C6
BRIDGE BOTH SIDES VULNERABLE
NORTH (D) ♠ A K 3 ♥ J 5 3 ♦ K 4 3 2 ♣ A J 2
WEST ♠ Q J 10 8 ♥ 6 ♦ A 10 8 ♣ 9 7 6 4 3
SOUTH ♠ 6 4 2 ♥ A K 9 4 2 ♦ 6 5 ♣ K Q 8
The bidding: NORTH EAST
All Pass SOUTH
1 NT Pass 3 ♥ 4 ♥
Opening Lead — ♠ Q FRANK AND ERNEST D
eclarer’s handling of card combinations
includes a knowledge of safety plays. It’s a subtle area: More skill is involved in judging when to play safe than in actually executing such a play. Today’s declarer wasted no time losing his con- tract: He took the king of spades and cashed the A-K of trumps. When West showed out, South had to lose two trumps plus a spade. He led a diamond to dummy’s king and escaped for down one when West had the ace. South has a safety play
available in trumps: He can take the ace, then lead low toward the jack. If either defender holds Q-10-x-x, South loses only one trump trick. But South doesn’t know whether he can afford the safety play: If East has the ace of dia- monds, South must pick up the trumps without loss. South must lead a trump
to his ace at Trick Two and return a diamond. If East had the ace, South would cash the king of trumps later, hoping a defender had Q-x. But when West has the ace, South can play safe in trumps. DAILY QUESTION You hold: ♠ 6 4 2 ♥ A K 9 4 2 ♦ 6 5 ♣ K Q 8 Your partner opens one diamond, you bid one heart and he tries two clubs. What do you say? ANSWER: You lack a good
natural bid. A jump to three hearts, even if forcing, would show a longer suit; a jump to four clubs would promise better support; a bid of 3NT with weak spades would be unwise. Modern methods solve the problem with a bid of two spades. This “fourth-suit” bid promises nothing; it only asks partner to bid on.
— Frank Stewart © 2010, TRIBUNE MEDIA SYNDICATE
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