Canadian Bidding Contest: March 2026 Problems
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You can review the last set of problems in the December issue of Bridge Canada, along with the answers and comments from the panel of 24 experts. Among them, Mike Hargreaves scored a perfect 50, followed by Jason Feldman with 49. Top reader was Sheldon Spier followed by Rasim Sari.
Play along! Enter the Great Canadian Bidding Contest by emailing your answers for the June problems to Neil Kimmelman (editor@cbf.ca) by February 5th. The results and the analysis of the experts will be published in the March issue of Bridge Canada.
March 2026 Problems
Host: Neil Kimelman
1. IMPs, both vul. As South, you hold:
♠ 5 3 ♥ 6 4 ♦ A K Q J 5 3 ♣ A K 5
| West | North | East | South |
| Pass | 1♦ | ||
| Pass | 1♠1 | Pass | ? |
What do you bid?
2. Teams, Neither vul. As South you hold:
♠ 4 ♥ 6 4 ♦ A 9 4 3 ♣ K Q 7 6 3 2
| West | North | East | South |
| 2♠ | Pass | 3♣1 | |
| Dbl | 4♣ | 4♥ | ? |
1 To play.
What do you bid?
3. MPs, N-S vul. As South, you hold:
♠ A J 8 5 3 ♥ 6 4 ♦ A Q 10 ♣ 9 8 6
| West | North | East | Sud |
| 1♥ | 3♣ | 4♥ | ? |
What do you bid?
4. Matchpoints, Neither vul. As South, you hold:
♠ 10 2 ♥ 10 9 7 6 ♦ 10 5 2 ♣ A K Q 10
| South | West | North | East |
| 1♦ | Pass | Pass | ? |
What do you bid?
5. Matchpoints, Neither vul. As South, you hold:
♠ 10 7 2 ♥ J 5 ♦ A K Q 10 3 ♣ A 8 3
| West | North | East | South |
| 1♥ | Pass | 2♦ | |
| Pass | 2♥ | Pass | ? |
What do you bid?