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Heat a 20Th- 22Nd September 2020 Commentary by Ian Hamilton NORTHERN IRELAND BRIDGE UNION First Interclub – Heat A 20th- 22nd September 2020 Commentary by Ian Hamilton Dealer: North Dealer: East QJ8652 Q98 1 A6 Neither Vulnerable 2 QJ97 N-S Vulnerable J8 K9654 . Q109 . 9 74 K3 K75 J10432 852 Q9 K84 532 K10964 Q753 ♣ ♦ ♥ ♠ NT 103 Q ♣ ♦ ♥ ♠ NT . A75 J8432 KQJ86 10754 - - A109 N 1 1 6 6 6 A6 N 5 4 3 KJ10743 S 1 1 6 6 6 A106 S - 6 4 1 3 A2 E - - - - - AJ872 E 1 - - - - . K6 . A32 W - - - - - W 1 - - - - Some will open north a weak 2♠ or Multi, others stretch Where south opens a strong NT he will usually declare to open 1♠. In the event it is probably immaterial which 3NT when Stayman fails to elicit a heart fit. is selected, 4♠ being declared by north or south. Where 1♦ is opened north doubles west's 2♣ overcall, With the cards lying very kindly the defence need to and may now be wary of no trumps, despite south grab the club ace at trick one or declarer can run rebidding 2NT. It is important that 3♦ is played as thirteen rapid tricks when both majors play for six tricks. forcing in this scenario, allowing the diamond game or With east on lead a club could well be selected. After even slam to be declared. Some may still prefer 3NT. the Multi sequence south could declare, and west is most unlikely to find it. South's 3NT is in jeopardy on west's top club lead. It can make if declarer simply runs diamonds. West must Could any play 3NT, where the same twelve or thirteen either bare a major suit king or let a winning club go, tricks are possible? allowing a heart to be set up. It goes light if an early heart finesse is taken. Embarrassing to be off in game with slam cold by south, west unable to play spades and hearts providing a pitch. Dealer: South Dealer: West Q10 1083 3 KQ9 E-W Vulnerable 4 A65 Both Vulnerable K7653 Q8 . J84 . AJ953 J8532 AK7 A94 J2 A853 J76 KQ2 1093 102 AQ984 ♣ ♦ ♥ ♠ NT A9 K107543 ♣ ♦ ♥ ♠ NT . K9 107 - - - - Q10842 K6 - - - 964 N 2 KQ765 N 1 2 1042 S 2 - - - - J874 S - - 1 2 - J E - 3 3 5 4 J62 E 2 3 - - 1 . AQ6532 . 7 W - 3 3 5 4 W 2 3 - - 1 Some could try 3♣ on the south cards and might even Again, opening first may buy the contract, either west's play there, losing just 50. strong NT passed out, or his 1NT rebid after 1♣/1♦, south too weak to show his majors. E/W are actually Assuming south passes north's 1♦ makes it awkward for better in diamonds, and might get to 3♦ playing transfers E/W in a different way, east having no sound overcall over 1NT, or even 2♦ if east simply repeats his suit. (unless he stretches to 1NT), south responding either Nine tricks are possible with a winning view in hearts. 1NT or 2♣. The former won't be a success on a spade lead, possibly as many as four light. Defending 1NT north could credibly lead either black suit, a spade best, south eventually getting on lead with E/W have actually game available in spades, thanks to a diamond. A club works nearly as well, removing the fortuitous lie of trumps and the minor suits. dummy's only entry at the cost of a trick. However, the However, I can see many defending and those E/Ws defence and play are intricate and I can see some light, that do declare may not reach game. others making as many as nine tricks. First opener's advantage may be to the fore, making it N/S are better declaring, if they can get into the auction, difficult for E/W to get their just desserts, defending part- eight tricks there in spades, at the risk of pushing E/W score with a game on. to the makeable 3♦. High stakes at game all. Dealer: North Dealer: East K94 AK 5 A9 N-S Vulnerable 6 6543 E-W Vulnerable QJ105 J1095 . KQ97 . K108 A1053 Q8762 Q754 108632 Q108643 2 87 AKJ 82 A6 ♣ ♦ ♥ ♠ NT Q72 K ♣ ♦ ♥ ♠ NT . 3 86542 7432 AQ96 - - - J N 3 4 1 - 2 J9 N 1 2 KJ75 S 3 4 1 - 2 Q1092 S - 1 2 - - K9743 E - - - 1 - A8643 E 3 - - 3 1 . AJ10 . J5 W - - - 1 - W 3 - - 3 1 We have another hand where, despite favourable Where west passes east's 1♠ north protects with a vulnerability, it is tricky for E/W to intervene, and they double and the heart fit is established. West will usually might help the oppo anyway if they do. The north strong compete to at least 2♠, maybe allowing E/W to buy it. no trumpers will largely declare 3NT, defeated on a spade lead. Modern theory is for west to make a weak jump to 3♠ at his first bid, though I would be wary of this with the flat Those opening an Acol 1♦ may get a 1♠ overcall, and hand at adverse vulnerability. In the event east has a support from west, putting no trumps out of the frame, strong hand and needs to be disciplined to avoid getting 5♦ the likely spot when south has great support, though too high opposite any support from partner. His diamond he probably doubles first, looking for a heart fit. holding should warn him off, but may not. 5♦ should suffer the same fate as 3NT, defeated one This hand is a fine judgement call all round, E/W able to trick, east leading his singleton heart and getting a ruff make 3♠ but not game. N/S can afford to be doubled after finding west's ace. and defeated one trick in 4♥, losing 100 rather than 140. Will any let 5♦ home or lead clubs against 3NT, also ceding the game? Dealer: South Dealer: West K9 7 7 K865 Both Vulnerable 8 AK742 Neither Vulnerable A976 AJ3 . KJ6 . K1052 J10654 AQ87 A1082 KQJ95 Q2 J4 9653 108 K42 QJ103 ♣ ♦ ♥ ♠ NT Q104 K ♣ ♦ ♥ ♠ NT . Q98 . 1032 . A4 . QJ873 32 N 4 1 5 1 4 643 N - 3 1 - - A10973 S 4 1 4 - 2 QJ S - 3 1 - - 85 E - - - - - 987652 E 1 - - 3 - . A754 . 96 W - - - - - W 1 - - 3 - N/S should find their heart contract here, likely The value of cards in the right or wrong place is unopposed, after either north's 1♦ or weak NT opener. demonstrated here when east overcalls north's 1♥ with Some just might get to game when the 5:4 fit is either spades or Michaels/Ghestem. established and north has nice cards in south's trial bid suit, clubs. There is now every chance that E/W will get too high when west has four card trump support and fitting cards The cards lie well, particularly should north declare, in east's minor. Sadly, for E/W so long as the heart tops trumps playing for no loser, and the clubs 3:3 with the are taken immediately there are four losers in a spade queen onside. Thus north can rack up eleven tricks, a contract. spade loser going on the 13th club. A spade lead from west holds south to ten tricks. Again, like #6, the singleton diamond king proves useless. Had east held the heart king or his singleton Will many bid the thin game in this nice hand for been in hearts there would have been game on. transfers? Will many manage to get the brakes on? Dealer: North Dealer: East K10963 AQ1097 9 8 E-W Vulnerable 10 J9 Both Vulnerable J10 K108 . 98742 . K97 J8 Q5 J82 K65 Q4 J1097652 A104 73 AK962 87 ♣ ♦ ♥ ♠ NT Q4 J632 ♣ ♦ ♥ ♠ NT . KQJ5 . 63 . AJ643 . 10852 A742 N 2 1 - 3 2 43 N - 3 4 3 2 AK3 S 2 1 - 3 3 KQ8652 S - 3 4 3 2 Q543 E - - 2 - - A975 E 1 - - - - . A10 . Q W - - 2 - - W 1 - - - - East hasn't close to an adverse vulnerability 3♥ opener, West has too poor a suit to overcall south's 1♥ with 2♣, so south will get first shot with either his strong NT or so N/S should have the auction to themselves. It is close Acol 1♠ opener. West is best advised to keep silent over whether south rebids 2♦ or 2♥ over north's 1♠. With such the strong NT, but could well overcall 1♠ with 2♦. a weak opener 2♥ looks best. Over 1NT north transfers to spades, and should play no It is now unlikely that north will declare 3NT, beaten on higher than 3♠, even if south breaks the transfer. After the club lead, 4♥ preferred, the 6:2 fit usually the better the south Acol 1♠ and overcall, many will bounce to 4♠. spot anyway. Now the spotlight is on west to find the lead. The "safe" It looks as if eleven tricks could be there if a spade can club king allows an overtrick when trumps divide. be disposed of on a club and the suit ruffed good. However, west can remove a dummy heart entry by The late American pairs expert Barry Crane wouldn't, leading trumps after the club ace, or disrupt entries with he always advocating the lead of the ace/king. This gets the diamond queen, either holding the contract to 620. the money, a third round promoting a trump trick, and there is still a club to lose.
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