Baltimore Sun

You hold: 62

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AK9842 K 7. Your partner opens one spade, you respond two diamonds and he bids two hearts. What do you say?

ANSWER: A system in which your three diamonds forced to game might gain: You could rebid three diamonds, forcing. In “Standard” methods, three diamonds would be neither forcing nor encouragin­g. Bid 3NT or risk a devious “fourth-suit” bid of three clubs to force your partner to continue describing his hand.

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