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DAILY BRIDGE CLUB:
“Simple Saturday” columns focus on improving basic technique.
When a good declarer plans his play at a contract that looks easy, he asks, “What can go wrong?”
You’re declarer at today’s six hearts. It’s best to avoid slams that depend on a finesse. If the finesse fails, you lose a game bonus. But if dummy had A 8 5, 10 8 4, A 5 3, K 10 5 4, slam would be excellent.
West leads the jack and 10 of spades. Plan your play.
You will finesse in trumps, but in case East has K-x-x-x, ruff with your queen. Go to the ace of diamonds, let the eight of trumps ride and continue with the 10 to pick up East’s trumps.
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When West discarded, declarer was sunk. He couldn’t lead a club to dummy for a third trump finesse without blocking the clubs. When both minors broke 4-2, he wound up losing a diamond.
DAILY QUESTION:
You hold: ♠ Q85 ♥ 108 4 ◆ A53 ♣ KQ54.Your partner opens one heart, you respond two clubs and he bids two diamonds. In today’s deal, North bid two hearts next. Do you agree?
ANSWER: I do. Supporting partner’s first suit is a bidding principle. An option would be 2NT, but to withhold the heart support 53 55 57 58 59 61 63 Spruce Libel or slander
Gift from Prometheus Joint component Research ctr. One of the Big Five in Hollywood’s Golden Age Org. awarded a Special Tony in 2016 would be questionable. In a style where your two-club response would force to game, the proper response would have been 1NT.