7th July – Board 21: North/South Game. Dealer North.
Although it is something we usually strive to avoid, now and again we have to be content to play in what might be a Moysian fit, that is to say with just a 4-3 fit in the trump suit. The hand shown below is a case in point but when you come to think of it how else can the bidding go but as shown?
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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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2S
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End
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West is not good enough in high-card strength to bid his clubs at the two-level and East is certainly not good enough to reverse into 2H. Rebidding that ghastly diamond suit just cannot be right so the only alternative is to support partner. In any event East does not know that his partner only has a four-card suit so should not be feeling any pangs of guilt or doubt. Even on a trump lead it is easy to come to eight tricks via a cross-ruff and any slight slip from the defence will lead to an overtrick.
