C8
BRIDGE
N-S VULNERABLE
NORTH
Q752 None A7652 AQ103
WEST
K83 Q10854 4 K864
SOUTH
J964 AK97
10 9
J52
The bidding:
EAST SOUTH WEST NORTH
1 2
Pass 1
2 3
Pass 4 (!) All Pass Opening Lead— Choose it
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North’s second double merely showed extra strength. It seems to me that after he’d entered the auction between two bid- ding opponents, he had none. South’s four spades when his A-K of hearts were “duplicated” values was too bold. West led his singleton diamond, and South took the ace and had to lead a trump to have a chance: ten from East, jack, king. West then led a heart. The play proceeded: ace
of hearts, trump ducked to East’s ace, jack of dia- monds cashed, queen of diamonds ruffed by South’s nine, king of hearts to pitch a diamond from dummy, jack of clubs covered, Q-10 of clubs, club ruff. And dummy won the last two tricks with the Q-7 of trumps. Making four! A writer noted that East
could have beaten the con- tract by taking his ace on the first trump and return- ing a trump. Nothing was said aboutWest’s open- ing lead. North-South had clearly bid game based on good distribution. Perhaps West’s lead should have been a trump.
DAILY QUESTION
You hold:
J964 AK97
10 9 J52 Your partner opens one diamond, you respond one heart and he bids two clubs. What do you say? ANSWER: This case is
close. A bid of 2NT would promise slightly more strength; I would choose it if the spades were Q 10 64.Asitis, bid two diamonds. Partner should have longer diamonds than clubs, so you’ll be at a playable contract if he passes. If he bids again, you’ll make sure of reach- ing game.
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