DAILY BRIDGE CLUB:

Alphonse (Sonny) Moyse, who edited The Bridge World magazine for years, was a passionate advocate of 4-3 trump fits. It’s desirable to have at least eight trumps. If the opponents have almost as many as you do, you may have trouble keeping control. But a strong 4-3 fit may offer the only chance for game.

North-South have no chance at 3NT or at five diamonds. But South has 10 winners at four hearts; he only needs to keep control so he can take them.

West cashes the K-A of spades and leads the queen. If South ruffs, he will be safe if trumps break 3-3. As the cards lie, if South takes three high trumps next, West will have a trump and two good spades, and South will go down.

To keep control, South must discard on the third spade. If West leads a fourth spade, South can ruff in dummy, draw trumps and enjoy his winners.

The play at “Moysian” trump fits often demands careful technique. We’ll look at some of that technique this week.

DAILY QUESTION: You hold: 84 AQ105 Q 106 A 9 3 2. Your partner opens 1NT, and the next player overcalls two spades. What do you say?

ANSWER: If your opponent had passed, you would have responded two clubs, the Stayman convention. That option is no longer available, but a cue bid will substitute for Stayman. Bid three spades. If partner bids four hearts next, fine. If he bids 3NT, you will have to hope he can make it.