For many many years, Eddie Kantar, an all-time fantastic writer who is universally regarded with passion, has contributed enjoy problems to the “Daily Bulletins” at ACBL North American Championships.
Kantar asks how South should manage today’s 4 spades when West qualified prospects the jack of golf equipment. Declarer’s king wins.
Say South draws trumps and attacks the hearts, major to dummy’s king. East can just take the ace and change to the jack of diamonds.
Very last CLUB
South could survive by grabbing the ace, foremost a trump to dummy, discarding a diamond on the ace of golf equipment, ruffing the previous club and exiting with the queen of diamonds. But if he finesses with the queen, West can acquire and exit properly, and South loses two more hearts.
Kantar notes that South has a lock. Just after he wins the 1st trick, he will take the A-Q of trumps, discards a diamond on the ace of golf equipment and ruffs a club. Then he leads the A-Q of diamonds. The defenders gain and will have to crack the hearts, and declarer loses only two hearts.
Everyday Query
You hold: S 8 2 H A 10 6 D J 10 9 C Q 9 6 3 2.
Your spouse opens just one spade, you reply 1NT and he bids two hearts. What do you say?
Respond to: This circumstance is awkward. To go might be a winning simply call, but the usual action is to return to two spades. If companion has five spades but only 4 hearts, he must do far better at the 5-2 in shape. I would undoubtedly bid two spades with Q 2, A Q 6, J 10 9, 10 9 6 3 2 to preserve a probability to arrive at game.
South supplier
Equally sides vulnerable
NORTH
S Q 10 9 7 6
H K 5 2
D 7 5
C A 7 5
WEST
S 3
H Q 9 7
D K 8 4 3 2
C J 10 8 4
EAST
S 8 2
H A 10 6
D J 10 9
C Q 9 6 3 2
SOUTH
S A K J 5 4
H J 8 4 3
D A Q 6
C K
South West North East
1 S Go 3 S Move
4 S All Go
Opening direct — C J
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