DAILY BRIDGE CLUB

In the Blue Ribbon Pairs at the Fall NABC, North's double artificially showed three-card heart support. When South bid four hearts, East hastened to double.

East won the first trick with the king of diamonds and led a spade (not best). Declarer, LiChung Chen, took his ace and led a trump. Dummy's queen lost to the king, and East led a spade to West's king.

Declarer won the diamond return and led the six of trumps: seven, eight. He led to the jack of clubs, returned a third trump -- nine, ten -- and led a third diamond to dummy.

After nine tricks, dummy had J-8 of spades and A-7 of clubs. Declarer had A-5 of trumps (behind East's J-2) and Q-3 of clubs. When dummy led the jack of spades at Trick 10, the defense was sunk. If East discarded, Chen would cash the ace of clubs next; East would be trump-couped. If instead East ruffed, Chen would overruff and draw East's last trump. On that trick West would be squeezed in spades and clubs. DAILY QUESTION You hold: S A Q H A 10 8 5 3 D J 3 2 C Q 3 2. You open one heart, your partner responds one spade, you bid 1NT and he jumps to three spades. What do you say?

ANSWER: Partner's jump-rebid is invitational to game, not forcing. He has 10 or 11 high-card points and probably has a sixcard suit. Your spade support is impressive, but your hand is full of losers. Pass. If partner would be a favorite to make four spades, he would have bid game himself.