The Times Improve Your Bridge Game. Andrew Robson
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South made the mistake of responding 1
. ‘I was worried about missing a spade fit’, was his excuse. The point is that if opener has four spades, HE will rebid 1 and the fit will be found. At least South did not respond 1NT – a worse mistake (see last deal).South’s failure to respond 1
, the cheaper of his four-card suits, resulted in the suit never being mentioned. It was normal for North to compete to 3 over West’s 2 overcall and then give in.Defending 3
Q. South won A and switched to 2. North won AQ. Down one but better was available…What should have happened
Against 5
3. Declarer wins A, crosses to K, up to AQ, trumps 2, trumps 874. Eleven tricks and game made.Tip 17
Bid the cheaper of four-card suits as responder.
Deal 18
You may be wondering if it is EVER appropriate for responder to reply notrumps to a suit bid? The answer is yes, but only with a weak hand that has no higher-ranking four-card suit (which can be bid at the one-level). A two-over-one response (e.g. 1
) should not be made with six measly points. Some schools think 10 points must be held; some a good eight. The reality is that the criteria should be a combination of the overall strength of your hand combined with the length of the suit in which you wish to respond. I offer you The Rule of 14: Respond in a new suit at the two-level if the number of high-card points in your hand added to the number of cards in your suit reaches 14. If not, respond 1NT.What happened
East led the
. Declarer won with dummy’s Q, led 6 to K, and cashed A (East discarding J. West defended well, cashing A, following with Q and then leading 2 to 9 and East’s 10 then K. Declarer trumped K and claimed (only) eight tricks.What should have happened
Defending 5
Q and crosses to K. He now scores all his eight trumps separately: he trumps 3, trumps 5, trumps A(!), trumps AK and A make eleven tricks. Game made.