The Times Improve Your Bridge Game. Andrew Robson
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Название: The Times Improve Your Bridge Game

Автор: Andrew Robson

Издательство: HarperCollins

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isbn: 9780008285609

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СКАЧАТЬ alt=""/> if he is merely hoping his partner will bid 3NT. He should simply bid 3NT himself!

       What happened

      5

(by North) stood little chance. The defence were bound to score a spade, a heart and a club. Down one.

       What should have happened

      How would 3NT have fared? With eight top tricks, declarer needs to establish a spade trick. West leads

5 and declarer ducks East’s
K and ducks his
J continuation (key play). He wins his ace on the third round, runs five diamond tricks, then leads a spade towards his queen. East cannot gain by playing the ace – he has no hearts left to lead because declarer delayed winning his ace. The
Q and
AK bring his total to nine. Game made.

      Do not respond 3

to partner’s 1NT opener without extreme shape (or strength).

       Deal 9

      This deal we look at the understandable temptation to raise a 1NT opener to 2NT with a flat hand and a smattering of points, say, eight, nine or ten. The key point here is that you do not bid to improve the size of the part-score in any form of Bridge. All raises of partner show genuine game-interest. Take a raise of 1NT to 2NT: this should be a genuine invitation to game; given that he is facing 12–14 points, responder must have 11–12 points for this bid (with more he simply jumps to 3NT).

       What happened

      Declarer had no hope. He won

5 lead with
Q and played ace and another club in the vain hope that an opponent held king-queen doubleton. West discarded on the second club so he ducked in dummy. East won the nine and played a second spade. Declarer won dummy’s king and, abandoning clubs, led a heart to his king. West won the ace and led a third spade. Winning in dummy, declarer could make no more than two more hearts and the ace of diamonds. Three spades, two hearts and the minor-suit aces made seven tricks. Down two.

       What should have happened

      Left to declare a peaceful 1NT declarer would not even bother to broach clubs. With five top tricks, flushing out the

A is certain to give him two extra. Again, seven tricks, but this time contract made.

      Do not bid to increase the size of the part-score.

       Deal 10

      We now turn to responding to a one-of-a-suit opener. The golden rule is that you must respond with six or more points. This is because opener could have up to 19 points, and 19 + 6 = 25 (25 points for game). Pass partner’s opener with six points and you risk missing game.

       What happened

      North’s hand was unmemorable. But he had too much to pass the 1

bid. Actually the lowly contract only just made.

      East won West’s

K and tabled his last two trumps. Seven tricks.

       What should have happened

      Against 3NT, West leads the

KQ before crossing to dummy’s
A (discarding a heart), then leads dummy’s second club. He wins
AKJ, and tables
5 (a winner by virtue of its length). Nine tricks and game made.

      Respond to a one-of-a-suit opener with six(+) points.

       Deal 11

      Say responder has a choice between supporting opener (with СКАЧАТЬ