North (Dclr) AKQ42 ♠ K853 ♥ 7 87 ♦ Q7 ♣ North knows the is West East Bidding analysis: ♣A JT7 985 missing, (because of no cue-bid of by ♠ ♠ 4♣ QJ2 T974 South after cue bid, and ♥ ♥ North’s 3♠ 4♥ 943 2 denies the so she stops in 6NT. ♦ ♦ ♣A, T942 AJ653 ♣ ♣ South 63 12 tricks off the top once I get in, Declarer Play Options: ♠ A6 and, if they take off the top, and the Spades ♥ don’t their ♣A AKQJT65 split 3 3, take all 13 tricks. ♦ – I’ll K8 ♣ Take my Ace now or lose it? It Defensive Strategy: ♣ sounds like they have lots of Diamond tricks, so I better take it right now. Questions, partner? North 962 ♠ T542 ♥ 8 A742 ♦ 93 ♣ is a 1430 style West East (Dclr) Bidding analysis: 4♣ AQT75 K MSRKCB Ace-ask, but says 1 (or 4) aces, ♠ ♠ 4♦ KJ8 AQ6 so E/W are off 2 top controls. Therefore, East ♥ ♥ 3 KJT5 stops at a probably makeable NT game ♦ ♦ QJ87 KT654 instead of slamming. MSRKCB wins by ♣ ♣ avoiding a slam missing two controls. South J843 6 tricks in the majors; 4 Clubs and Declarer Play Options: ♠ 973 a Diamond or two? No problem at 4 NoTrump. ♥ Q986 ♦ A2 No cue bidding to tell me what to lead Defensive Strategy: ♣ or not, except that West has only had one control, so my partner has one too. But which one?
7 North (Dclr) ♠ AKQ42 ♥ K853 ♦ 87 ♣ Q7 West ♠ JT7 ♥ QJ2 ♦ 943 ♣ T942 East ♠ 985 ♥ T974 ♦ 2 ♣ AJ653 Bidding analysis: North knows the ♣A is missing, (because of no cue-bid of 4♣ by South after North’s 3♠ cue bid, and 4♥ denies the ♣A, so she stops in 6NT. South ♠ 63 ♥ A6 ♦ AKQJT65 ♣ K8 Declarer Play Options: 12 tricks off the top once I get in, and, if they don’t take their ♣A off the top, and the Spades split 3 – 3, I’ll take all 13 tricks. Defensive Strategy: Take my ♣ Ace now or lose it? It sounds like they have lots of Diamond tricks, so I better take it right now. Questions, partner? 8 North ♠ 962 ♥ T542 ♦ A742 ♣ 93 West ♠ AQT75 ♥ KJ8 ♦ 3 ♣ QJ87 East (Dclr) ♠ K ♥ AQ6 ♦ KJT5 ♣ KT654 Bidding analysis: 4♣ is a 1430 style MSRKCB Ace-ask, but 4♦ says 1 (or 4) aces, so E/W are off 2 top controls. Therefore, East stops at a probably makeable NT game instead of slamming. MSRKCB wins by avoiding a slam missing two controls. South ♠ J843 ♥ 973 ♦ Q986 ♣ A2 Declarer Play Options: 6 tricks in the majors; 4 Clubs and a Diamond or two? No problem at 4 NoTrump. Defensive Strategy: No cue bidding to tell me what to lead or not, except that West has only had one control, so my partner has one too. But which one?
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