The Aces on Bridge: Friday, October 28th, 2016
The fact that man knows right from wrong proves his intellectual superiority to the other creatures; but the fact that he can do wrong proves his moral inferiority to any creatures that cannot.
Mark Twain
| S | North |
|---|---|
| E-W | ♠ Q J 4 ♥ 2 ♦ K J 9 5 ♣ A J 9 4 3 |
| West | East |
|---|---|
| ♠ A 6 ♥ K J 9 4 ♦ 8 6 4 3 ♣ 7 6 2 |
♠ 8 5 2 ♥ A 10 7 5 ♦ 7 2 ♣ K Q 10 5 |
| South |
|---|
| ♠ K 10 9 7 3 ♥ Q 8 6 3 ♦ A Q 10 ♣ 8 |
| South | West | North | East |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 ♠ | Pass | 2 ♣ | Pass |
| 2 ♥ | Pass | 4 ♠ | All pass |
♠A
In four spades declarer was disappointed when West’s thoughtful defense disrupted the obvious route to his 10th trick, but he soon found another route home by relying on the minor suits to behave favorably.
Against four spades West led ace then another trump, and South saw that he had nine top tricks from four spades, four diamonds and the club ace, but his best chance of a 10th trick – a heart ruff in dummy – was unlikely to be allowed to come to fruition.
So instead he turned his attention to the club suit. Winning the second spade with dummy’s queen, South found the thoughtful play of ducking a club by leading toward his eight. Though you can succeed by playing ace and another club, the play is considerably more complex. Meanwhile, leading the low club from dummy at once gave the defenders more chance to go wrong, by squandering an honor inappropriately, as well as giving declarer some chances to establish the suit against a 5-2 club break.
What could East do on winning the first club? He made the logical play of returning a trump. Sticking with his plan, declarer won in dummy, ruffed a club, then played the ace and queen of diamonds, overtaking in dummy. Now came the club ace, and while there was still an honor outstanding, a club ruff allowed the fifth club to be established. Declarer could cash dummy’s two diamonds and long club and concede trick 13 to the defense.
There is no reason to bid more than one no-trump here. A jump to two no-trump would suggest a full opener rather than a minimum one. With no fit for hearts, you have no reason to be optimistic here. If partner can produce a second call, you may reassess the position.
BID WITH THE ACES
| ♠ Q J 4 ♥ 2 ♦ K J 9 5 ♣ A J 9 4 3 |
| South | West | North | East |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 ♣ | 1 ♥ | Pass | |
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