AK2 N E S W Contract: 6♥ by North ♠ Vulnerability: ?? 1♥ P 2♦ P KQJT82 ♥ 3♦ P 3♥ P A73 Opening Lead: ♣9 ♦ 4NT P 5♣ Dbl 8 ♣ Losers: 0/1♠ 0♥ 0♦ 0/1♣ 6♥ . . . T985 QJ4 ♠ ♠ North will lose a Black trick: South bids her good 9 753 ♥ ♥ Diamond Two Over either the ♣ A or the ♠ 2, but T54 82 ♦ ♦ One Game Force not both, as South’s great AQJT4 97652 ♣ ♣ hand, intending to Diamond suit gives North a support Hearts later. pitch of her Spade loser if 5 763 ♠ West takes the ♣A on the When she does, A64 ♥ opening lead. That’s what North, with a good KQJ96 ♦ West’s Dbl of 2♣ was: a 2nd suit Diamond fit, K3 ♣ Lead Directing double goes on to RKCB saying lead Clubs! and the Heart slam. “Partner, If they don’t take the Ace, Note that South’s 3♥ ♣ bid is stronger than a North can make 7♥ with two 4♥ bid would be. pitches on South’s great Diamonds both black suit – A Two Over One Game losers. Force auction 932 N E S W Contract: ?? by ?? ♠ Vulnerability: ?? 1♥ P 752 ♥ 1NT# JT962 Opening Lead: ?? ♦ P 2NT P 3NT A9 ♣ Losers: ?♠ ?♥ ?♦ ?♣ . . . KJT A64 ♠ ♠ xxxxxxxxxx East might have 98 AKJ43 ♥ ♥ opened 1NT, in KQ5 73 ♦ ♦ 6 which case he would JT743 KQ6 ♣ ♣ be playing the Q875 ♠ inevitable 3NT QT6 contract. ♥ A84 ♦ 852 ♣ A 1NT Forcing auction
5 ♠ AK2 ♥ KQJT82 ♦ A73 ♣ 8 ♠ T985 ♠ QJ4 ♥ 9 ♥ 753 ♦ T54 ♦ 82 ♣ AQJT4 ♣ 97652 ♠ 763 ♥ A64 ♦ KQJ96 ♣ K3 N E S W 1♥ P 2♦ P 3♦ P 3♥ P 4NT P 5♣ Dbl 6♥ . . . South bids her good Diamond Two Over One Game Force hand, intending to support Hearts later. When she does, North, with a good 2nd suit Diamond fit, goes on to RKCB and the Heart slam. Note that South’s 3♥ bid is stronger than a 4♥ bid would be. A Two Over One Game Force auction Contract: 6♥ by North Vulnerability: ?? Opening Lead: ♣9 Losers: 0/1♠ 0♥ 0♦ 0/1♣ North will lose a Black trick: either the ♣ A or the ♠ 2, but not both, as South’s great Diamond suit gives North a pitch of her Spade loser if West takes the ♣A on the opening lead. That’s what West’s Dbl of 2♣ was: a Lead Directing double saying “Partner, lead Clubs! If they don’t take the ♣ Ace, North can make 7♥ with two pitches on South’s great Diamonds – both black suit losers. 6 ♠ 932 ♥ 752 ♦ JT962 ♣ A9 ♠ KJT ♠ A64 ♥ 98 ♥ AKJ43 ♦ KQ5 ♦ 73 ♣ JT743 ♣ KQ6 ♠ Q875 ♥ QT6 ♦ A84 ♣ 852 N E S W 1♥ P 1NT# P 2NT P 3NT . . . East might have opened 1NT, in which case he would be playing the inevitable 3NT contract. A 1NT Forcing auction Contract: ?? by ?? Vulnerability: ?? Opening Lead: ?? Losers: ?♠ ?♥ ?♦ ?♣ xxxxxxxxxx