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Answer Some players would open 1C, saying "I’ll treat that diamond suit as a four-carder." There is little sense in this. If diamonds end as trumps, you will score plenty of diamonds and plenty of clubs. That is not necessarily the case if clubs end as trumps. AWARDS: 1D-10, 1C-5. — Knight Features |
BOB
Rowlands tells me of this grand slam, played in the Tollemache Final
against Warwickshire. South arrived in a grand slam in spades after
North had used Roman Key-card Blackwood. South’s 5H response showed
one ace and the king of trumps. South’s subsequent 6D response showed
specifically the king of diamonds. How would you play the grand when
West leads a trump? Declarer counted five trump tricks in the South hand
and five top winners in the side suits. Three club ruffs would therefore
bring his total to thirteen. After winning the trump lead with the ace,
he played a club to the ace and took a club ruff. A diamond to the king
was followed by a second club ruff. A diamond ruff to hand permitted a
third club ruff on which West threw a heart. Suppose declarer cashes the
diamond ace, throwing a heart, and tries to reach his hand by playing
ace of hearts and a heart ruff. Not good enough! West has only one
heart, after his discard, and will score a trump trick. The best play is
to ruff the ace of diamonds and draw trumps. You can then score the
established ten of clubs followed by two heart winners in dummy.
What
opening bid would you make?