1.0Blog Funbridgehttps://funbridge.com/blogMarc Smithrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Lfc6lZJpJj"><a href="https://funbridge.com/blog/en/are-your-opponents-lucky/">Are your opponents lucky?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://funbridge.com/blog/en/are-your-opponents-lucky/embed/#?secret=Lfc6lZJpJj" width="600" height="338" title="« Are your opponents lucky? » — Blog Funbridge" data-secret="Lfc6lZJpJj" 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-article-2.jpg19201080Do you get the impression that Lady Luck frequently smiles on your opponents? Believe it or not, there are things you can do to spike herguns. On this hand from the Funbridge daily matchpointed tournament, both East and West had a chance to make things more difficult for declarer. Would you have done better as a defender? None Vul, Dealer East You lead the K♣ and partner signals count with the 5♣, probably showing an even number. You cannot tell whether partner has two clubs or four, so you switch to the A♥ at trick two. Partner signals encouragement with…