Overcoming the First Hurdle
Your hand sitting South Bidding Dealer East. Love all. The 3♣ bid is a jump cue bid showing a positive hand of 9+ points and a 4-card fit. South shows the strength…
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The 90% rule
When you are virtually certain you know what the final contact should be my advice is to bid it immediately. The less you reveal the harder life will be for the defenders.…
A Comprehensive Insurance Policy?
Your hand sitting South Bidding Dealer South, East-West vulnerable: Card play Contract: 4♥. Lead by West: King of ♠. Scared by his ♠ void, South opened 4♥, flouting all criteria for this…
To catch a thief
Your hand sitting South Bidding Dealer South, East-West vulnerable: Card play 6♠ contract played by South. West leads the 10 of ♥. ► How will you get out of this? Comment on…
Better than a French Championship finalist?
Your hand Bidding Dealer North. North-South vulnerable. Card play Lead: 3 of ♦. The lead of a small ♦, Dummy’s first suit, has every chance of being a singleton. You will notice…
Defense against an artificial overcall over 1NT.
As the use of the strong 1NT opening declines, the number of interventions increase, especially artificial ones. It is important to know how to react to the three main interventions you will…
The man in the shadows
Your hand sitting in South Bidding Dealer South. Nord-South vulnerable. Card play Lead: Queen of ♥. Your partner didn’t relent. He probably wanted to lead the defence to 6♠. East-West refused to…
Black mailer
At first glance, does your contract look lay-down? In that case, double up your attention and prepare for the worst. Teams Dealer South. All Vul. You are South and you hold 23…
Opener’s Reverses and Jump Shifts – Reverses (1/3)
There are three types of two-suited bids for Opener: non-reverses (non-forcing), reverses (forcing once but not to game) and jump shifts (forcing to game). In this article, we will study the two…
Opener’s Reverses and Jump Shifts – Jump Shifts (2/3)
B. Jump shifts 1. What a jump shift shows Definition Opener’s second suit is bid with a jump, at the 2- or 3-level depending on the sequence. This jump initiates a game-forcing…
Opener’s Reverses and Jump Shifts – False Second Suits (3/3)
False reverses Declarer is sometimes led to make a reverse or jump shift with three cards. If a reverse, only when holding a six-card minor in a hand that is too strong…