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Transfers are The Go

Submitted by Vil Gravis on Fri, 02/08/2019 - 17:02

Do you play transfers, and if so, how do you play them? This deal provided a number of different results in our Swiss Pairs event, though the results may be different in a match point session.

Board 19 from Thursday 1/08/2019
Dealer S EW Vul

AT7
QJ842
A9
T98
J863
AT
KJ743
75
KQ92
973
T62
QJ2
54
K65
Q85
AK643

Responder's Reverse a Powerful Hint

Submitted by Vil Gravis on Thu, 01/08/2019 - 20:16

The EW hands in this deal should always be bid to 4H, and that should happen even if East’s king of spades is a small spot card.

Board 2 from 31/07/2019
Dealer E NS Vul

8753
92
742
QT43
J62
7
KJT9
AK962
K
AKJT853
83
J85
AQT94
Q64
AQ65
7

Controls: Ace = 2, King = 1

Submitted by Vil Gravis on Fri, 26/07/2019 - 12:15

Board 12 from Thursday 25/07/2019
Dealer W NS Vul

T54
AJ53
KJ973
6
632
872
T52
Q984
QJ98
KT94
86
T73
AK7
Q6
AQ4
AKJ52

NT or the Major?

Submitted by Vil Gravis on Thu, 25/07/2019 - 18:22

Board 10 from 24/07/2019
Dealer E All Vul

A
AT92
AQ6
AQ853
963
7
JT95
J9762
KQ8
KQJ63
872
T4
JT7542
854
K43
K

Easy Slams for the Asking

Submitted by Vil Gravis on Fri, 19/07/2019 - 14:10

I wonder why slam bidding is so poor in every session of bridge that I have looked at lately.

Board 23 from Thursday 18/07/2010
Dealer S All Vul

QJ32
432
Q9876
9
AK87
AQ986
A
T76
T4
J5
K2
AKQJ853
965
KT7
JT543
42

High Fives

Submitted by Vil Gravis on Thu, 18/07/2019 - 21:08

This deal was not well handled in either the bidding or play. Let’s just look at the bidding.

Board 2 from 17/07/2019
Dealer E NS Vul

6
K973
K6
KQJ873
AKJ985
Q5
QT852
T7
JT864
AJ74
T2
Q432
A2
93
A9654

Thursday Series #1

Submitted by Vil Gravis on Fri, 12/07/2019 - 21:05

Vil begins a new series of commentaries on hands played at his home club of Hutt on Thursday nights.

From Thursday 11/07/2019
Board 12 Dealer W NS Vul

43
K852
AT94
KQJ
Q965
J974
732
T4
A82
AT3
KJ65
872
KJT7
Q6
Q8
A9653

Vil's New Wednesday Series

Submitted by Vil Gravis on Thu, 11/07/2019 - 19:44

This is the first “Wednesdays” review in a new series. There is a bidding question at the end. If you send me your answer at villyn@xtra.co.nz, I will send you my thoughts in return.

Board 6 from 10/07/2019
Dealer E EW Vul

KJ84
J85
A642
Q2
A92
32
KT873
K94
T65
Q964
Q5
J853
Q73
AKT7
J9
AT76

Talk to Your Partner

Submitted by Vil Gravis on Sun, 16/06/2019 - 07:23

Good bidding by one person in a partnership can sometimes be undone by impetuosity on the part of the other.
Board 28 from 13-06-2019
Dealer W NS Vul

AQ3
KQ863
54
AK7
T7
JT
QJ98763
T2
J54
A974
T
98543
K9862
52
AK2
QJ6

Declare and Defend Series Coming Up

Submitted by Vil Gravis on Wed, 12/06/2019 - 19:58

I am about to start on a new series “Declare and Defend”. As an example of what that series will focus on, here is an example. If you were one of the many Wests who made fewer than TWELVE tricks in a spade contract, then maybe you would benefit from the series.

Board 13 from Thursday 6/06/2019
Dealer N All Vul

JT
J3
K875
KQ632
AKQ843
AT42
J84
962
AKT975
6
A97
75
Q8642
QJ93
T5

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