Hi Dear Mr Wolff
Perhaps south should trust west’s bid of one heart and infer that west does have all missing hearts. And now east is favourite to hold spade A for his opening bid. So south, winning lead, crosses to club and leads spade. If east takes Spade A, and returns diamond, south discards club and now south doesn’t even need clubs to be 3-3 and play transposes to column line as south can ruff winning spade in dummy and ruffing a club ( safe as west cannot have doubleton club on the bidding). But there is a possibility of east playing low on spade lead from dummy and now south can get rid of both losing spades, one on diamond A and other on long club ( as the cards lay) west can ruff but south make ten tricks as he loses just three trump tricks. As Kelsey says: that extra chance
Regards
Robert LiptonNovember 4th, 2023 at 11:07 am
I am a bit confused by the bidding. South’s 2H call looks like a cue-bid in support of clubs; North’s looks like a try to steer the contract into 3NT, while 4H looks like a slam try. North should bid 5C, and go down like a gentleman.
Bob Lipton
Iain ClimieNovember 4th, 2023 at 7:01 pm
Hi Bobby, Bob,
I’d be tempted to open 2D or even 3D with the East hand. Presumably South now doubles, N bids 3N, S bids 4H and West passes happily, Then South’s safety play of the HA is reasonable enough. Not sure what West hoped to achieve here, except to talk NS out of an OK game if partner had 11 or 12 points.
Also, North could assume South had something in H and bid 1NT over the 1H. This lands North ion 3N (if South believes West) where entries are a problem but \i suspect North can scrape it home.
Regards,
Iain
bobbywolffNovember 5th, 2023 at 2:42 pm
Hi AVRR, Bob, and Iain,
Yes, I agree with Iain to open 3rd chair with a preempt, hoping to interrupt NS’s ability
to exchange critical information at a low level. Sometimes, a good card player who is
learning well the music and cunning which goes with bridge, fails to apply his next, but extremely important task of being a tough opponent by taking away their bidding space.
Such is my rather strong opinion of a classical (at least to me) opening of a NV 3 diamond bid, while in 3rd chair.
Otherwise, thanks, you guys, and the column itself, have said what needs to be explained, regarding the play.
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Hi Dear Mr Wolff
Perhaps south should trust west’s bid of one heart and infer that west does have all missing hearts. And now east is favourite to hold spade A for his opening bid. So south, winning lead, crosses to club and leads spade. If east takes Spade A, and returns diamond, south discards club and now south doesn’t even need clubs to be 3-3 and play transposes to column line as south can ruff winning spade in dummy and ruffing a club ( safe as west cannot have doubleton club on the bidding). But there is a possibility of east playing low on spade lead from dummy and now south can get rid of both losing spades, one on diamond A and other on long club ( as the cards lay) west can ruff but south make ten tricks as he loses just three trump tricks. As Kelsey says: that extra chance
Regards
I am a bit confused by the bidding. South’s 2H call looks like a cue-bid in support of clubs; North’s looks like a try to steer the contract into 3NT, while 4H looks like a slam try. North should bid 5C, and go down like a gentleman.
Bob Lipton
Hi Bobby, Bob,
I’d be tempted to open 2D or even 3D with the East hand. Presumably South now doubles, N bids 3N, S bids 4H and West passes happily, Then South’s safety play of the HA is reasonable enough. Not sure what West hoped to achieve here, except to talk NS out of an OK game if partner had 11 or 12 points.
Also, North could assume South had something in H and bid 1NT over the 1H. This lands North ion 3N (if South believes West) where entries are a problem but \i suspect North can scrape it home.
Regards,
Iain
Hi AVRR, Bob, and Iain,
Yes, I agree with Iain to open 3rd chair with a preempt, hoping to interrupt NS’s ability
to exchange critical information at a low level. Sometimes, a good card player who is
learning well the music and cunning which goes with bridge, fails to apply his next, but extremely important task of being a tough opponent by taking away their bidding space.
Such is my rather strong opinion of a classical (at least to me) opening of a NV 3 diamond bid, while in 3rd chair.
Otherwise, thanks, you guys, and the column itself, have said what needs to be explained, regarding the play.