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The very first board, and a number of pertinent points crop up.

Board 1 from Wednesday 4/09/2019
Dealer N Nil Vul

	87 AK72 KQ873 Q9
AT6 Q9 T9652 AKT		K32 J6543 A4 542
	QJ954 T8 J J8763

Q.1 What is North’s opening bid?
Q.2 Should East overcall if North opens 1D?
Q.3 If North opens 1D and a) East passes, should South bid? b) East overcalls 1H, should South bid?
Q.4 If East passes and South bids 1S, what should North bid next?
Q.5 If North does bid 2H and everyone passes, what should East lead?

How do you handle opening bids by opponents? East has a perfectly good opening bid of 1H. I am a great advocate of major oriented doubles, and hence a double of 1H should guarantee a four card spade suit.

Board 13 from Thursday 29/08/2019
Dealer N All Vul

	KJ765 JT76 J J82
43 432 T98753 Q4		Q82 AKQ95 2 T973
	AT9 8 AKQ64 AK65

How would you value the East hand? If you like to count losers, how many losers? Would you open the East hand 1S or a game forcing 2C? Would you be happy to play in 1S if partner cannot respond, or would you be prepared to be in game in either major irrespective of what partner has? And if partner can make a positive response to a 2C opening bid, will you definitely bid a slam?

Board 22 from Thursday 22/08/2019
Dealer E EW Vul

	96 KT4 KQ963 854
54 865 AJ84 KQ93		AKQJ82 AQ932 T 2
	T73 J7 752 AJT76

What is the best way for EW to get to the best contract after North opens a weak 2S?

Board 17 from Thursday 15/08/2019
Dealer N Nil Vul

	KJT754 Q87 3 JT6
A9 AKT63 K762 K3		62 952 AJ9 A9875
	Q83 J4 QT854 Q42

An Excerpt from the Series ”More Evil”

Dealer N Nil Vul

	JT2 T93 AJT2 962
64 AK72 Q973 AJ7		KQ93 854 85 KT53
	A875 QJ6 K64 Q84