1.0Blog Funbridgehttps://funbridge.com/blogSally Brockrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="bgI8LfB7aO"><a href="https://funbridge.com/blog/en/bold-bidding-requires-careful-play/">Bold bidding requires careful play</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://funbridge.com/blog/en/bold-bidding-requires-careful-play/embed/#?secret=bgI8LfB7aO" width="600" height="338" title="« Bold bidding requires careful play » — Blog Funbridge" data-secret="bgI8LfB7aO" 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/Header_CarefulPlay-1024x576.jpg1024576The mark of a good declarer is to gather information about the defenders hands and consider how the missing cards are placed in order for the contract to succeed. An aggressive 3NT La Doyenne picks up the following cards: Both vulnerable, Dealer West She hears her left-hand opponent open a weak 2♠ and this is passed around to her. What should she bid? She is little too strong for a simple 2NT in the balancing seat, but it is not clear that a double is going to help her at all. She decides to hope that her partner has a…