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Signals at Trick One JULIAN POTTAGE on DEFENCE Signals at Trick One f partner makes an opening lead and Again West leads the queen and the ace to continue with the king. When East plays you are not trying to win the first trick, goes up from dummy. Holding the ten, the two next, completing a ‘high-low’ Iyou usually want to indicate whether East knows that West can safely continue signal, West knows to try a third round. you would like partner to lead the suit the suit, so encourages with the seven. again. You do this by means of an attitude As the lead of the queen promises the signal: you play a high card to encourage jack, both the king (the card above) and ♦ 10 9 4 (the highest card you can afford) and your the ten (the card below) are useful cards N lowest card to discourage. Normally your for the leader’s partner to hold. ♦ A K Q 7 W E ♦ 8 6 2 holding in the suit led determines your S correct course of action. ♦ J 5 3 ♦ A6 4 N ♥ A6 4 ♦ Q J 9 5 W E ♦ 8 7 2 Of course, the leader may continue a suit S whatever partner does. Your holding needs N ♥ Q J 9 5 W E ♥ K 8 2 ♦ K 10 3 to be sufficiently robust to cope with the S possibility that declarer has any missing ♥ 10 7 3 high cards. Here West has no need of help Here East has no reason to suppose that a and may continue with a second and third further heart lead will work and rightly round (and a fourth at no-trumps) even West leads the queen; say that declarer plays the two under the ace. This warns though East plays the two on the first. plays the ace from dummy. Holding the West that declarer has the king and ten. Equally, you must take care not to king, East should encourage with the Knowing this, West will, after regaining encourage just because you have eight – if West gets in again, the defence the lead, switch to a different suit. something useful in the suit led. An have two tricks to take. Similarly: encouraging signal tells partner that in Further Considerations your opinion, based on the information available to you, that it is probably best ♥ A6 4 Everything I have said up until now to continue the suit. applies equally to suit and no-trump N ♥ Q J 9 5 W E ♥ 10 7 2 contracts. However, in a suit contract, S the prospect of scoring a ruff means that ♠ K 10 4 ♥ K 8 3 you may wish to encourage a continuation ♥ 10 7 3 without any honours. ♦ A K Q J 5 ♣ 9 4 ♠ A Q J 3 ♦ 10 9 4 ♥ Q 8 2 LOW VISION CARDS N ♦ 9 3 N W E Full size packs for ♦ A K 8 7 W E ♦ 6 2 S ♣ 10 8 6 2 S those with visual problems featuring ♦ Q J 5 3 extra-large symbols North South as illustrated. 1♦ 2♣ When West leads the ace (showing the 2♦ 3♣ Two packs king), East envisages a third-round ruff. End (red/blue back). £5.99 Accordingly East plays the six and South follows with the three. West cannot be sure West leads the ace of hearts. Do you from the Mail Order Service that the six is a high card (declarer might play the eight or the two? be concealing the two) but it is safe enough Continued on page 33 ❿ Page 32 POTTAGE ON DEFENCE continued from page 32 The way to beat the contract is for West to lead a low heart at trick two, allowing East to play a club before trumps are Normally you would encourage holding West leads the ace and what card do you drawn. Underleading the king of hearts the queen, but here you are keen to have think East should play? Playing the two may seem brave but if East has played a spade switch. The presence of the ten of would discourage hearts and playing the the queen, promising the jack, there is spades in dummy means that partner will jack would be misleading. The jack nothing to it. If East unexpectedly has a need to lead the suit twice for you to would deny the queen and suggest J-x singleton heart, this is not a problem: stand a chance of collecting three spade (it cannot be showing the ten as this is the heart ruff will be the setting trick. tricks, so you want an immediate switch in dummy). The correct card is the queen, and play the two of hearts. You intend to which shows the jack (unless the queen Different Messages win the first spade cheaply, put partner is a singleton). West can then underlead back in with the king of hearts and have the king on the second round to put East If you really want to, you can use only another spade lead through dummy. in. Would you like to see this in the attitude signals on partner’s lead, but So far, all your signals have been with context of a full hand? you will be missing a wealth of spot cards, and normally these are all opportunities if you do. The objective you can afford. If, however, you have a of any communication is to convey sequence of honours, you may be able ♠ Q J 4 information that is not already to share the good news with partner. ♥ 9 8 4 available, so if partner can work out ♦ A K Q J whether you like the suit anyway, it ♣ J 7 4 makes sense for a signal to convey a ♥ A9 6 ♠ K 8 2 ♠ 3 different message: ♥ A K 7 5 3 N ♥ Q J 2 N W E ♥ W E ♥ ♦ ♦ 7 5 K Q J 4 3 2 10 6 4 S 9 8 7 3 2 S ♣ K 3 ♣ 10 9 8 2 ♦ Q J 9 ♥ 10 8 ♠ A 10 9 7 6 5 N ♥ 10 6 ♦ A K 8 6 5 W E ♦ 10 4 3 2 S ♦ 5 West leads the seven and the ace goes up ♣ A Q 6 5 ♦ 7 from dummy. You could play the four, hoping partner will notice that the two and three are missing, but you should North South West leads the ace (against a suit issue a much clearer signal: throw the 1NT 4♠ contract); assuming West would rarely king under the ace. Partner will know you Pass (if ever) lead an unsupported ace, it is must have a great holding in the suit if clear that East can have no useful high you can afford to part with the king. West leads the ace of hearts and if East diamonds. What West really wants to You are more likely to be able to mistakenly plays the two or the jack, know is whether East has three diamonds, signal with an honour when partner has then the contract will make. If East when the king will stand up, or four, already shown strength in the suit: plays the two, West will probably cash when South will ruff the second round. the heart king next and then switch to Accordingly, East should give a count the king of clubs, playing East for the signal, playing high from an even number ♥ 10 8 4 queen of clubs (counting South for five and low from an odd. Accepted wisdom spade tricks, four diamonds and the club is to play second highest from a four- or N ♥ A K 7 5 3 W E ♥ Q J 2 ace, West would not defend passively). six-card suit, here the four, and highest S If instead East played the jack, West from a doubleton. To show an odd ♥ 9 6 would continue with the king and number you play your lowest card. another heart expecting East to ruff. Continued on page 34 ❿ Rubber Bridge Score Pads £2.00 each from the Mail Order Service Winterthur Water Lilies Londonderry Vase Sunday La Grande Shells Wine Cellar Fruits and Flowers Flowers on Silk Safari Page 33 POTTAGE ON DEFENCE continued from page 33 West North East South 1♣ 1♥ Pass 2♣1 Pass 3♥ West leads the king of clubs and spades Pass 4♥ End ♦ A 10 4 are trumps. East can play the three to 1 Shows heart support and defensive values signal strength in diamonds (or possibly N ♦ Q J 8 6 5 W E ♦ K 9 3 the ability to ruff the suit), the ten to ask West leads the queen of clubs and S for a heart and the seven with no dummy plays low. ♦ 7 2 particular preference. East might also play the neutral seven to request a club continuation, but with this particular Problem 3 West leads the queen and dummy’s ace layout overtaking with the ace would be ♠ A 10 7 5 wins. If you think about it, the position a surer way of ensuring this. ♥ K Q 10 of the king is obvious. With the king in It may take a while for all this to sink ♦ 8 7 6 hand, declarer would capture the queen in, but do not worry. When you first learn ♣ 8 7 6 with the king, preserving the ace-ten to drive, changing gear and turning a ♠ 3 2 in dummy as a tenace over the jack. corner seem complicated manoeuvres, ♥ J 5 3 2 N ♦ Therefore again East should give a count but because you do them every time W E A J 9 4 signal, this time the three to denote an you go out in the car, you soon become S ♣ 9 5 2 odd number.
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