European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 21, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Goren on Bridge n. Rajas i a r r. I i s r i. A a or Chari it. Play or defend North South vulnerable. East deals. North a k q 7 6 9 0 West i 94 <7 void 0 7 j 2 d a 1741 a 6 k 4 q j 10 5 East a 5 3 9 a j 7 4 0 a j 9 5 a 63 South a 10 2 9 k q 10 9 5 3 2 0 q 10 6 a 9 the bidding East South West North pass 2 9 pass 2 it pass 3 0 3 it pass pass 4 9 pass pass dbl pass pass pass opening Lead King of a study this hand from the recent fall North american championships then decide whether you would rather play or defend four hearts doubled. South s opening bid was weak North s response was forcing and South showed a Diamond feature. West a three no Trump was intended As a distributional takeout and succeeded Only in getting East to double four hearts. At the table West led the King of clubs and shifted to a Diamond. Declarer played Low from Dummy East inserted the Jack and Declarer won. Dummy was entered with a Spade and the eight of hearts was led. Since the double Blu printed the distribution Declarer ran it. A repeat Trump finesse landed the contract. With East and West cooperating the defense can prevail. At trick two. West must shift to a Spades Jack of Spades is Best but a Low one is Good enough. The table wins and the eight of hearts is led. East rises with the Ace and returns another Spade removing the last entry to the table. If Declarer attempts to pick up Trumps East must take care to cover. Declarer will lose Only one Trump trick but he will have to concede two diamonds for Down one. Alternatively Declarer can try to Cash a third Spade. East must Ruff again giving up his Trump trick in favor of securing a second Diamond. Any Way you look at it you should have chosen to defend q. A both vulnerable As South you hold a As 9q10762 ovoid �T�akq972 the bidding has proceeded South West North East 1 a 10 19 2 0 ? what do you bid now you Are interested in is partner s Trump holding. If he has both the Ace and King you should be la Down for a grand slam if you Are missing one a Small slam is enough. Bid five no Trump the grand slam Force. This commands partner to bid seven hearts with two of the top three Trump honors. If he has none you Are too High but perhaps partner has six hearts and the Ace and King will crash together. Q. A As South vulnerable you hold a q9843 9 85 oqj63 13 partner opens the bidding with a demand bid of two Spades. What do you respond s a textbook bid to describe this hand exactly a jump to four Spades. That shows Good Trump support while denying a first or second round control in any Side suit. Ini Noou Xiv Auiona sue nun a nov ski Tia huh j h 111 h in Isiom v m1a1-j Adolho so h scion Xiv us h 4�mh a it mme q. East West vulnerable As South you hold a k85 94 0j3 �T�aq9854 the bidding has proceeded West North East South 10 dbl 3 0 ? what do you bid now , East s jump to three diamonds Over the double is preemptive. Secondly if you now simply bid four clubs partner might think that you Are competing under pressure. Jump to five clubs to show that you have a reasonable hand. Q. A As South vulnerable you hold a qj63 9 75 0 j652 13 the bidding has proceeded North East South West 2 a 1 ? what action do you take , this is a textbook situation. Double. After partners demand bid the double announces you have some strength in the Over caller s suit but utile or nothing elsewhere. Partner should be perfectly placed to decide what to do. Q. A neither vulnerable As South with 60 on score you hold a kj6 9q109 oaj104 9qj9 what is your opening bid you open one Diamond you could run into All sorts of problems later in the auction. 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