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Mon 23^rd N-S 1^st Hans V & Janne 58% 2^nd Paul Q & Terry Q 55%

E-W 1^st Valur & Valli 69% 2^nd Bob S & Per And.. 63%

Wed 25^th N-S 1^st Janne & Per And.. 62% 2^nd Bob P & Gerard 52%

E-W 1^st Hans V & Lars 61% 2^nd Mike Mc & Royd 57%

Fri 27^th N-S 1^st Ivy & Per And.. 62% 2^nd Alain & Jean-Charles 56%

E-W 1^st Dave h & Tony 61% 2^nd Jeremy & Sally 59%

Bidding Quiz Standard American bidding is assumed unless otherwise stated.

Hand A Hand B With Hand A you open 2♣ and partner give a positive

response in ♠’s. Partner later bids 4NT (RKCB for ♠’s).

♠ AK3 ♠ 109764 With 5 keycards, what is your reply.

♥ A76 ♥ 10953

♦ AK873 ♦ AQ With Hand B partner opens 1NT, what do you bid?

♣ A10 ♣ A2

Gold Cup = Best 30	Silver Plate = Best 10	Bronze Medal = Best 5
Current standings 28-March-2009	631.3 Janne Roos 620.7 Hans Vikman 612.8 Paul Quodomine 609.9 Bob Short 609.9 Lars Broman 607.6 Per Andersson 606.7 Sally Watson 588.6 Derek & Gerard 586.4 Johan Bratsberg 574.6 Jean Wissing	326.0 Janne Roos 321.7 Bob Short 321.3 Hans Vikman 321.0 Per Andersson 317.5 Sally Watson 316.1 Lars Broman 314.3 Paul Quodomine 311.4 Eddie Richart 307.1 Derek & Gerard 304.3 Ivy Schlageter

Stop them bidding Blackwood Board 27 from Monday 23^rd

Dealer: ♠ J6 Table A

South ♥ 87 West North East South

Love all ♦ 432 - - - 3♦

♣ Q108754 3♠ pass (1) 4NT pass

6♦ (2) pass 6♥ (3) pass

♠ AKQ853 N ♠ 1097 6NT (4) pass 7♠ all pass

♥ 102 W E ♥ AKQ94

♦ - S ♦ AQ5 Table B

♣ A9632 ♣ KJ West North East South

- - - 3♦

♠ 42 3♠ 5♦ (2) 6♠ (5) all pass

♥ J653

♦ KJ109876

♣ -

Table A: (1) This is what most people, with just three small ♦’s and two poor points, did.

(2) 1 or 3 keycards with a ♦ void (obviously 3 keycards in this situation).

(3) Do you have the trump queen?

(4) Yes, but no other king.

Table B: (2) This North knew that the opponents had at least a small, and probably a grand slam, and so bid 5♦ to stop them using Blackwood.

(5) There’s not much else East can do.

And what happened? 7♠ was bid twice and went down once when North found a ♣ lead. Everybody bid slam of some sort and 6♠+1 scored just below average.

The bottom lines: -

- If you are non-vulnerable and think it’s not too costly, then stop them bidding Blackwood.

Dave’s Column Here is Dave’s input about the play of the hand.

♠ AJ85 N West North East South

♥ 42 W E - - - 1♦

♦ KQ75 S pass 1♠ pass 2♣

♣ AJ10 pass 2♥ pass 2NT

♠ 4 pass 3♥ pass 4♥

♥ AQ5 all pass

♦ AJ842

♣ K963

You are West, defending 4♥ by North. Partner leads a trump which is won in dummy and the ♠4 is led, what do you do?

Dave’s Column answer Board 11 from Wednesday 25^th

Dealer: ♠ KQ972 West North East South

South ♥ KJ1093 - - - 1♦

Love all ♦ 63 pass (1) 1♠ pass 2♣

♣ 7 pass 2♥ pass 2NT

pass 3♥ pass 4♥

♠ AJ85 N ♠ 1063 all pass

♥ 42 W E ♥ 876

♦ KQ75 S ♦109 (1) 1NT is an alternative.

♣ AJ10 ♣ Q8542

♠ 4

♥ AQ5 East leads a trump against 4♥, how should

♦ AJ842 West plan the play?

♣ K963

Answer: East’s trump lead was a good start for the defence (in fact it was vital), but when declarer won in dummy and led a ♠, West jumped up with the ♠A. North won the next trump lead in hand, ruffed a ♠ and led a ♣. East won and led another ♣, but North ruffed, drew East’s last trump and ran the ♠’s. He lost just one ♠, one ♣ and one ♦.

West took the ♠A for fear of losing it, but since he’d still have three ♠’s and dummy would have only two trumps, the ♠A would always make a trick. If he ducks the first ♠, North can win and ruff a ♠ but then he finds himself stuck in dummy. The defence then get two ♠’s, a ♣ and a ♦ for one down.

And what happened at the Pattaya Bridge Club? 4♥ was bid three times and went down twice. The other 4 tables were in partscores by North, all making.

The bottom lines: -

- It is often best not to jump up with the ace just because dummy has a singleton.

Dave’s 2^nd Column Here is Dave’s 2^nd input the play of the hand.

N ♠ 109764 West North East South

W . E ♥ 10953 1NT pass 2♣ pass

S ♦ AQ 2♥ pass 4♥ all pass

♣ A2

♠ AJ53

♥ A62 You are South, defending 4♥ by West and partner leads the ♠2,

♦ J98 looking like a singleton. You win with the ♠A, what do you

♣ 873 lead next?

Dave’s 2^nd Column answer Board 12 from Wednesday 25^th

Dealer: ♠ 2 West North East(B) South

West ♥ 74 1NT pass 2♣ (1) pass

N-S vul ♦ 105432 2♥ pass 4♥ all pass

♣ KJ965

(1) What did you bid with this East hand B in

♠ KQ8 N ♠ 109764 this week’s quiz? With 5-4 (or 4-5) in the

♥ KQJ8 W E ♥ 10953 majors and a game forcing hand it’s best

♦ K76 S ♦ AQ to bid Stayman and then jump to 3♠ over

♣ Q104 ♣ A2 a 2♦ response (playing standard methods).

♠ AJ53

♥ A62

♦ J98 You are South and North leads the ♠2.

♣ 873 You win with the ♠A, what do you do next?

When you can give partner a ruff, there is a knee jerking reaction to do just that. But look what happens here. Partner ruffs and shifts to, say, a ♦. Declarer wins on table and plays a trump. Since North has only two ♥’s he cannot get a 2^nd ruff and the contract cruises home.

You should see that ♠A, a ♠ ruff and the ♥A are not enough to set the contract. You need a 4^th winner and need to find partner with something in ♣’s. At trick two, switch to the ♣8. This will drive out dummy’s ♣A. Declarer will lead a trump but you jump up with the ♥A and give partner his ♠ ruff and then he will cash the ♣K to set the contract.

Of course if declarer started with 5 ♥’s then you will have to explain to partner very carefully why it was technically correct not to give him a ruff!

And what happened at the Pattaya Bridge Club? 4♥ made 4 times and went -2 twice.

The bottom lines: -

- Look for enough tricks to set the contract.

Bidding Quiz Answers

Hand A: 5♥. This shows 2 (or 5) keycards without the ♠Q. The (or 5) is often left out of the definitions of RKCB as it comes up so infrequently. Partner, with no keycards himself, should be able to work out that you have 5. If partner attempts to sign off in 5♠, then he obviously thinks that you have just 2 keycards, so raise to seven.

Hand B: 2♣, Stayman. Transfer and then bid the other major is best used as something else, often showing 5-5 in the majors.