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North had no good response on the first round. He invented a response in diamonds and subsequently made a fourth-suit-forcing bid in hearts. South’s 3H indicated a strong hand, with no further distribution to show, and he was soon in 6C. How would you play this on a diamond lead? Declarer won with the diamond king and played a spade to the queen. When the finesse succeeded, he cashed the diamond ace and drew trumps with the ace and king. Now came a second spade. The king appeared from East and the card was allowed to win! East had no further spade to play. A diamond would concede a ruff-and-discard and a heart would be into dummy’s A-Q. Whatever East played, the contract would be made. Did you spot East’s mistake? It was dangerous, and entirely pointless, for him to retain his king of spades when the suit was led from dummy. Had he played the king at Trick 2, the slam would have gone down. What would you say now? Partner’s 3C, a bid in the opponent’s suit, shows a strong hand and asks you to continue to describe your own hand. At one table in a recent match West bid 3D now. His partner leapt to 5D and went one down. At the other table West found the better bid of 4H, which proved an easy make. You can expect ten tricks-perhaps six heart tricks, three diamonds and one spade. Awards: 4 H-10, 3H-8, 3D-6. — Knight Features |
