The Times Improve Your Bridge Game. Andrew Robson

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       What happened

      West led the

Q (top of an honour sequence), covered (questionably – East will have
A) by
K and East’s
A. Declarer trumped East’s
3 continuation and correctly led
2. East won
J and led another spade (best).

      After trumping, declarer cashed

A and led a third diamond, trumping in dummy (the opposing 3–3 split revealed). He crossed to
K, cashed
A, then, correctly leaving the master
Q outstanding, he led an established diamond winner. East trumped and led a fourth spade (best). Declarer trumped with his last trump, cashed the fifth diamond, and then gave up to
AK.

      Eight tricks. Not bad…

       What should have happened

      …but how South wished he had opened the right suit and thus finished a level lower.

      Open the higher-ranking of two equal length suits.

       Deal 3

      Last deal, we ascertained that it is correct to open the higher ranking of equal length suits. So it is… with one exception. Prefer to open 1

with four (or more) of those.

       What happened

      This deal taught North the error of his ways. The heart suit got completely lost.

      Against 1NT, West led the

4 to dummy’s
Q, East’s
K and declarer’s
2. East returned
10 and declarer decided to win
A this time. He led
10 at Trick Three, which held the trick, then followed with
4 to West’s
A.

      West cashed the

2 and dummy discarding the
105). West then found the lethal switch to the
J.

      Declarer ducked in dummy and

J scored, but when West continued with
10, he tried dummy’s
K. No good – East won
A, cashed
Q, and then his remaining diamond. Declarer made the remainder but was two down.

       What should have happened

      Correct bidding sees North-South alight comfortably in 2

. Any lead from East is helpful for declarer (North). At worst he should lose three diamonds, a club and the ace of trumps. Contract made.

      Open 1

with precisely four hearts and four spades (when not opening 1NT).

       Deal 4

      Auctions that begin with a 1NT opener are radically different from all other auctions. They are not conversations, rather: ‘This is what I’ve got: now you choose!’ A 1NT opener rarely bids again whereas a one-of-a-suit opener must bid again if his partner changes the suit. You must not forget/neglect to open 1NT when you are supposed to. You will never be able to correct the mistake later. There is no bid that says ‘Sorry partner, I forgot to open 1NT last time!’ A 1NT opener shows 12–14 points and a balanced hand (no void, no singleton, and no more than one doubleton). There are just three balanced shapes – 4432, 4333 and 5332.

       What happened

      When South forgot (or was dazzled by his diamonds) to open 1NT, there was no recovery. His 2NT rebid theoretically showed a balanced hand with more than 14 points, so his partner went on to game (assuming there to be 25 partnership points).

      West led

5 to East’s
A. East returned the
9 to West’s
J. West cashed
K felling
Q, then
8. He switched accurately to
5
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