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=""/>. 10 tricks and game made.

      When supporting as responder, use the Responder Line:

      Pts: 0----5 6-----9 10---12 13----

      Bid: Pass Two Three Four

       Deal 13

      ‘How could you pass? I jumped the bidding’, said a surprised North. ‘If you had wanted me to go on to game, you should have bid it yourself!’ replied South coolly. South was right. All supporting bids are ‘Limit Bids’, showing hands of defined strength. Partner is always allowed to pass. Quite simply, the higher the supporting bid, the better the hand.

       What happened

      North’s 3

bid actually showed 10–12 points and invited partner to go on to game with an above-minimum hand (which South did not have). South then proceeded (cruelly but impressively) to show the folly of his partner’s ways by making the absolute maximum number of tricks.

      He won

A, led
3 to
Q (East discarding), then trumped
J), crossed to
K (drawing West’s last trump and discarding
3 to
Q and cashed
A discarding
5. He conceded one spade trick, but dummy’s remaining trump took the last trick. 12 tricks!

      Usually it is pointless to trump in the hand with the longer trump length (generally declarer’s). But if you can trump enough times to make it into the shorter length (as here) then it becomes worthwhile. It is a technique known as ‘Dummy Reversal’.

       What should have happened

      4

plus two.

      All supporting bids – even jumps – are non-forcing, so if you know the values for game are present, bid it!

       Deal 14

      When making your initial response to a one-of-a-suit opener, avoid notrumps where possible. Opener has his rebid planned over a suit response, but not necessarily notrumps.

       What happened

      As soon as South responded 2NT, it was impossible for North-South to reach their optimum contract: a heart part-score. For a 3

bid by North over 2NT would be forcing.

      Against 2NT, West led the

A and
3 to East’s
K. The defence had taken the first seven tricks. Down two.

       What should have happened

      Against 3

, East leads the
7 to West’s
A. West returns the
3 to East’s
K and East leads a third diamond for West to trump. West cashes the
A and leads a second club.

      Declarer trumps and plays carefully. He cashes the ace of trumps, crosses to the queen (West discarding a club), cashes the

K, crosses to the
A, then trumps a low spade with the king of trumps. He crosses back to his jack of trumps (drawing East’s ten), then tables the
Q (felling West’s
J) and the СКАЧАТЬ