European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 11, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Goren on Quot in. I. \ a Bridge Sharif show Bitt Dos t Tell both vulnerable. North a 9 4 2 South deals. West a 0 8 5 9 6 3 j 10 9 a a 8 a 0 7 5 k q 6 k 10 4 East i 10 7 3 j 10 8 2. A 4 a 7 6 3 Soith a k 6 k 4 8 5 3 qj952 1 he bidding South West North 1 pass 1 1 it pass 3 it pass pass Lead Jack of East pass pass no matter Whai convention you Aid to it our Arsenal in bidding or Plas you have to give up something among the More popular defensive conventions adopted by experts is the Lead of the Jack ten or n no against a no Trump contract shows Possession of either none or two higher honors that played a critical role in this hand from a team match. The bidding at the two tables was identical. After South described a balanced minimum North with a full opening bid and also a balanced band had no ambitions beyond three no Trump. At both tables West led the Jack of diamonds. At one table the Lead had no conventional meaning and Declarer had to guess whether it was away from the Ace or not. With nothing to guide him. South elected to play the tables Queen. East won the Ace and returned a Diamond and West forced out Dummy a stopper. When West gained the Lead with the Ace of clubs the defenders could Cash just enough Diamond tricks to defeat the contract. At the other table Declarer was blessed with the knowledge that the opening Lead signalled either two higher honors or none. Since it could not be two it had to be none marking East with the Ace of diamonds. Therefore Declarer followed Low from Dummy to the first trick and the Jack won. West continued with the ten to the Queen and East Sace but East had no Diamond to return Declarer won the Spade shift in hand and forced out the Ace of clubs. That gave him a total of 10 tricks four clubs two Spades three hearts and a Diamond and a gain of 730 Points. Q As South vulnerable you hold a j10. A9875 a akj87 the bidding has proceeded South West North East 1 pass 1 pass a. A As a Rule of thumb it is unwise to make a jump shift unless you have a reasonable idea about where you want to play game. Here you May have no playable spot the hand could be a misfit. We would be Content with two clubs the hand simply docs not have enough playing strength to commit it to game. Q. A East West vulnerable As South you hold a aqj8754 qj5 .94 2 in hrs seat what action do you take hand is Worth seven tricks six in Spades and one in hearts. According to the Rule of two and three that makes it Worth an opening bid of four Spades. We see no reason to take any other action. Answers for crypt quip and sunday crossword stat Tho or ild hoi ii Iii a1mk.vhi Iii Woom Iovu Chi m sch Ohhi .1 i in of Wei no Isar inv u vim huh 11 it a 11 t a a a a a m q. 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