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The hand is too strong for an immediate response of 4S. You might make such a response on a weaker hand with very long spades. Nor is the hand quite worth a strong jump shift of 2S. Give yourself an ace or king in the minors and you would consider a jump shift. Best is to respond a simple 1S and see how strongly partner rebids. Facing a minimum bid of 2D you plan to bid 4S on the next round. Awards: IS- 10, 2S-8, 4S-4. David Bird — Knight Features
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WHAT
would you say on those North cards, first to speak at Love All? Even
if you were vulnerable, the hand would be much too powerful for an
opening bid of 3C. With two aces in the hand and a great seven-card
suit, you are strong enough to open IC. The bidding then proceeds
along obvious lines to 3 NT. Take the South cards now. West leads the
four of diamonds to East’s ten and your queen. How should you plan
the play? Suppose you give the matter little thought and cash the king
of clubs, continuing with a heart to the ace. When you play the ace of
clubs West will show out. You will slump forward in your chair and
there will be no way to recover! Since you do not need all seven club
tricks to make the contract, you should overtake the king of clubs
with the ace at Trick 2. This gives you a second entry to dummy and
allows you to overcome a 4.1 break in the suit. You play the club
queen next and then force out East’s jack of clubs. The ace of
hearts will provide an entry to the established clubs and you make the
game easily.
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