C8 BRIDGE NEITHER SIDE VULNERABLE
NORTH ♠ J 4 3 2 ♥ 5 ♦ A 7 ♣ A K 7 5 4 3
WEST ♠ K 10 ♥ Q 9 7 6 ♦ Q J 10 2 ♣ 10 6 2
SOUTH (D) ♠ A 5 ♥ A 8 4 ♦ K 8 6 5 ♣ Q J 9 8
The bidding:
SOUTH WEST NORTH 1 ♣ 1 NT 3 ♦ 6 ♣
Pass Pass
A 1 ♠
Pass 3 ♣ 4 ♦
All Pass Opening Lead — ♦ Q
reader writes that her partner is a thought-
ful player, but her train of thought doesn’t seem to have a caboose. “She went down at this slam,” my fan says, “and after she spent 15 minutes analyzing, she concluded she’d been unlucky.” South won the first dia- mond with the king and took the queen of clubs, expecting to claim if trumps broke 2-1. When instead East showed out, South led the ace and a low spade, and West took the king and led a second diamond. Declarer won and ruffed a spade, but West overruffed with the ten for down one. I can appreciate a careful
analyst, but it’s better to ana- lyze before you play. South got derailed when she took the queen of trumps; she should start the trumps with the ace. Even when East discards,
South will succeed since she can ruff two spades with the Q-J of trumps and still pick up West’s 10-6-2. South would also be safe if East had three trumps — unless East’s hand were also extremely distribu- tional, which was unlikely. DAILY QUESTION You hold: ♠ A 5 ♥ A 8 4 ♦ K 8 6 5 ♣ Q J 9 8 Your partner opens one
heart, and the next player passes. What do you say? ANSWER: A bid of 2NT was once correct, but now play- ers use “limit” double raises and treat a 2NT response as an artificial forcing raise. Although you have heart sup- port, any forcing raise would promise four-card support. Temporize with a response of two clubs. If partner rebids two hearts, you’ll raise to four hearts.
— F rank Stewart © 2010, TRIBUNE MEDIA SYNDICATE
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