{"id":70176,"date":"2023-08-21T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-20T22:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/?p=70176"},"modified":"2023-08-18T12:48:07","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T10:48:07","slug":"whose-fault-is-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/en\/whose-fault-is-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Whose fault is it?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Whose-Fault-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Whose Fault\" class=\"wp-image-73310\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em><strong>North-South have reached a very poor contact. <\/strong>As so often, each of the two players considers that his partner is responsible for the accident. <strong>And you, what do you think?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-adf659b\" data-block-id=\"adf659b\"><style>.stk-adf659b{height:10px !important}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Problem 1<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-fd72ae5\" data-block-id=\"fd72ae5\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-fd72ae5-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-e603a6a\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"e603a6a\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-e603a6a{flex:1 1 33.3% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-e603a6a-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-e603a6a-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Deal-1-30-382x1024.png\" alt=\"Deal 1\" class=\"wp-image-71971\" width=\"191\" height=\"512\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-b906ac3\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"b906ac3\"><style>.stk-b906ac3{align-self:center !important}@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-b906ac3{flex:1 1 66.7% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-b906ac3-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-b906ac3-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Deal-2-33-1024x524.png\" alt=\"Deal 2\" class=\"wp-image-71972\" width=\"512\" height=\"262\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-9ed4d72\" data-block-id=\"9ed4d72\"><style>.stk-9ed4d72{height:10px !important}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The facts<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nine tricks from the top in No-Trump. <\/strong>One of the two players lacked technique or judgment, or maybe they are both to be blamed. Let\u2019s hear what they have to say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The arguments<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>North: <\/em><\/strong>\u201c<strong>I don\u2019t stop Clubs<\/strong>, I can\u2019t bid No-trump. And I can\u2019t bid 3&#x2665; without showing four cards in the suit. I don\u2019t understand your Pass over 3&#x2666;. You owe me a third bid, or else you raise my 3&#x2666; to 2&#x2666; and<strong> then I show my Heart stopper<\/strong> and we get to 3NT like everybody else.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>South:<\/em><\/strong> \u201cI thought about bidding 3&#x2666; over 2&#x2666; but my priority was to find out if you had Spade support, which you don\u2019t have to show over 3&#x2666;. I understand your arguments but<strong> you could have a much weaker hand,<\/strong> 11HCP without the Ace of Diamonds for example, and playing game becomes <strong>very far-fetched.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The verdict<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>These arguments are very instructive. We discover the character of the two players and a mixture of justified assertions and unsuspected errors.<strong> Here, North has no doubts<\/strong>, the kind of remarks he makes are often well founded, but he misses the point. Third suit forcing is not autoforcing, opener must distinguish, when he can, openings in the lower range (11-13HCP) from those in the higher range (14-16HCP). In the sequence above, after 2&#x2665; the bids 2&#x2660;, 2NT and 3&#x2666; are all made with 11-13HCP and are non-forcing, so South obviously has the right to pass. <strong>On the other hand, the correct bid is not obvious.<\/strong> North is right when he says 3&#x2665; is forcing and shows four-card support, and he is right again when he refuses to jump to 3NT without a Club stopper. This bid would show the 14-16HCP range, but it would also promise stoppers in Hearts and Clubs. <strong>To show a maximum opening hand without a natural bid available<\/strong>, the solution is to use the fourth suit and bid 3&#x2663;. This bid shows a stopper problem in one of the two suits and neither promises or denies a stopper in one of the two suits. Over 3&#x2663;, 3&#x2665; confirms a Heart stopper, 3&#x2666; shows good Diamond support or the lack of a Heart stopper. North also criticized his partner\u2019s bid. <strong>He\u2019s not completely wrong when he says that South could bid 3&#x2666; and that this would make things easier.<\/strong> But bidding 2&#x2665; has its merits, not so much to find a 5-3 Spade fit, but rather because with two Aces and the Jack in partner\u2019s suit, a 3 No-Trump contract is within reach. On the other hand, passing over 3&#x2666; is reasonable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The non-forcing 3&#x2666; bid over 2&#x2665; is <strong>responsible for the accident.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Deal-3-36-1024x681.png\" alt=\"Deal 3\" class=\"wp-image-71973\" width=\"512\" height=\"341\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-9eaf735\" data-block-id=\"9eaf735\"><style>.stk-9eaf735{height:10px !important}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Problem 2<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-7e9fcb1\" data-block-id=\"7e9fcb1\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-7e9fcb1-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-2f8f09b\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"2f8f09b\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-2f8f09b{flex:1 1 33.3% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-2f8f09b-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-2f8f09b-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Deal-4-32-382x1024.png\" alt=\"Deal 4\" class=\"wp-image-71974\" width=\"191\" height=\"512\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-8aade16\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"8aade16\"><style>.stk-8aade16{align-self:center !important}@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-8aade16{flex:1 1 66.7% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-8aade16-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-8aade16-inner-blocks\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Deal-5-23-1024x445.png\" alt=\"Deal 5\" class=\"wp-image-71975\" width=\"512\" height=\"223\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>(*) Hearts and a minor.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-d8fc4b7\" data-block-id=\"d8fc4b7\"><style>.stk-d8fc4b7{height:10px !important}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The fact<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A laydown vulnerable game<\/strong> &#8211; missed. It looks as though the culprit is found already, but is this so certain?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The arguments<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>North: <\/em><\/strong>\u201cI did think of raising to 3&#x2665;, after all one of my minor-suit Kings is certainly useful, but on the other hand the other one is useless: if you have a singleton somewhere, it\u2019s in a minor, not in Spades. Inviting you to bid game with<strong> a 4-3-3-3<\/strong>, only three trumps and one useful honor is going to lead us to defeat too often, and if you pass, even the three-level may already be too high.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>South: <\/em><\/strong>\u201cYes, but 3&#x2665; is just a necessary courtesy to cover the case of a strong overcall and, without any other bid available to show a two-suiter with Hearts and a minor, I could be even stronger. <strong>Vulnerable, <\/strong>this is certainly worth a try. Let me remind you that with a more encouraging hand, you can also respond 2NT, some sort of cue-bid, and then over 3&#x2663; or 3&#x2666;, bidding 3&#x2665; would show true game interest.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The verdict<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>It\u2019s difficult to blame one of the players for this bad result.<\/strong> South doesn\u2019t feel concerned, he doesn\u2019t have an alternative bid at his disposal. North has analyzed his options well, understood that only one of his two Kings was going to be useful, and concluded that it was reasonable to pass.<strong> Difficult to throw stones at him. <\/strong>South\u2019s remark is nevertheless judicious. 3&#x2665; is the weakest way of showing support, simple politeness, as he points out. Facing an overcall showing a major and a minor, 2NT is used as relay showing interest in playing game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You\u2019ll tell me that this is all well and good,<\/strong> but if we accept North\u2019s Pass over 2&#x2665;, <strong>how can this game be reached? <\/strong>By limiting 2&#x2665; and 2&#x2660; (the shown major and a minor) to the strength of a minimum opening bid. With stronger hands (either points or distribution), you should start with a Double, <strong>duly alerted as minor-major<\/strong>. If North responds 2&#x2663; (\u201cPass or correct to 2&#x2666;\u201d), South bids his major to show he has five and therefore rebids 2&#x2665; here. Faced with a response of 2&#x2666;, showing a fit in the majors, South would jump to 4. <strong>The full sequence:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Deal-6-23-1024x524.png\" alt=\"Deal 6\" class=\"wp-image-71976\" width=\"512\" height=\"262\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>(1) Minor-Major.<br>(2) 3&#x2665; for the faint Hearted<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-e15d3ff\" data-block-id=\"e15d3ff\"><style>.stk-e15d3ff{height:10px !important}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Problem 3<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-fd56fb3\" data-block-id=\"fd56fb3\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-fd56fb3-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-9d4447f\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"9d4447f\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-9d4447f{flex:1 1 33.3% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-9d4447f-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-9d4447f-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Deal-7-16-382x1024.png\" alt=\"Deal 7\" class=\"wp-image-71978\" width=\"191\" height=\"512\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-3177d9f\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"3177d9f\"><style>.stk-3177d9f{align-self:center !important}@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-3177d9f{flex:1 1 66.7% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-3177d9f-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-3177d9f-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Deal-8-15-1024x524.png\" alt=\"Deal 8\" class=\"wp-image-71979\" width=\"512\" height=\"262\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-3a725fd\" data-block-id=\"3a725fd\"><style>.stk-3a725fd{height:10px !important}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The facts<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The grand slam is <strong>laydown<\/strong>, both players are probably at fault; I was told that they were inexperienced but eager to learn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The arguments<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>North:<\/em><\/strong> \u201cI\u2019ve learned that opener\u2019s jump raise of responder\u2019s major to the three-level shows an unbalanced hand in the 1NT-range. <strong>I am perfectly in order with this definition.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>South:<\/strong><\/em> \u201cYes, you\u2019re right, but this hand is really a maximum.<strong> What is more, <\/strong>if you add distributional points, you get up to 20.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The verdict<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Both are victims of an evaluation that is limited to counting high card points and looking at distribution.<\/strong> Our two young players still need to refine their judgment as to the quality and location of the honors in question. North says his raise to 3&#x2660; shows a hand in the No-Trump range but with unbalanced distribution. <strong>Exactly. <\/strong>Except that with &#x2660;AQ9 &#x2665;A83 &#x2666;AQJ63 &#x2663;42, North must no open 1NT, but 1&#x2666; followed by a 2NT rebid. Consequently, with the hand shown in this example, North must nt be satisfied with a non-forcing 3&#x2660; <strong>but force to game.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Does this mean that bidding 3&#x2660; over 1&#x2660; denies 17HCP? No. A 4-4-4-1 distribution or a stiff honor warrants this bidding, for example: &#x2660;AK65 &#x2665;QJ93 &#x2666;KJ87 &#x2663;K<strong>. What is the right bid for showing a fit in partner\u2019s major in an unbalanced hand in the range superior to a jump-raise? The Splinter, a double jump in the suit of the singleton (or void).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/EN-9-1024x445.png\" alt=\"Deal 9\" class=\"wp-image-72004\" width=\"512\" height=\"223\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>4&#x2663; and 4&#x2665; are Splinter bids, <\/strong>promising 17-18HCP. But South is just as guilty as North. Rather than just count his points, he must imagine a possible North hand \u2013 any dull 5-4 in Diamonds and Spades \u2013 and then count the tricks he\u2019ll have on average. That way he can count eleven tricks opposite &#x2660;AQ92 and &#x2666;AQJ83 and twelve if the residue is &#x2665;2 &#x2663;652. Signing off in 4&#x2660; facing 3&#x2660; is also a big mistake. South must start with a cue-bid, which will allow at least the small slam to be reached. Not a triumph, true, but not a drama either. <strong>The best bid over 3&#x2660; is 3NT:<\/strong> a relay to show slam interest and receive additional information about partner\u2019s distribution and the location of his honors. <strong>We can imagine the sequence as follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Deal-10-14-1024x631.png\" alt=\"Deal 10\" class=\"wp-image-71981\" width=\"512\" height=\"316\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>So, <strong>our two friends are both at fault<\/strong>, the 3&#x2660; bid is responsible for the accident, but it doesn\u2019t prevent the pair from reaching at least the small slam. <strong>If North chooses the correct bid<\/strong>, a Splinter of 4&#x2663;, South has all the elements to reach the best contract after this auction:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Deal-11-13-1024x760.png\" alt=\"Deal 11\" class=\"wp-image-71983\" width=\"512\" height=\"380\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>5NT confirms the presence of <strong>the trump Queen<\/strong>, without any outside King, but some extra values \u2013 here the quality of the Diamond suit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-4475d9d\" data-block-id=\"4475d9d\"><style>.stk-4475d9d{height:20px !important}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What did you think about this article?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Share your opinion in<em> the Commentary Section!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North-South have reached a very poor contact. As so often, each of the two players considers that his partner is responsible for the accident. And you, what do you think? Problem 1 The facts Nine tricks from the top in No-Trump. One of the two players lacked technique or judgment, or maybe they are both to be blamed. Let\u2019s hear what they have to say. The arguments North: \u201cI don\u2019t stop Clubs, I can\u2019t bid No-trump. And I can\u2019t bid 3&#x2665; without showing four cards in the suit. I don\u2019t understand your Pass over 3&#x2666;. You owe me a third\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":103690,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14923,10635],"tags":[11647],"access":[13334],"class_list":["post-70176","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bridge-lessons","category-let-s-talk-about-bridge","tag-bidding-en","access-premium-plus-en"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":5}},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Whose fault is it? - Blog Funbridge<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/en\/whose-fault-is-it\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Whose fault is it? - Blog Funbridge\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"North-South have reached a very poor contact. 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