Safety First

13th May - Board: 24 Love All. Dealer West
North:
S A 9 3
H A Q 10
D none
C Q J 9 7 5 4 3

West:
S Q 6 5 4
H K J 4
D 10 5 2
C K 8 6

East:
S 10 8 2
H 7 6 3 2
D J 9 4 3
C 10 2

South:
S K J 7
H 9 8 5
D A K Q 8 7 6
C A
There were many interesting deals last Thursday but not many managed to come to grips with the following hand. The recommended bidding is worthy of note because the trump slam should be given preference to the no-trump one. I think it should go something like the following: -
            W              N              E              S
            No            1C            No            2D
            No            3C            No            3D
            No            3NT         No            4NT
            No            6C            All Pass
It is important that South should force to game with his first bid because otherwise he will forever be trying to catch up. 4NT is natural, NOT asking, because no suit has been agreed and North should accept the slam try by stressing once again the club suit. There is little to the play in clubs because the North hand can always be accessed with diamond ruffs if necessary, but imagine you are playing in 6NT and receive a spade lead. Whether you win in dummy or hand you will find difficulty in establishing the club suit without needing the heart finesse.
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2 comments:

  1. Old Bill16 May 2010 at 11:15

    It obviously makes no difference to the outcome, but, given the bidding, what should East lead? I'd be tempted to a rubbish 9D, leading through strength so less likely to finesse partner, maybe tempting dealer to go high in dummy straightaway, and at the same time discouraging partner from finessing my JD. Does this make sense?

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  2. Dave16 May 2010 at 12:48

    I think South has shown a really good diamond holding so I would hate for declarer to get early discards if he has a void or a singleton. So I guess I would lead a major but without any real hope of taking two quick tricks. In truth anything could be right which is one of the reasons this game is so wonderful and so infuriating!

    Dave.

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