1.0Blog Funbridgehttps://funbridge.com/blogMarc Smithrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="EyRAUS9cyE"><a href="https://funbridge.com/blog/en/a-tale-of-four-jacks/">A tale of four Jacks</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://funbridge.com/blog/en/a-tale-of-four-jacks/embed/#?secret=EyRAUS9cyE" width="600" height="338" title="« A tale of four Jacks » — Blog Funbridge" data-secret="EyRAUS9cyE" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://funbridge.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/bridge-problem-cards-castle-pink.jpg19201080No one ever seems to pass these days. You have to fight to win every auction. The upside of this aggressive bidding environment is that when you become declarer you are likely to know quite a bit about the defenders’ hands. All you then have to do is to take advantage of the information they have given you. On this month’s deal, you land in Three Hearts after a typical auction nowadays. Can you use what you know about the opponents’ hands to make your contract? The solution West leads the cxJ against your 3hx contract, and dummy’s cxQ wins…