National Post (National Edition)

BRIDGE

- By Paul Thurston That plan was modified when West waded in with an overcall that might have been better left on the shelf given the prevailing vulnerabil­ity conditions and West’s porous diamond suit. But no immediate disaster ensued as North-South brush

Even among the stodgy (and dodgy?) Senior entrants, many pairs at the Canadian National Team Championsh­ips employed some version of a forcing club opening bid.

They tried to find a host of opponents eager to get in the auction to try to gum up the other side’s bidding machinery.

But that tactic often backfired by giving away informatio­n a skillful declarer could exploit.

South’s one club call was forcing as he was preparing to rebid to show 15-17 highcard points in a balanced hand.

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