If North decides to protect his tenaces with a call of 6N, East must find a heart lead to make declarer work.
7C is also an interesting contract.
Iain ClimieOctober 16th, 2025 at 3:02 pm
Hi Jim2,
If 7C is by N then East may try a “safe” club lead. West will not be a happy bunny.
Regards,
Iain
Mircea GiurgeuOctober 16th, 2025 at 4:40 pm
In 6N/N, East will have a tough choice for the opening lead. Assuming they find the safe lead of a heart, the contract suffers from the same problem as 6S, namely how to play the spade suit for no losers. I cannot see anything better than relying on statistics and play for the drop
Is there a sensible way to get to 7C over South’s pre-empt?
Iain ClimieOctober 16th, 2025 at 4:50 pm
Hi Mircea,
I agree but there is an extra change in 6N to maintain options – play for the drop in spades and chuck East in io he has SQxx. That keeps options and also avoids having to make a decision if West were to win with SQx and shove a diamond through.
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If North decides to protect his tenaces with a call of 6N, East must find a heart lead to make declarer work.
7C is also an interesting contract.
Hi Jim2,
If 7C is by N then East may try a “safe” club lead. West will not be a happy bunny.
Regards,
Iain
In 6N/N, East will have a tough choice for the opening lead. Assuming they find the safe lead of a heart, the contract suffers from the same problem as 6S, namely how to play the spade suit for no losers. I cannot see anything better than relying on statistics and play for the drop
Is there a sensible way to get to 7C over South’s pre-empt?
Hi Mircea,
I agree but there is an extra change in 6N to maintain options – play for the drop in spades and chuck East in io he has SQxx. That keeps options and also avoids having to make a decision if West were to win with SQx and shove a diamond through.
regards,
Iain