7th July – Board 3. East/West
Game. Dealer South.
Bridge seems terribly
unfair at times, especially when things are well thought out.
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North:
S 5
H 7 4 3 2
D A K J 7 6
C Q 8 3
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West:
S A Q 9
H K J
D Q 10 9 5 4
C A J 4
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East:
S K 7 4 2
H Q 5
D 8 3
C K 9 6 5 2
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South:
S J 10 8 6
3
H A 10 9 8
6
D 2
C 10 7
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West
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North
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East
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South
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No
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1D
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No
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1S
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No
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2NT
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No
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3NT
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End
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The
bidding is automatic for once but what do you lead from that North hand? Put me
down for a low diamond despite that fact that West has bid them. Certainly not
a top card in the suit because you hope for partner to get in at some stage and
return his putative remaining diamond; an initial top diamond would ruin
communications of course. As you might have found out already a low diamond
lead is disastrous for the defence, for declarer could win in dummy with the
eight (remember the Rule of Eleven!) and play a club to the jack and queen. Now
of course all declarer needs is one heart trick, making in all three spades,
one heart, one diamond and four clubs. An initial heart lead would lead to
almost certain defeat unless declarer is inspired in the club suit or has had a
peek!
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