3 EAST K 5 A J 5 4 Q 10 8 7 K Q 10   SOUTH A 10 8 6 4 3 6 K 5 2 A 8 6

Open Room : WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH BAKKEREN T KATZ Ralph BERTENS Hu NICKELL Ni 1 Pass 1NT! Dbl 2 4 Pass Pass Pass 1N 2S 3N 4W 5E 6E 7W 8N 9 3 9 8 Q 10 Q 6 5 7 K 10 8 6 K A 2 A A 3 9 7 2 K 3 6 2 3 4 4 by W, making 4, NS -420 Closed Room : WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH RODWELL DRIJVER Ba MECKSTROTH BRINK Sjoe 1 Pass 1NT Dbl 2 4 Pass Pass Pass 1N 2S 3N 4W 5E 6N 9 4 7 7 4 4 5 2 K 10 6 Q A 2 A A 8 K 7 K 3 6 K 4 by W, making 4, NS -420

No swing
 
USA 2 49 - NETHERLANDS 15

Board 12 Dealer West Vul: NS NORTH 7 2 J 10 7 6 5 3 2 3 9 5 2 WEST J 10 8 4 K 9 8 K 9 6 Q J 4 EAST K Q 6 5 3 4 A Q 10 8 7 2 6   SOUTH A 9 A Q J 5 4 A K 10 8 7 3

Open Room : WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH BAKKEREN T KATZ Ralph BERTENS Hu NICKELL Ni Pass Pass 1 2 D! 2 4 Dbl Pass Pass Pass 1S 2S 3S 4E 5S A A 5 3 4 4 8 6 A 9 2 J 3 4 7 6 4 10 2 2 4X by E, down 1, NS 100 Closed Room : WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH RODWELL DRIJVER Ba MECKSTROTH BRINK Sjoe Pass Pass 1 Dbl 2NT! 3 4 5 Dbl Pass 5 Dbl Pass Pass Pass 1S 2S 3S A A K 4 8 4 2 10 9 6 4 6 5X by E, down 1, NS 100

No swing
 
USA 2 49 - NETHERLANDS 15

Board 13 Dealer North Vul: Both NORTH A Q 10 8 4 Q 10 9 6 2 A 4 3 WEST K J 9 A Q J 8 7 4 K 10 9 5 EAST 6 3 8 6 5 2 A K J 3 8 7 2   SOUTH 7 5 4 2 K 10 9 7 3 5 Q J 6

Open Room : WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH BAKKEREN T KATZ Ralph BERTENS Hu NICKELL Ni 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2NT Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass 1E 2E 3N 4W 5S 6N 7S 8N 9S 10N K 7 4 10 2 Q 5 10 3 9 5 Q 2 4 9 A K J J 3 8 K K 2 Q 4 A 7 8 2 A A J 3 4 6 7 5 4 by N, down 1, NS -100 Closed Room : WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH RODWELL DRIJVER Ba MECKSTROTH BRINK Sjoe 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass 1E 2S 3E 4N 5W 6W 7S 8N 9S 10N 11S 2 5 8 4 10 9 3 6 7 10 9 Q 4 J 2 3 2 Q 3 A J 9 5 9 K 10 7 8 8 4 10 7 Q 4 K A J 6 2 5 7 6 8 A 2 by N, making 3, NS 140

6 imps to NETHERLANDS
 
USA 2 49 - NETHERLANDS 21

Board 14 Dealer East Vul: None NORTH 8 7 6 5 2 J 10 9 5 4 J 4 3 WEST K J 4 3 A K 10 6 K 10 7 5 4 EAST Q 9 8 7 3 K 7 5 A Q 8 3 2   SOUTH A 10 Q 6 2 A Q 9 8 2 J 9 6

Open Room : WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH BAKKEREN T KATZ Ralph BERTENS Hu NICKELL Ni Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1NT Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass 1E 2W 3W 4N 5N 6S 7E 8N 7 A 5 J 4 2 3 3 2 4 9 8 5 10 9 7 K 3 2 6 A J 10 Q 5 Q 6 7 6 K 10 2 by N, making 2, NS 110 Closed Room : WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH RODWELL DRIJVER Ba MECKSTROTH BRINK Sjoe 1 Pass 1 Pass 1NT Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass 1S 2E 3S 4S 2 9 A Q 10 A 6 J 3 3 K 2 5 3NT by E, down 1, NS 50

2 imps to USA 2
 
USA 2 51 - NETHERLANDS 21

Board 15 Dealer South Vul: NS NORTH 5 3 2 K 5 3 2 A 10 6 Q 9 7 WEST A J 10 8 7 4 9 6 4 8 J 10 4 EAST K 9 6 J 10 7 J 7 5 4 2 5 2   SOUTH Q A Q 8 K Q 9 3 A K 8 6 3

Open Room : WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH BAKKEREN T KATZ Ralph BERTENS Hu NICKELL Ni 1 2 Dbl 3 Dbl Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass Pass Pass 1W 2W 3S 4N 5S 6S 7S 8S 9S A 8 6 9 A K A Q 8 2 3 10 5 J 8 4 6 9 6 K Q K 7 6 2 3 K Q 3 2 4 9 2 7 10 J 5 by S, making 6, NS 620 Closed Room : WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH RODWELL DRIJVER Ba MECKSTROTH BRINK Sjoe 1 2 Dbl 3 Dbl Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass Pass Pass 1W 2W 3S 4N A 8 3 9 2 6 10 5 6 5 Q K Q K 2 4 5 by S, making 6, NS 620

No swing
 
USA 2 51 - NETHERLANDS 21

Board 16 Dealer West Vul: EW NORTH A 6 3 A 9 5 9 2 A Q 5 4 2 WEST K 9 8 5 4 2 10 6 4 2 8 7 8 EAST J K 8 3 A K Q 10 4 K 10 7 6   SOUTH Q 10 7 Q J 7 J 6 5 3 J 9 3

Open Room : WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH BAKKEREN T KATZ Ralph BERTENS Hu NICKELL Ni Pass 1NT D! 1) Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass   1) 5minor+4major or strong hand 1N 2W 3N 4E 5E 6W 7N 8E 9W 10E 3 8 9 K 7 6 2 10 4 Q J A A 9 J A K 5 5 J Q 6 6 2 2 3 3 4 K 10 K 3 8 2 4 7 7 5 J 6 2 by W, making 2, NS -110 Closed Room : WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH RODWELL DRIJVER Ba MECKSTROTH BRINK Sjoe Pass 1NT D! Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass 1S 2N 3E 4E 5S 6S 7E 8E 9E 10S 11E 12S Q 2 K 8 Q 5 A Q 6 7 7 3 2 K 7 J 2 8 6 J 9 8 J K A 3 4 6 6 9 4 5 8 A 9 3 7 5 9 J 10 2 3 4 4 5 2 by E, down 1, NS 100

5 imps to NETHERLANDS
 
USA 2 51 - NETHERLANDS 26