Declarer Play Quiz Defence Quiz

Number One Hundred and Twenty-Three March 2013

DEFENCE QUIZ DECLARER PLAY QUIZ by Julian Pottage by David Huggett

BRIDGEou are East in the defensive positions below. Both sides ou are South as declarer playing teams or rubber bridge. Yare using Acol with a 12-14 1NT. (Answers on page 16.) YWhat is your play strategy? (Answers on page 19.)

1. ♠ K 3. ♠ 10 5 1. ♠ 8 3 2 3. ♠ 7 4 3 ♥ 8 5 3 ♥ K J 8 3 ♥ Q 7 6 ♥ Q 5 ♦ A J 9 6 2 ♦ A Q 10 6 2 ♦ K J 10 ♦ A K J 10 6 ♣ K 9 7 4 ♣ K 10 ♣ A 7 4 3 ♣ K 7 4 ♠ A 7 3 2 ♠ A J 6 2 N ♥ K J 7 N ♥ 10 7 5 N N W E ♦ 7 5 4 W E ♦ J 5 4 W E W E S ♣ J 6 3 S ♣ J 8 3 S S ♠ A K 5 ♠ K 6 ♥ J 10 9 5 4 2 ♥ A K 7 2 West North East South West North East South ♦ Q 5 ♦ 9 5 3 1♥ 1NT ♣ K 2 ♣ A 6 3 2 Pass 2♦ Pass 2NT Pass 2♣ Pass 2♦1 Pass 3♥ Pass 3NT Pass 3NT End End 1No four-card major You are declarer in 4♥ and You are declarer in 3NT West leads the ♠Q. How and West leads the ♥J. Partner leads the ♠6 to Partner leads the ♠4. You do you plan the play? How do you plan the play? your ♠A. What do you win with the ♠A, seeing return? the ♠3 on your left. Which card do you return?

2. ♠ A Q 6 4. ♠ Q 9 3 2. ♠ Q J 4. ♠ A 9 5 4 ♥ 7 3 2 ♥ Q ♥ 10 8 3 ♥ 10 7 ♦ K 10 6 5 ♦ K 9 8 7 5 4 3 ♦ A K 8 6 2 ♦ Q J 2 ♣ K J 4 ♣ A 8 ♣ Q J 7 ♣ A Q J 5 ♠ K 6 2 ♠ J 10 8 2 N N W E W E N ♥ Q 9 7 5 2 N ♥ J 9 8 6 4 S S W E ♦ Q 10 4 W E ♦ A 3 S S ♣ 6 5 ♣ 10 8 ♠ K 2 ♠ A K J 10 7 6 ♥ A Q 6 ♥ A 8 5 ♦ A 9 3 ♦ A West North East South West North East South ♣ A Q 10 5 2 ♣ Q 6 3 1NT 1♠ Pass 3NT End Pass 2♣ Pass 2♠ Pass 4♠ End You are declarer in 6NT You are declarer in 7♠ and Partner leads the ♠5. You and West leads the ♠J. West leads the ♠8. How do win with the ♠K, South Partner leads the ♦6. You How do you plan the play? you plan the play? playing the ♠3. What do capture the ♦J with the ♦A, you return? collecting the ♦5 on your left. What do you return? 1394 MR BRIDGE November cover_Layout 1 08/10/2012 19:26 Page 3

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Page 8 David Stevenson answers your questions on Laws and Ethics Playing Tricks and Clear-Cut Tricks

I have been is only 5. So what David have decided that what would not have made reading Julian Stevenson is saying is constitutes a legal opening if dummy’s cards had QPottage’s that one cannot analyse described as strong is been displayed correctly. answer to Emma Jones’s one’s hand as Julian based on three rules, one This discard had cost question (BRIDGE 119). Pottage or Ron Klinger of which includes clear-cut his side a trick. I ruled He outlines his recommends and open tricks. This definition does that although it was method of determining a strong two unless not use playing tricks. obviously dummy’s prime the number of playing one elects (and shows If you play in English responsibility to ensure tricks for a strong two on one’s convention or Welsh events, you are his cards were displayed opening and, in the card) that one opens expected to use legal correctly, declarer and example, arrives at 7. on 16+ HCPs or a methods. They are based on both defenders should I am re-reading a rule of 25 irrespective the definition in BRIDGE 119 have been inspecting Ron Klinger book in of playing tricks. and clarified further above. dummy once it had been which he says he adds I don’t see how I can In my view, they are displayed and could a trick for any card over make a call based on extremely lax and to open have pointed out any three in a suit. So, in an analysis that gives a hand any weaker than problems. I therefore the example, he comes 8 playing tricks, only that and call it strong is ruled that play should up with 8, just as the to find that I am in not just illegal, but is very continue normally. partner of the person breach of EBU rules poor bridge indeed. Could you comment? who posed the question. which use a different Alan Mansell, Now I accept this method of analysis, ♣♦♥♠ Milford-on-Sea. variation is a question if my opponents call of deciding which the director and claim Who is I am afraid you are analytic method one that the call is illegal. responsible wrong. It is dummy’s wants to adopt, but my Godfrey Chasmer by email. Qfor ensuring A responsibility to set question is the difference dummy’s cards are dummy out correctly and between this and David You are confusing correctly displayed? I dummy should never be Stevenson’s answer to two different things; was called to a table gaining because of failure my question (BRIDGE A playing tricks, which by a defender midway to do this. You should have 119). Here he says that is a somewhat optimistic through the play of a adjusted the score to give the if opening a strong two count of tricks you expect hand and told that the defenders a trick. based on playing tricks, to get and which is used as ♠A had been set in the firstly the hand must an aid to hand evaluation position of the ♣A and have opening HCPs, say and clear-cut tricks, which nobody had noticed. David Stevenson answers all queries based on the facts a minimum of 11, and is a pessimistic count to Declarer held the ♣A. supplied by the letter writer. he analyses the playing decide what bids are legal. One of the defenders Neither Mr Bridge nor tricks by giving partner a Thus a hand with eight claimed that they David Stevenson has any way void and then taking the playing tricks might only had made a discard of knowing whether those second worst split. On have seven clear-cut tricks. before the error was facts are correct or complete. that basis, the example The English Bridge Union noticed, which they

Page 9 Ask David continued stress that the revoke I have just received my If you are playing was a genuine mistake last copy of BRIDGE and 5-card majors and and not a deliberate found in the excellent A A a phoney club, why attempt to cheat.) to Z of Bridge, ‘Phoney not just describe it as that? I have asked this Rod Bach by email. Club – A rudimentary ‘Five card majors with a question at my system ....’ Rudimentary phoney club,’ sounds fine Qclub but have There is no seems a bit pejorative to me. The no-trump range never had a satisfactory, requirement in Law to me. However, there is less important because definitive answer. A or ethics to point is a serious side to my that will be announced You are dummy and out partner’s revokes. If the question. One of my when it comes up. you realise at a later opponents have not noticed partners and I have point in the play that that is their hard luck. decided to experiment ♣♦♥♠ declarer has revoked. Having said that, many with a 5-card major Perhaps you should have people do point out their system. We open 1♣ on Playing Chicago said at the time, ‘having own or partner’s revokes. all hands we would have with a new none partner?’ but you They feel that it is required previously opened with Qpartner, who didn’t and now it is too by their own code of ethics. a weak no-trump (with was a very cautious late. The opponents In effect, there are two sorts the sole exception of bidder, I was dealt did not apparently of ethics, ‘legal ethics’ which 5-3-3-2 hands when the the following hand. notice and do not say are required by the Laws, 5-card suit is diamonds). anything as the score and ‘personal ethics’ which Responder can reply is about to be entered are a personal view and 1♥/1♠ only if they have ♠ A K x x x x x up for the hand. mean going further than a 5-card suit. They reply ♥ Q J x x x i) Is it incumbent upon legal ethics require. Many 1♦ if they do not have a ♦ A you to say something? people point out their own 5-card major. Therefore, ♣ Void Are you morally obliged side’s revokes because their 1♣-1♦ establishes to change a happy personal ethics require it. that neither party partner’s possible However, if you do, please has a 5-card major. I did not want to open (although ill-gotten) realise others will not have Phoney 1♣ opening, 2♠ (strong) in case top into a sad partner’s the same personal ethics as phoney 1♦ reply. my partner passed. I 50% or less and you, so you have no cause If it is terribly therefore opened 6♠ have them wish you for complaint if they do not important that opener and went one down had kept quiet? point out their side’s revokes. tells their partner they when LHO had the four Or ii) is there a law don’t have a 5-card missing spades to the covering this situation ♣♦♥♠ major, isn’t it important Q-J (partner had two that could be referred to? that responder tells small spades). As the Or iii) is it not up to I am a regular his partner if they cards lay we could have you to notice things and moderately have one? It all seems easily made 6♥, had I for the opposition and Qsuccessful player terribly clever and opened 2♣. My question could this mean that at my local duplicate sophisticated to me. is, am I allowed to open it is permissible to bridge club, which is At our local club, we 2♣ with only 14 points? say something if it is of average strength. do not fill out convention Matthew Scott, Mayfield. detrimental to your side My comments and cards, we simply tell our but not if it is to your question should be opponents the basics of Yes, you are. If you benefit? (Here, I must viewed in that context. our system. How should read earlier issues we succinctly describe A of the magazine, our system? It isn’t SAYC. you will find details of the Do we say, ‘15-18 no- three possible rules for DUPLICATE BRIDGE trump and phoney club?’ opening artificial 2♣ bids, If we describe our system one of which is that you RULES SIMPLIFIED in this way, many of our may open a hand with 25 (otherwise known as the Yellow Book) club members who read or more opening points, your excellent article that is HCP plus the length by John Rumbelow and only will be highly amused of the two longest suits. You 95 revised by David Stevenson £5 and my reputation have 26 opening points. will be in tatters. Whether it is a good idea is Any suggestions? another matter: I would open Available from Mr Bridge ( 01483 489961 Alan Mansell, an Acol 2♠, which partner is Milford-on-Sea. not allowed to pass.

Page 10 Ask David continued apart from passes. Thus, the contract is 2NT undou- Blunsdon House Hotel bled: of course, East or West Swindon SN26 7AS could have doubled 2NT. Whilst direct- ing at a non- ♣♦♥♠ QEBU club, I had the following poser: In BRIDGE 119, Julian answered West North East South Q a question about 1NT Pass Pass 2♥ off-shape 1NT opening bids. There are a wide At this point, East spread of ranges in play, admitted that he should strong, three quarter, have alerted 1NT as weak, mini, kamikaze. BRIDGE EVENTS 2013 strong. We play weak What is the minimum 5-7 Apr Bernard Magee Losing £245 no-trump by default range which is legal? Trick Count and an alert is required What spreads are legal? 12-14 Apr Diana Holland Rubber/Chicago £199 for a strong no-trump. We meet several pairs South was reluctant to playing Precision Club. 5-7 July Bernard Magee Signals & Discards £245 play on and asked advice. They play weak no- 11-13 Oct Bernard Magee Splinters £245 Les Cooper, trump, 11-15, alerted as & Cue Bids Lymington, Hampshire. the hand may contain a 8-10 Nov Stan Powell Doubles £215 singleton. They also open Since North has not 1♦, 11-15, alerted as 22-24 Nov Bernard Magee Better Defence £245 called, it is still in unsuitable for 1NT. This Full Board – No Single Supplement A time for South to take seems to be a duplication his 2♥ back; therefore there and we do not under- Booking Form on page 7. will be no problem. If they stand. Please comment. had called you later, after Alex Mathers, North had bid, for example, Brompton, Northallerton. you would have had to assign a score; you assess what Players may agree The Olde Barn Hotel would have happened with- any range for 1NT, Marston, Lincs NG32 2HT out the incorrect information, A any width of range maybe leaving them in 1NT. they like, so long as it shows BRIDGE EVENTS 2013 The players must play the at least nine points (ten points board, whatever South thinks. at Level 2, ie for holiday or 15-17 March Just Duplicate Bridge £169 Incidentally, any club, novice bridge). They may 26-28 April Splinters & Cue Bids £179 EBU affiliated or not, may agree to allow a singleton or 17-19 May Just Duplicate Bridge £169 have its own alerting rules. not. They can allow any distri- In practice, very few do. bution without a singleton (or 31 May – 2 June Just Duplicate Bridge £169 void), for example, including 7-9 June End Play & Avoidance £179 ♣♦♥♠ a six or seven card suit. The 21-23 June Just Duplicate Bridge £169 rules provide great freedom Please could you for people to experiment 19-21 July Just Duplicate Bridge £169 clarify what the with a variety of systems and 16-18 August Declarer Play £179 contract is after agreements. Of course, they Q 6-8 September Just Duplicate Bridge £169 the following sequence? need to describe their agreements to their opponents. 18-20 October Just Duplicate Bridge £169 West North East South As for Precision, it is the 1-3 November Just Duplicate Bridge £169 1NT Dbl 2NT responsibility of the players 8-10 November Bernard Magee NEW End who open a short diamond to TOPIC explain what it shows. If they Better Leads & Switches £245 Antony R Mann by email. do not, just ask them further 22-24 November Just Duplicate Bridge £169 questions until they clarify. Doubles stand only Legally, there are a great Full Board – No Single Supplement if they are the last many ways to play a short Booking Form on page 7. A call of the auction diamond.

Page 11 Ask David continued the procedure be and Queensferry Elstead is there a penalty? Hotel Hotel West’s play has North Queensferry Bournemouth Playing E/W at condoned the lead KY11 1HP BH1 3QP my club last A out of turn and the Qevening, a hand ♥Q has become a legal lead. was passed out with South (vulnerable) in ♣♦♥♠ fourth position. At the end of the evening, the I opened 1NT traveller for that board with the East showed that every South, Qhand below. I except our opponent, ended in 3NT, making had opened. South had 10 tricks after South’s 12HCP and a balanced spade lead. The director BRIDGE hand and we thought he said that I could not open should have opened 1NT 1NT with an unbalanced BRIDGE EVENTS 2013 (11-14 in fourth position). hand (the singleton), not EVENTS 2013 17-19 May The traveller showed 9 even as a one-off semi out of 11 N/S going psyche, unless our card 22-24 March Rubber/Chicago £ 199 off 200 or 300. says, ‘any distribution.’ Leads & Defence Should we have called Is this right? Bernard Magee 14-16 June the director at the time Ian Watson, Kelso. £245 Just Duplicate Bridge to reserve our rights in £ 199 case we were damaged? 25-27 October Jane Tourell by email. ♠ A Q J 3 ♠ K 22-24 November Finding Slams ♥ 10 8 5 4 3 ♥ Q J 7 Bernard Magee Just Duplicate Bridge Bridge is a game of ♦ K 7 5 N ♦ A Q 6 4 3 2 £245 £ 199 W E skill and much of ♣ J S ♣ 10 8 2 the skill is in bidding Full Board Full Board A judgement. There is no rule No Single No Single that says a player must open According to Scottish on 12 points: if he judges to regulations, the Supplement Supplement pass that is perfectly legal. A only bids that may Booking Form on page 7. Booking Form on page 7. So there was no need to not be psyched are strong call the director, since no forcing artificial openings. rules have been broken. Thus, it is legal to psyche a Of course, players learn to 1NT opening in Scotland. bid so-and-so with such- In any case, according RUBBER / CHICAGO 2013 and-such. But those are not to the Scottish systems’ the rules of bridge: those are policy published on the SBU good players’ opinions of the website, a 1NT opening may best way to bid in general. be opened with a singleton But they are still subject to honour; this is legal despite individual judgement. the 1NT showing a balanced hand, so long as you do not ♣♦♥♠ have a system to identify the possibility of a singleton. North, declarer, Thus, your director was Blunsdon House Hotel Elstead Hotel wins a trick wrong on two counts. First, Swindon SN26 7AS Bournemouth BH1 3QP Qand asks for a it was a legal opening, not card, ♥Q, from dummy. a psyche. Second, if it had 12-14 April 17-19 May West follows but then been a psyche, it would Diana Holland Diana Holland East points out that be legal anyway. A 1NT North was on lead. Has opening described as, ‘any £199 Full Board – No Single Supplement West, having played distribution,’ in contrast, Booking Form on page 7. to the trick, condoned would not be permissible in the lead? What should a Scottish club.

Page 12 Ask David continued large bridge clubs in interpreted her bidding. on playing the cards the past, I have been I called the director and as though we are at a schooled to fold them, complained that the duplicate session. I refuse starting in an upright defenders were giving to do this on the grounds Playing dupli- position to the left and each other information. that 1) I find it confusing cate, declarer led right, in such a way that The director ruled that it to switch methods during Qthe ♣5. His LHO if anyone should wish to was only fair to declarer the session and 2) I feel played the ♣10. Declarer check whether they have to give the clearest view that if people choose to told dummy to play a played a board, or want of the opposing bidding. come to a non-duplicate club. As dummy reached to check back for any I suggested that they event, they should be for a low club, declarer other reason they will be should announce the prepared to play the immediately said, ‘No, unable, inadvertently, failure to alert only cards by the method the ace.’ Dummy played to see details of after the last trick was adopted by that event. the ace but declarer’s contracts played. complete, after which the Usually, my refusal leads RHO said, ‘You cannot I have been informed director could investigate to the other partnership do that, you asked for a recently by an expert for any damage. Please making heavy weather low one.’ Declarer called player that the method could you clarify? of playing the cards, for the director and said, I describe is wrong and Frans Vas Nunes by email. with much eye rolling, ‘Sorry I made a mistake that the traveller, while sighing and complaining. with my first call.’ The still in upright position, You were right; the This is distracting as director ruled that the should be folded top to director was not. As well as making for low club must stand. bottom, or vice versa. A a matter of law, if a bad atmosphere Is that reasonable? I was told that if there there is a wrong explanation, which spoils my partner’s Bob Graham by email. was a need to check alert or announcement, or and my enjoyment whether a board had if there was a failure to alert of the event. When declarer been played this should or announce, defenders Am I within my rights asks for a club, it be done by the director must say nothing until the to insist on playing by A does mean a small only. Be that as it may, end of the play and tell the approved method club. Nevertheless, declarer in reality the checking their opponents then. for that event? If may correct an inadvertent back of travellers during This is different from so, could you please designation if he does so a session is often done declarer or dummy, who advise me on how to without pause for thought. It by players and very must tell opponents at handle the situation. is for the director to decide often by a director the end of the bidding. Penelope Daggett by email. whether he made a mis- who is also playing. Perhaps the director take and called for a small John Peace, should have read this You are certainly club, then tried to change Stratford-upon-Avon. rule from his law book. within your rights. his mind when he realised A When you play it was a mistake, in which There is no standard ♣♦♥♠ rubber bridge you follow case the small club stands. way of folding rubber bridge rules unless Alternatively, the director A travellers and your At bridge drives, all four players agree may decide that he intended so-called expert player is the accepted otherwise. No doubt in to play the ace but called for just another person who Qprocedure of these drives this pair is the wrong thing, in which likes telling people what playing the cards is annoying other players. case declarer may change to do. I suggest you ignore for each person to put You will have to report this it to the card he intended. him. her card face up in the to the organisers of the drives Therefore, the director centre of the table. The and ask them to deal with has to make a judgement: ♣♦♥♠ winner of the trick, or her this pair. Upsetting people by his ruling was reasonable. partner, collects all four insisting on duplicate style, My partner was cards and puts these face or complaining throughout ♣♦♥♠ declarer after down in a pile of four in if not doing so, is rude Qa competitive front of her. However, at and against the laws. I would much auction. Her RHO stated almost every event my This pair needs to be appreciate (before the lead) that partner and I meet a told to behave, or just play Qhearing from you her partner should have couple who try to insist duplicate. ■ as to the correct method alerted her bid. As I of folding travellers, started to remonstrate, assuming there is a her partner compounded E-mail your questions on bridge laws to: correct way. Having this infraction by [email protected] been a member of two explaining how he

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DPS S13_updated for New Year.indd All Pages 12/12/2012 09:30:51 Answers to Julian Pottage’s Defence Quiz on the front cover

Partner leads the ♠5. You win with the ♠J. Your partner seems to have struck 1. ♠ K ♠K, South playing the ♠3. What do you declarer’s weak spot. You certainly want ♥ 8 5 3 return? to continue spades. Although the usual ♦ A J 9 6 2 ♠6. While you have quite an attractive card to return from an original four-card ♣ K 9 7 4 heart suit of your own, you have no suit is your fourth best, common sense ♠ Q 10 8 6 4 ♠ A 7 3 2 real reason to switch. For all you know, has to take precedence over signalling ♥ 10 6 2 N ♥ K J 7 partner has led from A-10-x-x-x and the rules. W E ♦ ♦ 8 3 S 7 5 4 spade suit is ready to run. If the lead is from K-9-x-x, you need ♣ Q 10 2 ♣ J 6 3 The normal card to return from an orig- to return the jack to pick up declarer’s ♠ J 9 5 inal three-card holding is the higher of queen and pin dummy’s ten. You do not ♥ A Q 9 4 your remaining cards, in this case, the six. want to return the two and have it run ♦ K Q 10 Since the two of spades is missing, round to the ten. On this occasion, no ♣ A 8 5 partner will work out that you cannot confusion should arise about your spade have started with four, which means holding because South has denied four declarer has a spade stopper. Hoping spades in the bidding. West North East South that you have an entry, in diamonds or 1♥ perhaps the ace of clubs, partner can Pass 2♦ Pass 2NT then duck the second round of spades, Pass 3♥ Pass 3NT maintaining communication in the suit. 4. ♠ A 9 5 4 End If you returned the two mistakenly, ♥ 10 7 partner would probably go wrong, either ♦ Q J 2 Partner leads the ♠6 to your ♠A. What do giving up on the suit altogether thinking ♣ A Q J 5 you return? that you have a doubleton or, more likely, ♠ Void ♠ J 10 8 2 ♠2. The usual rule is to return your assuming that you began with four. ♥ K 5 2 N ♥ J 9 8 6 4 partner’s suit. You have no reason to ♦ K 10 8 6 4 W E ♦ A 3 S depart from that. The usual card to play ♣ 9 6 4 3 2 ♣ 10 8 back from length is your original fourth ♠ K Q 7 6 3 best, which is the two. This will enable 3. ♠ 10 5 ♥ A Q 3 partner to count declarer for only three ♥ K J 8 3 ♦ 9 7 5 spades and so work out that the whole ♦ A Q 10 6 2 ♣ K 7 spade suit is ready to run. ♣ K 10 ♠ K 9 7 4 ♠ A J 6 2 ♥ A 6 2 N ♥ 10 7 5 West North East South ♦ 9 3 W E ♦ J 5 4 1♠ S 2. ♠ Q J ♣ 9 6 4 2 ♣ J 8 3 Pass 2♣ Pass 2♠ ♥ 10 8 3 ♠ Q 8 3 Pass 4♠ End ♦ A K 8 6 2 ♥ Q 9 4 ♣ Q J 7 ♦ K 8 7 Partner leads the ♦6. You capture the ♦J ♠ A 9 7 5 4 ♠ K 6 2 ♣ A Q 7 5 with the ♦A, collecting the ♦5 on your ♥ K 6 N ♥ Q 9 7 5 2 left. What do you return? W E ♦ 9 3 S ♦ Q 10 4 ♥6. If partner has led from the king, ♣ 8 4 3 2 ♣ 6 5 West North East South as is possible, you can return the suit ♠ 10 8 3 1NT1 and collect the first three tricks via a ♥ A J 4 Pass 2♣ Pass 2♦2 ruff on the third round. You would then ♦ J 7 5 Pass 3NT End lead up to dummy’s weakness in hearts. ♣ A K 10 9 112-14 Unfortunately, declarer wins the rest with 2No four-card major five trumps, four clubs and the ace of hearts. Given your trump holding, you West North East South Partner leads the ♠4. You win with the know the ruff is useless. You will make 1NT ♠A, seeing the ♠3 on your left. Which a trump anyway. You should switch to a Pass 3NT End card do you return? heart at trick two. ■

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2011 2012 1 Ruffing for Extra Tricks 7 Leads This seminar deals with declarer’s use of ruffing Bernard takes you through all the basic leads and the to generate extra tricks and then looks at how the importance of your choice of lead. If you start to think defenders might counteract this. not just about your hand, but about your partner’s too, then you will get much better results. 2 Competitive Tricks This seminar focuses on competitive auctions from the 8 Losing Trick Count perspective of the overcalling side to start with and A method of hand evaluation for when you find a fit. then from the perspective of the opening side in the Bernard deals with the basics of the losing trick count second part. then looks at advanced methods to hone your bidding.

3 Making the Most of High Cards 9 Making a Plan as Declarer This seminar helps declarer to use his high cards more carefully and then looks at how defenders should care Bernard explains how to make a plan then expands on for their precious high cards. how to make the most of your long suits. The first half deals with no-trumps, the second with suit contracts. 4 Identifying & Bidding Slams 10 Responding to 1NT The first half of this seminar is about identifying when a slam might be on – one of the hardest topics This seminar deals with Transfers and Stayman in to teach. The second half covers some of the detail. The 1NT opening comes up frequently, so having techniques used to bid slams. a good, accurate system of responses is paramount.

5 Play & Defence of 1NT Contracts 11 Signals & Discards This seminar looks at the most common and This seminar deals with Count, Attitude yet most feared of contracts: 1NT. The first half and Suit-preference signals: aiming to get looks at declaring the contract and the second you working as a partnership in defence. part puts us in the defenders’ seats. 12 Endplays 6 Doubling & Defence Bernard takes you through the basics of the against Doubled Contracts technique before showing some magical hands The first half of this seminar explores penalty where you take extra tricks from defenders. In the doubles and the second half discusses the second half, Bernard looks at how to avoid being defence against doubled contracts. endplayed as a defender.

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You are declarer in 6NT and West leads Since you can afford to lose a dia- 1. ♠ 8 3 2 the ♠J. How do you plan the play? mond, play off the ace and the king first. ♥ Q 7 6 You can count eleven easy tricks. The On a good day, you will drop the dou- ♦ K J 10 twelfth may come either from a winning bleton queen in the East hand, thus re- ♣ A 7 4 3 heart finesse or from an extra diamond. moving any danger from that quarter. If ♠ Q J 10 6 ♠ 9 7 4 So try to combine the chances. Clearly, a West has Q-x-x, you will lose a diamond ♥ A 3 N ♥ K 8 good idea would be to play on diamonds but your ♠K will be a sure stopper. W E ♦ ♦ 9 7 6 2 S A 8 4 3 first. However, should you cash the ace- ♣ Q 10 5 ♣ J 9 8 6 king and neither the queen nor jack ap- ♠ A K 5 pears, you would be wary of playing a 4. ♠ Q 9 3 ♥ J 10 9 5 4 2 third round in case they did not break; so ♥ Q ♦ Q 5 it is better to duck a diamond first. ♦ K 9 8 7 5 4 3 ♣ K 2 A further point is this: if you duck a dia- ♣ A 8 mond into the East hand, a cunning de- ♠ 8 5 ♠ 4 2 fender might play back a heart, forcing ♥ K J 9 7 3 N ♥ 10 6 4 2 W E You are declarer in 4♥ and West leads you to guess whether to take the heart ♦ 6 S ♦ Q J 10 2 the ♠Q. How do you plan the play? finesse or play for some other favour- ♣ K 10 9 5 4 ♣ J 7 2 While it might look natural to start able position. So win the lead in dummy ♠ A K J 10 7 6 drawing trumps immediately, that would and play a diamond to the nine. Even if ♥ A 8 5 be wrong. If you try that, the defender it loses, you can still test the suit (hoping ♦ A who wins will play back another spade, for the remaining diamond honour to fall ♣ Q 6 3 setting up a winner for his side in that in two or three rounds) before relying on suit. a kind position in hearts. Therefore, your first priority should be You are declarer in 7♠ and West leads to find a parking space for your spade the ♠8. How do you plan the play? loser; you can do that by knocking out 3. ♠ 7 4 3 With so many trumps, it is tempting the ace of diamonds. Then, when a ♥ Q 5 to draw the missing ones immediately. spade comes back, you play the two ♦ A K J 10 6 Unfortunately, if you do that, you will master diamonds, discarding the losing ♣ K 7 4 fail every time the diamonds break 4-1 spade from hand. ♠ A 10 5 ♠ Q J 9 8 2 because you will have insufficient entries All you really need is for the diamonds ♥ J 10 9 6 3 N ♥ 8 4 to dummy to ruff two diamonds and get W E ♦ ♦ to break no worse than 5-3 (or for 8 7 4 S Q 2 back to enjoy them. Thus, you have to someone to hold a doubleton diamond ♣ 8 5 ♣ Q J 10 9 cash the ace of diamonds at trick two; but no low trumps). Only after taking the ♠ K 6 then play a spade to the queen and ruff spade discard should you start drawing ♥ A K 7 2 a diamond. It does not matter if trumps trumps. ♦ 9 5 3 are 3-1 because you can still reach dum- ♣ A 6 3 2 my with the nine to ruff yet another diamond. After that, the ace of clubs allows 2. ♠ A Q 6 you to reach your diamond winners. In ♥ 7 3 2 You are declarer in 3NT and West leads all you make six spades, five diamonds ♦ K 10 6 5 the ♥J. How do you plan the play? and two outside aces. ■ ♣ K J 4 Although the play looks easy, you do ♠ J 10 9 5 3 ♠ 8 7 4 have to be a little careful. With seven ♥ K J 9 5 N ♥ 10 8 4 tricks on top, you are looking for two W E BEGIN BRIDGE ♦ ♦ 8 4 S Q J 7 2 more; clearly, the diamond suit will pro- £66 ♣ 7 6 ♣ 9 8 3 vide those. Even so, if you do the instinc- ACOL VERSION ♠ K 2 tive thing and take a diamond finesse, An Interactive Tutorial ♥ A Q 6 two awful things might happen. East ♦ A 9 3 might win and return a spade; if this CD with Bernard Magee ♣ A Q 10 5 2 happens, you are in danger of losing a See Mail Order form on page 7. bucket load of tricks in that suit.

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We Played in the Wrong Game

I opened 1♠ splinter, showing a raise I would not lead a spade is whether you have the holding 14 to game in spades with a because declarer is likely to values for a grand slam. Qpoints and six shortage in clubs. If you be short in spades and be You could easily have all good spades. My wife played in a tournament, happy to discard a club loser four aces, but not have the jumped to 5♣ as she you would find everyone is or two on dummy’s spades. values for a grand slam. had 12 points and an doing that. Therefore, an 8-card club suit to the immediate 4♣ response ♣♦♥♠ ♣♦♥♠ king-jack. We went one would not be an option. off. All the other tables I opened 1NT You hold a played in 4♠, which they ♣♦♥♠ with 12 points 4-card major made, in some cases Qand four spades Qand a 5-card (or with an overtrick. What would to the ace-queen. My longer) club suit. Partner Afterwards, I said she you recommend partner bid 4NT; I opens 1 diamond. should have bid 3♣ – Qleading with passed, thinking it was Under what a jump shift showing the following hand? quantitative. She had 23 circumstances should you a game-going hand points and said it was respond in the 4-card with long clubs. She Blackwood. We made 12 major (at the 1-level) in agrees she went too ♠ 10 9 8 7 4 tricks, missing one ace. preference to the longer high, saying she should ♥ 9 8 N How should we have bid? club suit at the 2-level? W E have bid 4♣. We would ♦ Void S Guy Arnoux, Wells. John Crowe, Ledbury, both like your views on ♣ A 8 6 5 4 2 Herefordshire. the correct response. Your own bidding Mike Armstrong by email. sounds fine. The usual rule is West North East South A With 23 points that if your hand When partner opens 1♥ facing 12-14, partner A is strong enough the bidding and Pass 1♠ Pass 3♥ should be driving at least for a responder’s reverse A you have opening Pass 4♥ End to a small slam. Besides, then you show the long values yourself, you do not it is impossible for there to suit first, planning to show want to pre-empt. Responder Ron Atkinson by email. be two aces missing when the major next time; if should start with a simple your side has at least 35 your hand is too weak for 2♣ or possibly with a Although, in general, points between you. a responder’s reverse, strong jump shift of 3♣. It an unsupported ace The correct, but rare, you just bid the major. sounds as if 2♣ the first time A is not a good lead, response for partner is 5NT. Traditionally, you need and 4♣ the second time it seems the clear choice This invites you to bid a 11 points for a responder’s would be the best way to here. If the opponents were grand slam (usually 7NT) reverse. An increasing describe her hand – loads in a slam, you might think of if you are maximum and number of players are of clubs but not quite the underleading it – trying to to sign off in a small slam treating it as a game force, in values for a jump shift. get partner in to give you a (6NT) if you are minimum. which case you would need I recommend strongly diamond ruff – but that does When you have balanced 12/13 to be responding 2♣ that you play 1♠-4♣ as a not seem right against game. hands, the important thing with this type of hand.

Page 20 Ask Julian continued ♣A twice). What are With your actual of North’s failure to open a your thoughts on our hand, I would bid weak 2♥ despite obviously bidding? How should A 3♥. This keeps having a 6-card heart suit. we have bid the slam? the bidding lower and A weak heart suit is the other The bidding David Nicholls, Llandudno. is a suit partner will be plausible explanation. proceeded expecting you to bid. An argument in favour Qas follows: Standard Acol Switch the minors (and of the weak heart suit includes strong jump the opening bid to 3♣) and option is that, after East has West North East South A shifts, so North the decision is much closer repeated the diamonds, 1♥ Pass 2♥ Dbl should start with 2♠ rather because you can show either North could have re-opened End than 1♠. As the jump shift suit at the three level. with a double but chose not creates a game force, you Partner will not always to. Therefore, 2♥ suggests a South had a good hand can take things slowly with have the perfect shape for hand without four spades. with support for the 3♣. After partner rebids a take-out double. If you It would be somewhat other suits. North passed 3♠, showing a long strong are going to find 3-card imaginative for South to this out, assuming spade suit, you are too good support in dummy, you bid 3♠, though doubling that this was a penalty for a simple raise to 4♠: would rather play in a 3♦ would be reasonable. double. Who was right? you should cue bid 4♦. It 5-3 fit than a 4-3 fit. Heather Toynbee by email. should be easy to reach the Then again, if you can ♣♦♥♠ slam from there. At the very make the same number of This is definitely a least, partner will make a tricks in either suit, you would On the hand take-out double: return cue bid of 4♥. With rather play in the major below, I made 4♠. A South has not 16 points facing a strong because it scores more and QUnfortunately, had the chance to double jump shift, you will not be requires a trick fewer for everyone else was previously and the opponents giving up at the game level. game. I think I would still in 3NT, also making had agreed hearts. Even if On your actual sequence, bid the major because you ten tricks on the East had bid a different suit, partner could have bid have a few values and do standard heart lead. double would still be for take- 3♠, (forcing) rather than not mind if partner decides out. North should pass only 4♠. However, as I suspect to raise you to game. when holding a heart stack you would have bid 3NT ♠ K Q J 6 4 (unlikely on this auction). over 3♠ it would not ♣♦♥♠ ♥ K 7 4 3 have helped much. ♦ 10 ♣♦♥♠ With N/S playing ♣ K J 10 ♣♦♥♠ weak two Playing standard Qopenings, the Acol, my partner Should I have bidding went as follows: Me Partner Qand I bid: bid my weak 1♦ Qmajor suit at the West North East South 1♠ 2♣ 3-level or my ‘longest Pass 1♦ Pass 2♥1 2♠ ♠ K Q J 8 6 5 3 and strongest’ minor suit Pass 1♥ 2♦ Pass 4♠ ♥ A J 9 at the 4-level? I held: Pass 2♥ 3♦ End 1Fourth-suit forcing ♦ A ♣ J 5 Could South have Should I have bid 3NT ♠ 7 4 bid 3♠ on this hand, in the first place or N W E ♥ J 9 6 5 N inferring North is after partner’s spade S W E ♦ 7 6 S 4-6 in the majors? support (on ♠A-2)? ♠ A ♣ A Q 7 5 4 David Lampert by email. ♥ K 5 ♦ K 9 4 2 ♠ K 10 8 7 Partner’s 2♠ does ♣ K Q 8 7 6 3 West North East South ♥ 10 3 not guarantee 3-card 3♦ Dbl Pass ♦ A J 2 A spade support (he ? ♣ A J 4 2 could jump to 3♠ with North South genuine support), so you 1♣ If you reverse the clubs should take the bidding 1♠ 3♣ and diamonds (and Emma Jones by email. more slowly. You should 4♠ End make the opening bid 2NT (forcing because 3♣), what would you Holding a 4-card you bid fourth suit the Partner then made 13 recommend then? spade suit is one round before) to see what tricks (East ducking his Name and address supplied. A possible explanation partner does.

Page 21 Ask Julian continued I too would have 200 (redoubled). The former to guess what to do. started with Stayman. may be a reasonable score; On your actual auction, A On the next round, the latter is unlikely to be. If South might have made a cue I would bid 3NT. Partner is you are vulnerable or going bid rather than simply raising Playing Benji likely to have four clubs when down more than one, the 4♦ to 5♦. This might (or might Acol, we would she does not have a four- penalties for failure in a not) have excited North. Qlike to use weak card major, especially when redoubled contract are more jump overcalls like you have more diamonds severe whatever the scoring ♣♦♥♠ opening weak twos. than clubs yourself. Your 3♦ method. This is why you do Although they do not should be forcing anyway. not want to have to play in People tell me often occur, how do we 1NT redoubled. Remember, constantly that show strong overcalls? ♣♦♥♠ if you run to a suit, you are Qyou cannot open Name and address supplied. contracting to make an extra an Acol 1NT (12-14) with You hold 16-19 trick without any assurance a 5-card major. Even With a hand on points with a of finding a fit, so it is often if the major has just a which you would Q5-card minor and better to stay at the one single honour and you A have made a strong a 4-card major, shape level. I would not want a have no other 4-card jump overcall, there are say, 4-2-5-2. If you open convention to force me into suit, you have to open two possible approaches: with the minor suit and running from 1NT doubled. the major, which I think (i) you can make a simple your partner bids 1NT can give you a rebid overcall with a view to taking (denying a major suit) ♣♦♥♠ problem. Is this right? further action on the next should you force your Ray Enever by email. round, such as doubling or partner by reversing? Playing with perhaps repeating your suit; Bernard Coffey by email. a stranger, This question comes (ii) you can start with Qthe bidding up quite often. a double and introduce If you have a 4-card was as follows: A With a 5332 shape your suit later. major and you know and a poor 5-card major, Modern thinking is that (i) A your partner does it is acceptable, indeed is more suitable than (ii) on not, it can be a good idea ♠ A Q 3 desirable, to open 1NT. most hands. This is because, simply to pass, raise to 2NT ♥ Void if the opponents escalate or raise to 3NT (with 16, ♦ Q J 10 8 7 5 4 3 2 ♣♦♥♠ the bidding, partner will at 17-18 or 19 points ♣ 5 least know your best suit. respectively). You bother to Partner opens N show your second suit only if W E 1♦. I hold: S ♣♦♥♠ you have a serious interest Q in a suit contract (4-1-5-3 ♠ K 6 I had trouble shape, for example). ♥ Q J 9 7 6 3 ♠ J 8 5 responding to ♦ A ♥ 9 4 Qpartner’s 1NT ♣♦♥♠ ♣ A K 7 2 ♦ K Q 9 3 (weak) with this hand: ♣ A 8 7 2 When you were discussing North South ♠ A J 7 5 Qwriggles over 1♦ 2♥ Should I support the ♥ 9 6 4 1NT, you said that you 3♦ 3NT diamonds or bid clubs? ♦ A K 9 5 4 like to have the option of 4♦ 5♦ Does it make any ♣ 2 playing in 1NT doubled End difference if the other (but not redoubled). 4-card suit is a major? How important do you Should either player Michael Hunt, My partner does not regard the ability to have made a cue bid? Ware, Hertfordshire. like me to support her play in 1NT doubled? I think that I, North, no-trump when I have Chris Dawe (similar could have taken When the secondary a singleton, so I tried from Huw Jones). stronger action. 4-card suit is a the Stayman route. Edward Bland, Bristol. A minor, you just ignore The auction went: If you are playing it and make a limit raise 1NT-2♣-2♦-3♦-End. matchpoints and Freak deals are to 3♦. Yes, it does make a She held four clubs A you are going one difficult to handle. difference if the other 4-card and 3NT would down non-vulnerable, there A I would be opening suit is a major. Then it is have made. is a huge difference between 5♦ rather than 1♦. Then normal to show the major Rupert Timpson by email. losing 100 (doubled) and everyone else would have before supporting partner.

Page 22 Ask Julian continued one on me too. Sometimes, people who have played all Cheltenham Andrew Kambites’ their bridge within a small Regency Lead Quiz circle of players can get After partner some funny ideas about Hotel You are West in the opens 1♥, if I what counts as normal. auctions below playing Cheltenham GL51 0ST Qhold four hearts, Perhaps the player in teams or rubber bridge. 11/12 points and 7 losers, question is confusing the It is your lead. (Answers I would go straight to auction with 2♥ (Acol)- on page 26.) 4♥. People tell me that Pass-3♥. Traditionally, 3♥ this would be a shut in that sequence does show out and that I should an ace because you would 1 ♠ 7 5 ♥ bid 3♥; they say this is jump to 4♥ without one A J 6 5 N ♦ A 7 2 W E stronger than raising (assuming, of course, you ♣ 10 9 8 7 S to 4♥. Are they right? have the requisite values Geoffrey Down, and heart support). Padbury, Buckingham. ♣♦♥♠ West North East South 1♠ Bidding 3♥ is not BRIDGE Pass 2♥ Pass 3♥ stronger than 4♥. If My partner EVENTS 2013 Pass 4♠ End you think the hand and I are A is strong enough to insist Qexperimenting 5-7 April – £199 on game, you do not want with a 5-card major Just Duplicate Bridge 2 ♠ K 2 to make a limit bid of 3♥. system. We open 1♣ if we 17-19 May – £199 ♥ J 8 6 N However, you should reserve have no 5-card major, Just Duplicate Bridge ♦ J 9 8 7 W E the jump to 4♥ for shapely which promises only a S ♣ J 9 7 2 hands with no more than 10 3-card suit. What is the 12-14 July – £245 HCP. Some pairs play either response to an opening Bernard Magee 2NT or 3NT as the way to bid of 1♣ if responder Thinking Defence West North East South show a game forcing raise has a Yarborough 3NT1 26-28 July – £199 of opener’s major. If you do with a shortage in Pass 4NT2 Pass 5♦3 Just Duplicate Bridge not want to do that, you can clubs e.g. 4-4-4-1 Pass 5NT2 Pass 6♦3 start with a new suit and bid or even 5-4-4-0? 9-11 August – £199 End 4♥ next time (traditionally Alan Mansell by email. 1 Just Duplicate Bridge a long, solid minor called a delayed game raise). 2Blackwood With a Yarborough 6-8 September – £199 3one ace and one king. ♣♦♥♠ or other hand too Just Duplicate Bridge A weak to justify My partner a response, you pass. It 13-15 September – £199 3 ♠ A 5 4 3 2 opened 1♥; I does not really matter Just Duplicate Bridge ♥ K 2 N had four hearts whether partner’s opening ♦ A 4 2 W E Q 11-13 October – £199 S and eight losers, so I promises significant length ♣ A 3 2 Just Duplicate Bridge bid 3♥. A defender then in the suit. The fewer cards told me that playing you have, the more your 25-27 October – £199 Acol a jump from one to partner is likely to have. Just Duplicate Bridge West North East South three of a suit showed Although you might end 1NT an ace (which I did not up in 1♣ undoubled, you 1-3 November – £215 Pass 3NT End have). I have not heard can rescue partner from 1♣ Further into of this; is it true? doubled. If LHO doubles the Auction Brian King by email. 1♣ and RHO leaves in the 4 ♠ A J 2 29 Nov – 1 Dec – £215 double, you have the option ♥ K J 10 9 8 N Declarer Play The requirement to to make an SOS redouble to ♦ A 3 2 W E ♣ S hold an ace for a tell partner that you think a 6-8 December – £199 8 6 A limit raise is a new better spot is available. ■ Just Duplicate Bridge Full Board West North East South No Single Supplement 1NT E-mail your questions for Julian to: [email protected] Booking Form on page 7. Pass 3NT End

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The leads in these problems are hardly West North East South West North East South standard. Treat them as puzzles to solve. 3NT1 1NT Pass 4NT2 Pass 5♦3 Pass 3NT End Pass 5NT2 Pass 6♦3 1. ♠ Q 10 4 2 End While a spade lead is obvious, now is the ♥ K Q 9 8 4 1a long solid minor 2Blackwood time for leading a deceptive ♠2, telling ♦ K J 3one ace and one king. the world you have only four spades. You ♣ K 3 will deceive partner – but partner can ♠ 7 5 ♠ 9 6 North bid 5NT, confirming that the have nothing, so that hardly matters. If ♥ A J 6 5 N ♥ 2 partnership holds all four aces and you can persuade declarer that you have W E ♦ ♦ A 7 2 S 8 6 5 4 3 asking South how many kings he holds. only four spades, he will believe that it is ♣ 10 9 8 7 ♣ Q J 6 5 4 Most players play that a gambling 3NT safer to drive out the ♣A and ♦A rather ♠ A K J 8 3 denies a side suit king or ace; if your than take the heart finesse. ♥ 10 7 3 opponents play differently, that is their ♦ Q 10 9 right. Presumably North would have ♣ A 2 bid a grand slam if South had a second 4. ♠ 7 4 king; perhaps South would bid a grand ♥ Q slam if holding an eight-card suit. In any ♦ 10 9 8 West North East South case, you know that South has all the top ♣ A K Q J 7 4 2 1♠ diamonds, so North holds the rest of the ♠ A J 2 ♠ 10 9 8 6 3 Pass 2♥ Pass 3♥ aces. ♥ K J 10 9 8 N ♥ 7 5 3 W E Pass 4♠ End ♦ A 3 2 ♦ J 6 5 How do you fancy your chances of S beating 6♦? Certainly, you have an un- ♣ 8 6 ♣ 5 3 Does a club lead seem obvious? Look pleasant surprise for declarer: the trump ♠ K Q 5 closely at the bidding. N/S have found suit is not as solid as he thinks. However, ♥ A 6 4 2 a 5-3 heart fit before settling for spades. if he needs a spade finesse, it will work for ♦ K Q 7 4 Since partner must have a singleton him – unless you put him to the test before ♣ 10 9 heart, you can see how to beat this: two he knows about the bad trump break. Try red aces and two heart ruffs. Cash your leading the ♠2 at trick 1. Of course, he ♥A at trick 1. Continue with the ♥J for could finesse dummy’s ♠Q; in practice, West North East South partner to ruff – why the ♥J? The ♥J is he will not. He will be too worried that 1NT a McKenney (or suit preference) sig- you have led a singleton. He will surely Pass 3NT End nal, showing an entry in diamonds, the rise with dummy’s ♠A and have no way higher ranking of the two remaining side of recovery when he finds the trumps are This looks most promising: although suits. The defence will take the first four 4-0. If you fail to lead the ♠2 at trick 1, partner can have nothing, you can drive tricks: ♥A, ruff, ♦A and another ruff. declarer will take the spade finesse later. out the ♥A and ♥Q to set up three heart tricks to go with the ♠A and ♦A. So is there anything to think about? 2. ♠ A Q 9 8 3 3. ♠ K 10 The only issue is this, ‘is there any ♥ A K 3 2 ♥ A Q J chance of escaping with only one heart ♦ 4 3 ♦ J 10 9 6 5 loser?’ A singleton ♥A in dummy will not ♣ A K ♣ Q 9 6 help, except in the unlikely event that de- ♠ K 2 ♠ J 10 4 ♠ A 5 4 3 2 ♠ 9 8 7 clarer holds the doubleton ♥Q. However, ♥ J 8 6 N ♥ Q 10 9 4 ♥ K 2 N ♥ 9 8 7 5 3 what if dummy has the singleton ♥Q? In W E W E ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♥ J 9 8 7 S Void A 4 2 S 3 that case leading your K will be a spec- ♣ J 9 7 2 ♣ 10 8 6 5 4 3 ♣ A 3 2 ♣ 8 7 5 4 tacular success. Does the North hand ♠ 7 6 5 ♠ Q J 6 surprise you? 3NT is an eminently practi- ♥ 7 5 ♥ 10 6 4 cal bid with the long and solid minor. If ♦ A K Q 10 6 5 2 ♦ K Q 8 7 there is a lead to beat it, let the defenders ♣ Q ♣ K J 10 find it. The lead will be coming up to any tenaces in the South hand. ■

Page 26 appreciation for the team confusion. Last week, my led by Tony Richards. I have brain was so addled I tried READERS’ never done anything by to bid, ‘One no club.’ myself before but they im- Then I came across a mediately made me feel at piece of software which ease. The organisation was transformed my learning of first class and they gave their the game. I waxed lyrical LETTERS time when we wanted to play about this and, of course, supervised bridge. I cannot all my friends wanted one. praise them enough. The I told them it was by Barnie HOW I FEEL Despite running a club that seminars were well con- McGrew. ‘Wasn’t he a fire- I have enjoyed your free was always open, Terry made ducted, questions answered man and didn’t he have publication, BRIDGE, for sure that there was a well- clearly and no one was ever friends called Cuthbert, years and I have learned stocked bar and somehow made to feel their question Dibble and Grub,’ asked such a lot from it and hope had time to be a member unworthy of a good answer. one puzzled listener. He was, to continue to do so. of the EBU Laws and Ethics Mrs F Casserly, and he did and I realised I have never written to you Committee. He was recog- Lee-on-Solent. my terrible mistake. So may before but feel I must to tell nised as the most knowledge- I apologise to the amazing you how much I enjoy Sally able and respected director MORE PARTY BRIDGE Bernard Magee, as it was Brock’s contributions. She in the region and the sessions At our bridge parties, we his Begin Bridge CD that I is someone I can relate to. were always well organised. play bridge, but move as bought. It is the best money As well as her busy bridge In 2005, the EBU presented if at a whist drive, with the I have spent in a long time. schedule, she has a life out- him with the Dimmie Fleming winning gent moving up the His explanations are so side the game. Her touch is Award for a lifetime of service numbered tables and the clear and he makes it all light and refreshing and she to bridge. The same year, he winning lady moving down. sound so easy. I know it sounds warm and human. retired, closing the Wessex The losing gent moves round isn’t, but at least I have a There is no point in Bridge Centre. one seat. This mixes partners better understanding now. thinking these thoughts He continued playing up well. Some of our novelty So, thank you Bernard. I and not passing them bridge, primarily with Gigi hands are announced at always knew I would like on. So now I have. and was a regular at stages throughout the even- bridge, but now I love it, and Marie Shutte, Bournemouth Bridge Club. ing. For example, a player his use of the word brilliant Denmead, Hants. He was always profes- holding the ♠A plays in 4♠. when you get something Mrs Shutte, you are an sional and a good friend. Players making a trick with right is so encouraging. example to us all. He will be sadly missed. a two get a chocolate from Mrs Maria Wood, Miles Cowling, a selection box provided. Lytham, Lancs. TERRY UDALL – R.I.P. Bournemouth Bridge Club. The player with the ♣A plays I recall Terry telling me that They don’t make them in 3NT. Wine is provided CORRECTION he bought The Wessex Bridge like him these days. by the club and members As a bridge novice, I am very Centre in 1963, rebuilt it bring an American supper. grateful for the knowledge in 1972 and re-opened it SUGGESTION Most hands however, and advice I learn from in 1973. The club thrived We thoroughly enjoy your are played as normal. We reading your magazine. and was for many years magazine and the Bernard keep it simple and ban all However, as a rock music the largest in Dorset. Magee Interactive Acol conventions except Stay- old hand I should like to With the possible exception Bidding and Defence CDs. man and Transfers. point out that it was of a few Weymouth-based However, we are gradually Mrs R Bridger, Romsey. Motorhead, not Iron Maiden, players, The Wessex mem- becoming hooked on iPads. that recorded The Ace of bership contained most of Please can you develop BEGIN BRIDGE Spades, see Christmas Quiz the County’s top players. If and produce the Interactive A group of my friends and I answers in BRIDGE 121. Iron required to put out teams of Series, Bidding, Defence decided to take up bridge. Maiden recorded Aces High. 8, the second team would and Declarer Play in a form We are at the stage of total Mary Farrell by email. still be quite formidable. suitable for the iPad. The club hosted most of the Elizabeth Puxley, REDUCE THE COST OF YOUR POSTAGE county tournaments and held Potters Bar, Enfield. Postage stamps for sale at 90% of face-value, an event most Sundays. It was Terry’s efforts (aided BACK HOME all mint with full gum. Quotations for commercial quantities available on request. by his wife Gigi) that gave On 21 December, I the club its deserved repu- arrived back in the UK, after Values supplied in 100s, higher values available as well tation. The club met every a cruise on m.v. Voyager. as 1st and 2nd class (eg 2nd class: 100x37p+100x13p) day except Saturdays. 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reveals one potentially weak suit Master Points accumulated. (e.g. the opponents have bid it or the partnership has bid the other three Rank Master Points R suits), a raise to five of the agreed Local Master 100 major asks partner to bid on with a Club Master 200 suitable holding in the weak suit. Area Master 500 Continuations are: District Master 1,000 RABBIT County Master 2,500 An inexperienced or weak player. Pass No first- or second- Master 5,000 round control Advanced Master 7,500 RACK 5NT King * Master 10,000 Apparatus to hold cards for 6 agreed suit Singleton ** Master 15,000 handicapped players. Any other bid Ace or void in the *** Master 20,000 suit **** Master 25,000 RAGS ***** Master 30,000 A poor holding, e.g. ‘two rags’, a low For example: Tournament Master 40,000 doubleton. * Tournament Master 50,000 (further star for each extra 10,000) RAISE ♠ A J 7 5 3 Premier Master 5,000 To increase the level of the contract ♥ 6 4 N including at least 10 Green Points W E in partner’s last-mentioned denomi- ♦ A K Q 9 4 2 S * Premier Master 10,000 nation. West’s last call shown in the ♣ Void including at least 10 Green Points auctions below is a raise. (further star for each extra 5,000) Regional Master 10,000 West North East South West North East South including at least 25 Green Points 1♥ Pass 3♥ 3♠ Pass * Regional Master 20,000 2♥ ? including at least 25 Green Points (further star for each extra 10,000) West North East South West wants to play in a slam unless Premier Regional Master 20,000 1♠ Pass 2♦ Pass there are two fast heart losers and bids including at least 50 Green Points 3♦ 5♠ to ask. * Premier Regional Master 30,000 including at least 50 Green Points Unless partner has bid the suit RANK (further star for each extra 10,000) strongly, a raise normally shows 1. The relative value of the cards: the National Master 30,000 support for partner’s suit. ace is the highest and the two the including at least 75 Green Points Example hands consistent with the lowest. Premier National Master 40,000 above auctions are: 2. The status achieved in a ranking including at least 100 Green Points system. Life Master 60,000 3. The rank of the suits as used to including at least 150 Green Points Hand 1 Hand 2 distinguish between the major suits Premier Life Master 90,000 ♠ J 9 4 ♠ A J 9 4 2 (spades and hearts) and the minor including at least 300 Green Points ♥ A 8 5 3 ♥ 9 4 suits (diamonds and clubs). Grand Master 120,000 ♦ Q 9 4 ♦ K J 9 3 including at least 600 Green Points ♣ 10 3 2 ♣ K 4 RANKING SYSTEM Premier Grand Master 1,500 A system of measuring a player’s Green Points ability and/or experience relative to RAISE TO FIVE OF A MAJOR other players. The English Bridge The SBU, WBU and NIBU have similar In a slam sequence, when the bidding Union Ranking System works on ranking systems.

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10093 VOYAGES TOANTIQUITY www.mrbridge.co.uk ABTA No.Y2206 A to Z of Bridge continued As South, you play in 6NT and re- additional bonus (‘for the insult’) of ceive the lead of the ♠Q. With eleven 100 points if the contract makes. top tricks, the contract will be simple Redoubled contracts are rare be- if either red suit divides 3-3. You can cause whichever side loses on the deal REBIDDABLE SUIT also succeed if either opponent holds is likely to record a large loss. At low A suit of five cards, normally headed at least four cards in both red suits, for levels, many redoubles are convention- by at least two of the top honours (ace, then a squeeze is possible. However, al, either suggesting general strength king, queen). Any six-card or longer if you win the opening lead and then or, if the opponents have made a pen- suit. Bidding a suit twice or overcall- cash four clubs, only five tricks will alty double, the desire for rescue. ing in it at the two level or higher nor- have gone. Each player will have eight mally shows a rebiddable suit. cards left: anyone who started with RE-ENTRY four hearts and four diamonds will A second entry. A re-entry can be use- have no difficulty in retaining them; a ful for a number of purposes, such as Hand 1 Hand 2 squeeze will not operate. Instead, you to repeat a successful finesse or to cash ♠ 8 4 ♠ 8 4 duck the opening lead, win the spade an established winner. ♥ A J 4 ♥ K 10 4 continuation and then cash four clubs. ♦ A Q 5 ♦ A 5 At this point six tricks will have gone REFUSE ♣ K 9 4 3 2 ♣ K J 9 4 3 2 and only seven cards will remain in You refuse (to win a trick) if you play each hand. Neither defender will be a low card when you have a winner able to retain four cards in both hearts available. Duck and hold up are more With the first hand, you do not have a and diamonds. On this layout, East is common terms for such a play. rebiddable suit. You open 1NT (weak) squeezed. Ducking the opening lead or, if RHO opens 1♠, you double. With ‘rectifies the count’. RELAY the second hand, you do. You open 1♣ A bid (often the cheapest bid) that or, if RHO opens 1♠ (or a red suit), you RED does not convey any information but overcall 2♣. 1. This is one of the traffic-light terms simply marks time while partner de- that the Laws and Ethics Commit- scribes his hand. It is common in ar- RECAPITULATION SHEET tee of the English Bridge Union uses tificial systems. For example, with the Sheet on which the results of each to categorise psychic bids. A ‘red’ Multi 2♦ convention, a 2♥ response to board, the totals for each pair and the psyche is one where the partner- 2♦ says simply that responder wishes final placings are on display after a ship’s subsequent actions provide to play in 2♥ if opener has a heart suit. duplicate event. sufficient evidence of an unauthor- ised partnership understanding to RELAY SYSTEM RECTIFYING THE COUNT warrant an adjusted score. A bidding system employing relays so The deliberate loss of a trick or tricks 2. Shorthand for describing the vul- that one member of the partnership in preparation for a squeeze. For most nerability of both partnerships on a describes his hand accurately and the squeezes to succeed, you need to play board. The ‘red’ partnership is vul- other decides the final contract. the squeeze card when you have the nerable but their opponents are not. ready winners to take all the remaining RELAY TABLE tricks but one. If you have two tricks RED DOT Table used for boards not in play, par- to lose, usually the squeeze will fail. A marking to go on a convention ticularly during a Howell movement However, you can often remedy the card signifying that the partnership or a relay Mitchell. Boards move from situation by giving up a trick before employs non-standard leads. playing tables on to the relay table(s) playing the squeeze card. For example: and then back to playing tables. RED POINT Scottish National Master Point, REMAINING COUNT ♠ 3 2 equivalent to an English Green Point. A method of defensive signalling af- ♥ A K 6 ter you have not shown your length ♦ A Q 7 2 REDEAL on the first play of a suit (for example ♣ A K Q 5 A fresh deal following an irregularity if you were covering an honour, play- ♠ Q J 10 8 ♠ K 9 7 6 during the original deal or, in Chicago, ing third-hand-high). If you have an ♥ 3 2 N ♥ J 10 9 8 a fresh deal after a pass-out. odd number of cards left, you discard ♦ 6 5 W E ♦ J 10 9 8 S or lead your lowest card (just as you ♣ 9 8 7 4 3 ♣ 2 REDOUBLE would play low from an odd number if ♠ A 5 4 A call that doubles again the value of you were signalling length on the first ♥ Q 7 5 4 the trick score, the penalty for under- play of the suit.) If you have an even ♦ K 4 3 tricks and the bonuses for overtricks number left, you play a high card. ♣ J 10 6 of a contract that an opponent has al- For example, suppose you hold ready doubled. It will also lead to an Q-J-6-3 and your first play is to put

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10093 VOYAGES TOANTIQUITY www.mrbridge.co.uk ABTA No.Y2206 A to Z of Bridge continued situation is for opener to reopen with West’s rescue into 1♥ suggests long a double as an effective way of compet- hearts and short clubs, clearly in a ing after partner has passed over an hand too weak to bid the first time. opponent’s intervention, especially if West might hold: up the jack third in seat. You have an negative doubles are part of the system. odd number of cards remaining, so if you lead or discard from the suit, ♠ 9 8 you play the three. If a partnership’s ♠ A Q 8 6 4 ♥ Q 10 7 5 3 2 N W E primary discarding method is suit ♥ K 10 4 N ♦ J 8 5 S W E preference or attitude, it is also quite ♦ A Q 7 3 S ♣ 4 2 common to play that a second discard ♣ 3 shows remaining count, even in a new suit. RESERVE West North East South To have an alternative line of play REMOVE A DOUBLE 1♠ 2♣ Pass Pass available, e.g. ‘To keep the heart To bid again after partner has made ? finesse in reserve’. a penalty double, thus signifying an unwillingness to defend the doubled Double is a much better call than 2♦, RESERVE ONE’S RIGHTS contract. Removing a penalty double partly because it gives East the option To alert the opponents at the table tends to be an exceptional action. You to convert to penalties by passing and that you believe an irregularity has would need to have significantly better partly because the best contract may occurred and therefore that you may offensive potential or significantly be in hearts. need to call the Tournament Director. weaker defensive potential than your previous bidding has indicated. REPEATED FINESSE RESPOND To finesse more than once in the same To make a bid after partner has opened suit against the same opponent. the bidding, or if partner has made a ♠ 8 7 conventional asking bid (such as Stay- ♥ 6 N man or Blackwood). Unless partner’s W E ♦ K J 10 7 4 3 2 S ♦ 8 5 2 bid was forcing, you do not have to re- ♣ Q 10 3 spond with a very weak hand. N W E S RESPONDER West North East South ♦ A Q J The partner of the player who makes 1♠ Pass the opening bid. For example, if West 1NT 2♥ Dbl Pass opens 1♣, East is responder. 3♦ If you lead a diamond to the queen and it wins, you will want to return to RESPONDER’S REVERSE Although the strength of your hand is the North hand and repeat the finesse A non-jump rebid by responder in a within the expected range, your 1NT against East’s presumed king by lead- new suit that is higher-ranking than response did nothing to suggest a sin- ing up to the jack. his first and is at the two-level or above. gleton heart or a 7-card diamond suit. REPECHAGE Opener Responder RENEGE A competition in which competitors, 1♣ 1♥ Old-fashioned term for revoke. knocked out in the qualifying stages of 2♣ 2♠ the main event, have a second opportu- REOPEN THE BIDDING nity to qualify for the final of the main By tradition, a responder’s reverse is A call made by a player who is sitting event by winning a secondary event. forcing for one round, though some in the position that, were he to pass, modern players treat it as a game force. the bidding would end. He may be act- RESCUE ing in a balancing role, deducing that To take out into what you hope to be RESPONSE his partner has some values from the a safer contract. The term usually ap- This is a bid made following partner’s opponents’ lack of desire to bid higher. plies after the opponents have made bid (usually an opening bid but The lower the level, the more likely it is a penalty double (or left in a take-out sometimes a conventional enquiry). that you will want to reopen. double for penalties). For example, in the sequence 1♣-pass-1♥, the 1♥ is a response to the REOPENING DOUBLE West North East South 1♣ opening. If the response is in the A double, intended for take-out, used 1♣ Pass suit partner bid, it is usual to call it a by the player in the pass-out seat to Pass Dbl Pass Pass raise rather than a response. keep the auction alive. A common 1♥ The range for a simple response

Page 33 A to Z of Bridge continued the jack half the time and the queen heart finesse and returned to dum- half the time, East is roughly twice as my to finesse again. likely to hold the singleton queen as he is the queen-jack doubleton. REVALUATION at the one level is very wide. You can The mental adjustment to the value of have as few as 5 or 6 points. With a RESTRICTED LICENCE one’s hand in the light of the previous hand unsuitable for a jump shift, you A treatment or convention licensed by bidding. For example, a holding of K-x could have 20 or even more points. For the EBU for use only in certain com- is likely to improve in value if one’s a two-level response, the minimum petitions. right hand opponent bids the suit but threshold is higher, 9 or 10 points in decline in value if one’s left-hand op- Acol, but more in some other systems. RESULTS’ MERCHANT ponent bids it. Even a holding of small A player who extols the merits of a line cards can improve (or decline) in value of play, either because on the actual as the bidding progresses. For exam- Hand 1 Hand 2 layout of the cards it would have suc- ple, if you have 8-5-2 in a suit and RHO ♠ 8 5 ♠ K 4 ceeded, or because on the actual rebids it, you will treat this as a poor ♥ K 10 7 3 ♥ A K 10 7 4 sults on a board it would have scored holding as any honours partner has in ♦ J 7 4 ♦ 4 well, rather than on logical analysis. the suit will be under the bid. However, ♣ Q 8 5 4 ♣ A Q J 7 4 if LHO supports the suit strongly, you RETAIN THE LEAD will place partner with a shortage and To keep the lead by playing a card adjust upwards, knowing you have no With the first hand, you respond ♥1 known to be a winner. If you know the wasted values in the suit. to 1♦ (or 1♣) but 1NT to 1♠. With the opponents have enough tricks ready second hand, you respond 1♥ to 1♦ (or to run to defeat your contract or make REVERSE 1♣) or 2♥ to 1♠. their contract, it can be a good idea to A non-jump rebid in a new suit that play in such a way as to retain the lead. takes you above the level of two of RESPONSIVE DOUBLE your original suit, usually in a higher- The use of a double for take-out when ranking suit. Any player can reverse, partner has already made a take-out ♠ 7 6 though the term most commonly ap- double and the third player has sup- ♥ A K 10 9 plies to a reverse by opener. In the first ported the opener. For example: ♦ K J 9 4 three sequences shown below, the last ♣ 10 9 3 bid shown is a reverse. West North East South N 1♣ Dbl 3♣ Dbl W E West North East South S 1♣ Pass 1♠ Pass The double suggests the values to ♠ A 4 2♦ compete but with no strong preference ♥ J 5 for a particular suit. The partnership ♦ A 10 6 2 West North East South needs to agree how high responsive ♣ A K J 8 2 1♦ Pass 2♣ Pass doubles apply. Up to and including 4♦ 2♠ (the highest part-score bid) is popular. As South, you play in 3NT and receive RESTRICTED CHOICE a spade lead. You have seven top tricks West North East South The Principle of Restricted Choice is a and a successful finesse against one 1♦ Pass mathematical principle based on the of the missing queens would give you 2♣ Pass 2♦ Pass assumption that, with two cards of two more. However, a losing finesse 2♠ equal value, a player will play either of would spell instant defeat. You there- them randomly. For example: fore play to retain the lead early in the West North East South play, thereby maximising your chanc- 1♣ 1♥ 2♦ Pass es. You cash the ♦A-K and the ♣A-K. 2♠ K 10 9 8 7 6 If neither queen has dropped, you fall ♥ ♠ N back on playing West for the Q. The 2 bid in the fourth sequence is (J)-5-4 W E Q-(J) not a reverse; this is because the 2♦ re- S RETURN sponse had already taken the bidding A 3 2 1. If you lead a suit that your partner above the level of 2♣. has previously led, this is a return. When a reverse is in a higher-rank- 2. To make such a lead e.g. West led ing suit, the first bid suit will always be South, the declarer, cashes the ace and a spade. East won with the ace and longer than the second suit. A reverse East drops the queen. Given that with returned the three. nearly always shows values beyond queen-jack doubleton, East will play 3. To re-enter a hand, e.g. South took a those already promised.

Page 34 A to Z of Bridge continued jors with longer clubs than diamonds ♠ K 8 5 and a 2♦ overcall shows both majors ♥ 8 6 4 with longer diamonds than clubs. ♦ K 10 9 8 4 REVERSE SIGNALS/DISCARDS ♣ J 3 ROCK-CRUSHER A method of signalling/discarding ♠ Q J 4 2 ♠ 10 7 3 A hand of tremendous trick-taking ♥ N ♥ whereby you play a low card to encour- J 9 7 3 2 W E K Q 5 ability; powerhouse is a similar term. age and a high card to discourage. This ♦ A 6 5 S ♦ 7 2 reverses the standard high-low signals/ ♣ 6 ♣ Q 10 9 8 4 ROLLING BLACKWOOD discards. The chief advantage is that, ♠ A 9 6 After a Blackwood 4NT enquiry some with a doubleton, you do not need to ♥ A 10 players use the cheapest available use what may be an important card ♦ Q J 3 (non-trump suit) bid to ask for kings. that you cannot afford to encourage. ♣ A K 7 5 2 This goes by the name ‘Rolling Black- Despite their technical superiority over wood’ or ‘Sliding Blackwood’. standard signals, few pairs use them. West leads the ♥3 against South’s 3NT. ROLLING GERBER REVERSING THE DUMMY East plays the queen, taken by South’s A convention whereby after the This is the same as a dummy reversal. ace. When declarer plays diamonds, response to 4♣, a relay in the cheapest It involves taking multiple ruffs in the West holds up his ace until the third non-trump suit subsequently asks long trump hand, thereby generating round to allow his partner the chance for kings. This also goes by the name an extra trump winner, while leaving to signal. Playing ‘revolving discards’, Sliding Gerber. the short trump hand to draw the op- on the third round of diamonds the ♠3 posing trumps. Suppose you have a or the ♣10 will ask for a heart. ROMAN ASKING BIDS trump suit of A-Q-10-x-x facing K-J-9. A method of establishing the suitabil- If you take three (or more ruffs) in the RHO ity of the two hands for slam purposes. long trump hand, you will make more Short for Right-Hand Opponent. In certain situations, when a partner- than the five trump tricks with which ship has a trump suit, a bid of a new you started. For reversing the dummy RHYTHM suit asks partner to describe his hold- to be successful, you will usually need To bid or play in rhythm is to bid or ing in that suit on the following scale: strong trumps and plenty of entries in play at an even speed. 1st step no control the short trump hand. Another good 2nd step king or singleton reason for reversing the dummy is that RIDE 3rd step ace or void dummy’s trumps are strong but yours To take a finesse by playing a card and 4th step ace-king or ace-queen are not. For example, with a trump letting it run, if not covered by LHO. suit of 6-5-4-3-2 facing A-K-Q, ruffing ROMAN BLACKWOOD with the high trumps in the short hold- A version of Blackwood originally ing is going to be unproductive. Q J 10 3 2 used in the Roman system but now

N rare. After 4NT, the responses are: REVIEWING THE BIDDING 8 6 W E K 9 4 5♣ zero or three aces S At his turn to call, a player may request 5♦ one or four aces a review of the auction. At duplicate, an A 7 5 The responses of ♥5 , 5♠ and 5NT show opponent must give such a review and two aces, either of the same colour, the must include every call, with alerts. same rank or the two other aces. The You lead the queen from the North original school of thought was: REVOKE hand and let it ‘ride’ unless East covers 5♥ two aces of the same colour To fail to follow suit when able to do with the king. 5♠ two aces neither of the so. A revoke becomes established when same rank nor the same colour either member of the offending side RIFFLE SHUFFLE (ie spades and diamonds or plays to the next trick. The Laws apply. An effective form of shuffling by in- hearts and clubs) terweaving two portions of a pack and 5NT two aces of the same rank REVOLVING DISCARDS repeating the process several times. A A system of discards whereby the perfect riffle shuffle (two portions- per Some players prefer the CRO prin- rank of the discard signals for a lead fectly interwoven) is not a true shuffle ciple, i.e. 5♥ same Colour, 5♠ same in another suit. A discard of a high at all since a second identical shuffle Rank, 5NT the two Others. A player card asks for the lead of the suit rank- restores the pack to its original form. can then ask for kings in a similar way. ing immediately above the suit of the discard (clubs above spades) and simi- RIPSTRA ROMAN GERBER larly for a low ranking discard (spades A little used defence to an opening 1NT A version of Gerber modelled on the before clubs). whereby a 2♣ overcall shows both ma- same lines as Roman Blackwood.

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10093 VOYAGES TOANTIQUITY www.mrbridge.co.uk ABTA No.Y2206 A to Z of Bridge continued West East that a pair plays against the same 1♠ 4♥1 opposition. 4NT 5♠2 5NT 6♦3 ROUND OFF ROMAN JUMP OVERCALL 7♠ To round off the net score at the end of A system of two-suited jump overcalls 1 splinter a rubber to the nearest hundred, with whereby immediate jump suit overcalls 2 two key cards and the ♠Q players rounding 50 either upwards or show intermediate two-suiters. You bid 3 the ♦K or one non-trump king downwards. the lower ranking of two touching suits (excluding the opener’s suit), whilst a Roman Key-card Blackwood is a pow- ROUND ROBIN 2NT overcall shows a strong unspeci- erful tool and popular amongst tour- A form of contest in which each com- fied two-suiter. Since this method does nament players. peting group (team, pair or individu- not allow you to make single-suited al) plays against every other compet- jump overcalls, very few pairs play it. ROMAN LEADS ing group. A system of leads whereby one leads ROMAN KEY-CARD the second highest card from a se- ROUNDED SUITS BLACKWOOD quence. For example, from K-Q-J-x Clubs and hearts, so named because of A sophisticated variation of Black- you lead the queen. From an interior the shape of their symbols. Likewise, wood in which the king of the trump sequence, the lead is the same as the spades and diamonds are the ‘Pointed suit is like a ‘fifth’ ace; the four aces standard lead e.g. from K-10-9-x you Suits’. and the king of trumps are all key lead the ten. cards. The usual responses to 4NT are: ROVER 5♣ 0 or 3 key cards ROMAN SYSTEM A pair in a Mitchell movement that 5♦ 1 or 4 key cards System devised by Walter Avarelli and displaces a different North-South pair 5♥ 2 or 5 key cards but not Giorgio Belladonna and used by them each round, known as a ‘roving pair’. the queen of trumps as members of the Italian Blue Team. Using a rover can help to accommodate 5♠ 2 or 5 key cards including The system uses an artificial♣ 1 open- a pair that arrives late when there was the queen of trumps ing (either balanced 12-16 points or originally a complete number of tables. 5NT 2 key cards plus a useful 17+ points) and canapé. void RUBBER 6 suit 3 key cards with void in that ROMAN TWO DIAMONDS The best of three games in rubber suit (6 of the trump suit A convention whereby a 2♦ open- bridge. The term ‘rubber’ probably de- shows a void in higher suit) ing shows a strong three-suited hand rives from the game of bowls. After a 5♣ or 5♦ response, the 4NT with, typically, 17-20 high card points. bidder may continue with a bid in RUBBER BRIDGE the lowest non-trump suit to enquire ROMEX TRIAL BIDS The original form of contract bridge about the queen of trumps. The re- A method used in conjunction with a in which the objective is to make two sponder returns to the trump suit at strong club system that allows a player games before your opponents and the lowest level without the queen or, to make both long-suit and short-suit thereby win the rubber bonus. You with it, bids 5NT or cue bids a second- trial bids, by employing relays after a can make game by scoring 100 points round control. An alternative method single raise of a major suit. ‘below the line’ either on one deal or is for responder to proceed: one step by accumulating partscores to reach without the queen, two steps with it. ROPE that total. The 4NT bidder can continue with After an opponent doubles a 4NT a bid of 5NT to ask for the non-trump ace enquiry, Redouble shows an Odd RUBBER DUPLICATE kings. Responses can be to show the number of aces, Pass an Even number. A teams-of-four event in which the lowest king or on the standard step players play boards in a fixed order in principle: ROPI each room until one room reaches the 6♣ 0 king After an opponent doubles a 4NT ace end of a rubber. 6♦ 1 king enquiry, Redouble shows zero (O) 6♥ 2 kings aces, Pass one (I). This method is in RUFF 6♠ 3 kings popular use in the UK. To play a trump on the lead of a side suit. You can ruff a trick if you are void ROTATION in the suit led and have one or more ♠ A J 10 7 4 ♠ K Q 8 3 The sequence and order in which the trumps in your hand. ♥ A 8 5 4 N ♥ 6 bidding and play occur at the table. W E ♦ A Q 5 S ♦ K 8 6 2 RUFF AND DISCARD ♣ Q ♣ A 8 5 2 ROUND To discard a loser from one hand while A set of boards in a duplicate event ruffing in the other.

Page 37 A to Z of Bridge continued RULE OF ELEVEN RULE OF TWO AND THREE A simple mathematical formula stating The doctrine, in pre-emptive bidding, that, if the lead is fourth highest, the that one should not risk going down number of cards capable of beating it in more than two tricks, if vulnerable, the other three hands is equal to eleven and three tricks if not vulnerable. ♠ 2 minus the pip value of the card led. If you adhere to the rule, the ♥ 2 opponents double and partner has a ♦ Void useless hand, you will lose a penalty of ♣ Void K 5 2 500, broadly the same as an opposing ♠ Void ♠ Void N game. ♥ Void N ♥ A K Q 10 8 7 W E A J 9 6 With the rule, if you have seven S ♦ Void W E ♦ Void S tricks in your hand, you can pre-empt ♣ 3 2 ♣ Void 4 3 to the four level non-vulnerable or the ♠ 3 three level vulnerable. ♥ 3 Many modern players pre-empt a ♦ Void If East judges that the seven is a little more aggressively than the rule ♣ Void fourth-highest lead, he can use the of two and three, partly because the rule of eleven. Taking seven from elev- opponents may have a slam if partner en leaves four cards higher than the has a bust and partly because the op- South is declarer and spades are seven, all of which he can see between ponents rarely double. trumps. If any hand other than West his hand and dummy. He can deduce is on lead then East will win a heart that South has no card higher than the RULING trick. However, with West on lead and seven and hence that he can play low at A decision based upon the Laws of the obliged to lead a club, South can ruff trick one to leave West on lead to play game, made by a Tournament Direc- in dummy and discard a heart from a second round of the suit through tor or by an Appeals Committee. hand. Alternatively, he could choose dummy’s king at trick two. to discard a heart from dummy and RUN ruff in his own hand. As a defender, RULE OF NINETEEN 1. To change to a different suit or to you generally want to avoid giving a Rule established by the Laws and Eth- no-trumps if an opponent doubles ruff and discard if you can help it. ics Committee of the EBU, stating that a contract for penalties. the minimum agreeable standard for 2. To run a suit is to play the suit RUFFING FINESSE an opening suit bid at the one-level is card after card without losing the The lead of one of a sequence of high either 11 high-card points or that the lead. For example, if dummy has cards towards a void. If the player in sum of the number of high-card points ♣A-K-Q-J-7-5, declarer is likely to second seat does not cover, you allow and the lengths of the two longest suits ‘run’ the clubs. the lead to run; if there is a cover, you must total at least nineteen. 3. To take a finesse by leading an hon- ruff and return later to cash the estab- our and play low if a higher honour lished winners. For example: does not cover it. ♠ K For example: ♥ 8 6 5 4 2 K Q J 10 ♦ A Q 6 4 2 ♣ 5 4 Q 7 4 N 9 8 7 6 2 W E A 5 4 3 S N 5 2 W E K 8 6 3 S Void With 9 high-card points and two 5-card suits, this hand would be mini- A J 10 9 mally acceptable under the Rule of As South, you lead the king of this Nineteen for an opening bid (9+5+5). side-suit from dummy. If East plays Note that this rule does not suggest Here you might lead the queen from his ace, you ruff, thus establishing the that weak hands of this type justify a dummy (North) and ‘run’ it, thereby Q-J-10 as winners. If East plays low, sensible opening bid (especially here retaining the lead in dummy for a fur- you discard a loser. when the singleton king may be worth ther finesse. If West held the ace, the ruffing- fi fewer than 3 points), but rather that nesse would fail, though you might bidding with a lower total than 19 (at RUSINOW LEADS still be able to discard a loser and suc- level 2, 18 at level 3 and above) would A lead method by which you lead sec- ceed in setting up dummy’s winners. constitute a psyche. Most players use ond highest from a standard honour either the rule of 20 or a more sophis- sequence (e.g. Q from K-Q-J) and third RUFFING TRICK ticated rule that also takes account of highest from an interior sequence (e.g. A trick won by a ruff. the hand’s defensive potential. 10 from K-J-10). ■

Page 38 The Diaries of Wendy Wensum Episode 12: An Aegean Jaunt Part 1: The Gallic Challenge

imnos is a Greek island of headache cures compared to cushions, spades; Marie played low smoothly so exquisite beauty, a holiday but with a Union Flag on a cocktail I won with the ace. The club finesse paradise with cooling breezes stick set in a bowl of olives in front worked but, even so, I removed the op- Lfar from the blistering heat of Athens. of Spouse and the Tricolour similarly ponents’ last trump rather reluctantly. Overlooking the sea between Myrini mounted in front of Pierre, the cards The play of the king of hearts produced and Thanos is a village that evokes were dealt. The Battle of Hastings was the ace. The king of diamonds return the spirit of traditional Greece. The about to be re-fought. was ruffed. I played the queen of narrow streets offer an endearing In the distance, the outline of the hearts and then ruffed a heart, finding mixture of faded and freshly painted castle at Myrini was fading with the that the suit did not split. On the ten white dwellings, some in need of last glow of sunset, when, one rubber of spades, the queen appeared thank- repair. All paths lead to the main down and game all in the second, the fully, and the slam was home, giving square where local children play and following deal occurred: us the rubber. Needless to say, Spouse old men drink ouzo, musing over did not think my line was optimum. I games of backgammon, twisting and am sure he was right on this occasion, jostling their worry beads. Bordered ♠ A 10 9 8 7 although I quite often find his analysis on three sides by the church, the ♥ 10 2 is about as sharp as a marble. school and shops, the centre of village ♦ Q J At one rubber each, we called it a life is here. The square is completed ♣ 9 8 5 4 day with honours even and ordered by two tavernas. The leafy canopy of ♠ 6 4 3 ♠ Q 2 another carafe of local wine. The a grape vine shades one of these. No ♥ A J 6 5 N ♥ 8 4 warm breeze from the sea wafted over ♦ K 9 5 4 3 W E ♦ A 10 8 7 6 2 menu here. The curious enter the S us. ‘You both play well,’ said Pierre, kitchen to inspect the dishes of the ♣ 2 ♣ Q 6 3 ‘but of course you British invented day, bubbling and sizzling on hobs and ♠ K J 5 the game.’ ‘I think that was America,’ in ovens. In the evenings, the hubbub ♥ K Q 9 7 3 I contradicted in the interests of of voices continues past midnight, ♦ Void accuracy. ‘You invented America?’ children as lively as their parents and ♣ A K J 10 7 questioned Pierre with a hint of grandparents, cousins, uncles and Gallic humour. ‘No, we are definitely aunts; the extended family is evident not being fingered for that,’ declared everywhere. Here, in this village, time As dealer, I opened the bidding with Spouse emphatically. tries to stand still. one heart, and the auction proceeded: It had been a delightful evening and Could this peace be maintained? it was well past midnight when we Was a new conflict about to break out? South West North East agreed to meet our French friends again Dining at the taverna one evening, Wendy Marie Spouse Pierre for a meal and the deciding rubber Spouse and I were surprised to hear 1♥ Pass 1♠ Pass the following day by the harbour in snatches of French from the next table. 2♣ Pass 3♣ 3♦ Myrini. As we ambled slowly back Pierre and Marie were from Normandy. 4♦ 5♦ 6♣ End to our apartment, Spouse remarked Using limited combinations of French rather belligerently, ‘That makes us and English, we soon discovered that With the ace of hearts to lose, the all square in the latest round of the they were enjoying their Greek holiday. contract seemed to depend on locat- Battle of Hastings, but now we need to The only thing they were missing ing both black queens. National pride prepare for a rematch of the Battle of was a game of bridge. The table was was at stake. I ruffed Marie’s opening Agincourt.’ ‘Why, is tomorrow Saint soon cleared for action. The chairs lead of the four of diamonds. I played Crispin’s day?’ I inquired with feigned were rather hard and uncomfortable, the ace of trumps and all followed, so innocence. Honestly, like most men, demonstrating the inadequacies of far so good. Next, I played the jack of Spouse can be OTT. ■

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ost of October theory test and booked a was fairly quiet, test for November 15th. though it started But patience is not one of Mwith a bit of luxury. I took her virtues. She came back my parents to lunch at the after her fourth lesson and Manoir aux Quat’Saisons said that he thought she near Oxford. This is a truly was more than ready to take fabulous place, perhaps bet- her test, so she decided to ter for lunch than dinner look for a cancellation. She because the gardens are found one in Reading, a splendid. Everything about town she had never driven BRIDGE EVENTS 2013 it was superlative (including in before. So off we went 22-24 March Leads & Defence £215 the bill). and she passed, just five Gary Conrad weeks and one day after her Then there was Barry’s 4-6 October Doubles £215 birthday and his accidental 17th birthday. Now, that’s a Gary Conrad party. What happened was fairly major lifestyle change that Kitty wanted to host for us – perhaps the most 25-27 October Finding Slams £215 a dinner – to celebrate our significant in a normal day Sandy Bell success in Lille. We were is that, not having to get Full Board – No Single Supplement trying to find dates and up and take her to school, I focused on the weekend of spend most of the day in my Booking Form on page 7. October 13-14. She asked pyjamas. me whether the Saturday or Then, at the very end of Sunday would be better and October, in half-term, we I mentioned that the Sunday went to Malta for a week, was Barry’s birthday (it was mostly to stay with our good Raymond’s birthday too, friend Mario. However, so there were moments of Briony had found a Groupon sadness). So Sunday, it was, offer whereby we could stay and it metamorphosed into for a couple of nights in the Barry’s birthday party. She Corinthia Palace, perhaps kept asking more people the best hotel in Malta, for and it changed into a not very much, so we ended party at her apartment (a our stay doing just that. As penthouse within Chelsea usual, we had an excellent football ground). Barry got time (though the weather more presents than he knew could have been better). Treat yourself to a beautiful what to do with and we all Highspot number one was hand-crafted bridge table. a day trip to Sicily (we had had a fabulous time. Made in France from specially Perhaps the most exciting lunch nearly at the top of selected beech our tables will event at this time was Mount Etna). Highspot grace any room. Briony’s driving test. In number two (only after the Mahogany or cherry finish the last issue, I mentioned event) was that I forgot to that my brother-in-law had lie about her age to the jet Traditional green felt or luxury velour playing surface. given her a good start when ski people so had to go out he came for the weekend. It on the jet ski with her. We FREE COLOUR Folds flat. Patented Hinging Device was a couple of weeks after started with her driving BROCHURE Three different models from £149 that before she managed and me hanging on for grim Phone 01483 750611 to book some official death, and then swapped lessons, but when she did around so I was driving (at www.bridge-tables.co.uk the instructor was pretty about half the speed). That’s S R Designs, 1 Hook Hill Park, Woking, GU22 0PX impressed. She passed her another box ticked. ■

Page 43 Seven Days by Sally Brock

Monday I go out. Although I don’t intend to I am declarer as West. Despite the fact look for another property until I have that South has overcalled in spades, I The beginning of the week is usually a buyer for this, I am keeping an eye decide that I need trumps 2-2 with the quiet. I keep forgetting that I no longer on Right Move and Zoopla. Anyway, king right. If the queen is covered by need to go to the gym first thing (be- bridge friends have told me of a con- the king, I have chances if it is single- cause I don’t have to leave the house to tact who knows his stuff regarding ton and I finesse on the second round, take Briony to school). It’s not until I buying property in west London, so I but that needs other good things to get stuck in the rush hour traffic that go in on the train and take him out for happen too, so it is simpler to play for I remember that I could have gone at lunch. Lots of interesting advice. trumps 2-2. When the queen is cov- 10am. I spend most of the day working I get back to Barry’s by 3pm for a ered by the king, I will play one back my way through my ‘to do’ list. Briony session with Richard and Gerry (and to the jack and, on the layout, would has joined a gym now she can drive Barry). Later, I meet Nicola on the make my slam. However, when South to it (she has money to spare since she Earls Court Road for a Chinese supper plays the king, I manage to play a low hasn’t needed most of what she put prior to our London League match. one and am thus one down. Oppo- aside for driving lessons) and she goes We have a disaster each. nents stayed in three no-trumps in the after school, so is not home until quite Nicola (East) holds: other room. late. We change into our pyjamas, dine Both these boards are double swings, on leftovers and watch TV. ie we lose a significant swing whereas ♠ K 10 7 if we had not made the error, we would N ♥ Q J 10 8 4 have gained a double-figure swing. W E Tuesday ♦ A Q 7 3 S I go to the gym again. Home by ♣ 6 10.30am for an online teaching ses- Thursday sion. In the afternoon, I bid online Today is the annual match between the with Barry. We are trying to knock West North East South Houses of Commons and Lords. This our partnership into shape with the 1♦ year, the event is held in the House of Tollemache looming and also the Gold Pass 1♥ Pass 2NT Lords. It is the most beautiful building. Cup final weekend. We now have an Pass 3NT ? In the past, the event has been held at up-to-date system file – all we need to the Portland Club or Crockfords and do is read it (I have to say that ‘reading She is worried that I’ll lead a club has included lunch; this year, it starts the system’ makes me feel very sym- when a heart would be more success- at 1.30pm and in the break we have a pathetic towards the children when ful, so she risks a double. Unfortu- House of Lords tea – complete with they complain about being bored with nately, dummy redoubles and, even cucumber sandwiches, scones with revising for exams). When Briony gets on a heart lead, the contract makes jam and clotted cream and the most home, we do a quick supermarket shop with two overtricks and we lose 1,800. beautiful tiny cakes. I, rather embar- and then home for another evening of Team-mates have bid the slam and are rassingly, top up the teapot with what I being couch potatoes. not best pleased to lose 9 IMPs. De- think is hot water, but is in fact coffee. spite this, we are still leading at the These days, the hands are pre- halfway stage. prepared and the journalists are issued Wednesday On the first board of the second half, with a little booklet with the hands in. It is my intention to move to London I propel us into a close slam on these I always think this is a bit unfair on the next year when Briony has finished hands: players – it must be harrowing enough school. I am going to put the house on to be watched by bridge experts, but the market after February half-term. even worse to know that they can see In anticipation, I am beginning the ♠ 7 ♠ A K 4 all four hands. The booklet, prepared process of decluttering … and there is ♥ A 6 N ♥ K 9 8 3 2 each year by Paul Bowyer, always W E ♦ K 7 6 3 2 ♦ 4 an awful lot of clutter. I try to make S contains many hands of interest. In an effort to get stuff ready for either ♣ A 9 8 3 2 ♣ Q J 7 6 the last session, I watch Kenneth Baker the tip or the charity shop whenever play this deal in three no-trumps:

Page 44 Seven Days continued er heart. Declarer can succeed now by Sunday exiting with a diamond, allowing West to cash one heart trick, after which Another lazy day. Though I do find the he has to lead away from his king of energy to go up into the roof and start spades. However, declarer misreads to sort out some stuff. Barry helps me ♠ 4 2 the position and goes one down. West lug a lot of stuff down. I was hoping ♥ K 5 should have thought ahead and real- we could have a major clear-out but ♦ A Q 8 3 ised that his best chance was to blank end up feeling that most of what we ♣ K Q 6 5 3 his king of spades and he should have brought down needs to go back up. ♠ K 5 ♠ 8 7 6 3 done it early, without such discomfort. It is fun pottering about while Barry N ♥ J 10 9 6 4 2 W E ♥ A 3 The final result is a win for the Lords, watches the Premier League. Every ♦ J 7 5 4 2 S ♦ 10 9 taking their lead in the series to 21-17. now and then he says, ‘You hold …’ ♣ Void ♣ J 10 8 7 2 After the match, I go back to Barry’s The League was won by Frances Hin- ♠ A Q J 10 9 and we go out to an Ethiopian restau- den, Graham Osborne, Jeffrey Aller- ♥ Q 8 7 rant. The base for the meal is injera, ton and Chris Jagger. When anyone ♦ K 6 which is a cross between a pancake has polls/conversations about the ♣ A 9 4 and a chapatti. We order the ‘Special’ best women players in the country, and get a large (maybe 16 inch) injera Frances is sometimes overlooked be- on a plate and on top are spoonfuls of cause she doesn’t play women’s bridge, West North East South various meats/vegetables in sauces. On but she is right up there with (maybe 1♠ the side comes a basket of rolled up even above) the rest of us. She is the Pass 2♣ Pass 2NT injeras. The idea is to break off a piece first woman to have won the Premier Pass 3NT All Pass and wrap it around some of the filling League, though last year she was in the and then eat – all with your fingers. runners-up team and therefore was West leads the jack of hearts to the Certainly different and quite delicious. chosen to represent England in the king and ace. East continues the suit Camrose Trophy (England won all its and hearts are cleared. Declarer starts matches to win the event outright). I with a club to the king, when that suit Friday like this deal, which is not difficult, but does not behave most declarers would Barry is working on the south coast. it would be easy to go wrong. simply rely on the spade finesse and go I have my laptop with me, but not a two down. Lord Baker (who was actu- lot of work to do, so I get up late and ally playing for the Commons) does then meet Margaret for a Lebanese Love All. Dealer East. better and for a moment I think he is lunch on Edgware Road. Then we go ♠ Q 8 2 going to succeed (and I am the judge for a ‘stroll in Hyde Park’ (her words), ♥ K Q 10 6 this year of the Best Played Hand which turns into quite a trek. When ♦ J 7 and desperately need to find some- I’m with Margaret we seem to have so ♣ K Q 9 5 thing). He next plays three rounds of much to talk about that I don’t really ♠ K 10 7 6 5 3 ♠ 9 4 diamonds and when East shows out notice anything else – we must have ♥ 8 2 N ♥ A 9 7 5 3 ♦ A 6 3 W E ♦ 9 8 on the third round he has a complete walked miles. Still, I’m sure the exer- S count of the hand. cise is good for me. Then back to Bar- ♣ A 8 ♣ 10 6 3 2 ry’s for a cup of tea before bridge at the ♠ A J Young Chelsea. I always really enjoy ♥ J 4 ♠ 4 these Friday nights that are pairs with ♦ K Q 10 5 4 2 ♥ Void IMP scoring. We don’t win this time ♣ J 7 4 ♦ 8 but have a good evening anyway. ♣ Q 6 5 3 ♠ K 5 ♠ 8 7 West North East South ♥ 10 6 4 N ♥ Void Saturday Pass 1♦ ♦ J W E ♦ Void After something of a lie-in, we go back 1♠ Dbl Pass 2♦ S ♣ Void ♣ J 10 8 7 to High Wycombe for lunch. Pass 2♠ Pass 2NT ♠ A Q J 10 This is a pretty lazy weekend. Pass 3NT All Pass ♥ Void TV, interspersed with watching the ♦ Void Premier League final weekend on BBO. In the other room, West led a spade ♣ A 9 I have never got around to playing in and it was all over. Declarer could not this event, mainly because it is still not knock out two aces without losing that easy for me to go away for a whole too many tricks. In this room, Tom Now he cashes the ace and queen of weekend. I much prefer single days Townsend, misguidedly in my view, clubs. West throws one heart and away which is why I like playing in the chooses to lead a heart. East wins his ace then, with obvious reluctance, anoth- national knock-out competitions. over dummy’s king and switches to a

Page 45 Seven Days continued of the evening is spent loll- Ardington Hotel ing about in the front of the TV in our pyjamas (X Fac- Worthing BN11 3DZ tor results are a highspot, spade. This knocks out the but Sunday evening is a bit entry to the diamonds (al- empty now Downton Abbey though the jack of hearts is has finished). ■ an entry, if she uses it then she cannot cash her hearts). I’m sure many of you would Dramatis Personae

simply play the jack of Sally Brock lives in High Wy- spades, win the spade return combe with her two teenag- and play a diamond to the ers, her husband Raymond jack, cash some hearts and having died in early 2008. She works partly as a bridge pro- BRIDGE EVENTS 2013 play another diamond. West fessional, occasionally play- would win and clear spades, ing for pay but more often setting up plenty of winners writing (she is the bridge col- 15-17 March Doubles £ 215 umnist for The Sunday Times) for when he gets in with the and teaching online; the rest 22-24 March Just Duplicate Bridge £ 199 ace of clubs. Frances times of the time she works on the it perfectly. She wins with production of travel guides. 12-14 April Just Duplicate Bridge £ 199 the ace of spades (had she She has been a member of the British/English women’s ducked and West continued team on and off since 1979. 17-19 May Stayman & Transfers £ 215 with a heart she might have Briony & Toby are Sally’s had communication prob- 7-9 June Suit Establishment £ 215 17-year-old daughter and lems) and plays the king of 18-year-old son. Full Board – No Single Supplement diamonds. West ducks, per- Barry Myers is Sally’s new Booking Form on page 7. force and now Frances plays partner, both at and away a club. Had West ducked from the bridge table. He is (best), she would have con- a criminal defence barrister and lives in Shepherd’s Bush. tinued with the jack of diamonds (overtaking with the Nicola Smith is Sally’s current international bridge partner. queen in case West ducks) Chatsworth Hotel They formed a last-minute and another diamond. West partnership in 2008 to join Worthing BN11 3DU has no defence: if he plays a the England women’s team spade, she has nine winners; for the World Mind Sports Games in Beijing where they if he plays a heart, she can won the gold medal. Nicola win in hand, cash the dia- has been playing interna- monds and play a spade to tional bridge since she was 17, which is rather a long set up her ninth trick. time ago. This is a good result for Kitty Teltscher is a friend and the Hinden team who have captain of the team that Sally qualified to represent Eng- and Nicola play for in the Lon- land in this year’s Camrose. don League. I can recommend this Mario Dix is a friend who lives sort of half-watching when in Malta whom Sally (and usu- there is a decent event go- ally Briony) visit most years. ing on. Watching TV with Richard and Gerry are two of BRIDGE EVENTS 2013 the bridge open on a laptop Sally’s regular online clients. is quite a fun way of passing Richard lives in North London 12-14 Apr Bernard Magee Declarer Play £245 and Gerry lives in Toronto. the time. Every week Sally plays against 14-16 Jun Just Duplicate Bridge £199 Later on, a friend of Bri- them for a couple of hours, stopping to discuss problems 18-20 Oct Bernard Magee Play and NEW £245 ony’s comes round for a TOPIC that arise – sometimes with Defending 1NT cookie cooking session – Barry if he is not working, she really likes baking but and sometimes with herself, 15-17 Nov Bernard Magee Bidding NEW £245 TOPIC when she usually is almost Distributional Hands needs help with the eating. Barry can be counted on to flawless! Full Board – No Single Supplement oblige. We all have a spa- Margaret Nygren is Sally’s Booking Form on page 7. ghetti supper, then Barry best friend. and Sam leave and the rest

Page 46 Answers to Bernard Magee’s Bidding Quiz on page 3

even better than making 5♦, which is no your partner will raise to 4♠ – this might 1. Dealer East. Love All. certainty anyway. not make but does have a good chance. ♠ K 7 ♠ A Q 8 4 In no-trumps, your partner is unlikely ♥ Q 9 3 N ♥ A K J to make more than six tricks – he finds W E ♦ 8 5 3 2 S ♣ A 9 6 3. Dealer East. Game All. himself stuck in his hand. ♣ 7 6 5 4 ♣ J 10 2 ♠ A 6 ♠ Q 3 2 If you play transfers, you bid 3♥, ♥ 5 4 N ♥ A K 3 still showing spades and enabling the W E ♦ 6 5 2 ♦ J 10 4 3 strong hand to become declarer – S West North East South ♣ A Q 10 9 5 4 ♣ K 8 3 partner will probably jump to 4♠ with 1♠ Pass his strong three-card spade support, ? excellent controls and possible ruffing West North East South value. ■ Pass. There are good reasons for the 1NT 2♠ requirement of 6 points to respond. To ? break the rules, you need an equally good reason. There is no such reason 3NT. If you can make all of those lovely The Inn here – this question should have been clubs, you will be doing well; if not, so be on the Prom very simple. With just 5 points and no it – with such a good suit and the balance useful distribution, you do not have of power, you certainly do not want to Bridge Events enough to respond. Why do you need defend 2♠. While that might suggest 6 points? Opener may have 19 points bidding clubs, actually you should be 2013 and adding your 6 he will hope to make thinking of bigger things – no-trumps. game. If you respond 1NT, your partner If partner has the ♣K, you can almost might jump to 3NT – not good when 7 count seven tricks for him; even if the ♣K tricks are likely to be the limit. is missing, the overcaller may well hold the card for his bid. When you hold a pretty strong and long minor suit, think 2. Dealer South. Love All. of no-trumps. ♠ 3 ♠ A J 9 5 ♥ A 3 2 N ♥ 8 W E St Annes-on-Sea FY8 1LU ♦ J 8 7 6 2 S ♦ A 9 5 3 4. Dealer East. Love All. ♣ K 8 5 4 ♣ Q 10 3 2 ♠ 9 8 7 6 3 ♠ A K 4 ♥ 4 N ♥ A 7 6 3 19-21 April W E Bernard Magee ♦ 6 3 2 S ♦ A K West North East South ♣ 10 9 5 4 ♣ A Q 3 2 Thinking Defence 1♥ £245 Pass 2♥ Dbl 3♥ 4♦ 4♥ Pass Pass West North East South 12-14 July ? 2♣ Pass Kay Adamson 2♦ Pass 2NT Pass Just Duplicate Bridge Double. Your partner has made a take- ? £169 out double over 2♥ and you competed with 4♦. Now your opponents have gone 3♠. (3♥ if you play transfers). 16-18 August further to 4♥. You have control of trumps Your partner has shown you 23-24 Gwen Beattie (♥A), a singleton and a king. All of this points and a balanced hand. If your Just Duplicate Bridge and your partner should have ‘opening first thought is to pass and let partner £169 values’. Give your partner two aces and struggle in 2NT, remember that you have you are likely to make two spade ruffs, nothing for him in no-trumps, whereas in Full Board three aces and likely another trick from spades you might at least make a couple No Single Supplement clubs – three off. Punish your opponents of tricks. Booking Form on page 7. for overbidding – double. + 500 will be If you do not play transfers, bid 3♠ –

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