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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

Follow-Up

Submitted by Vil Gravis on Mon, 10/06/2019 - 14:16

Thank you for your input from last week, folks. It is always apparent that the general standard of declarer play AND defence does need considerable improvement. For those of you who are interested in improving the way you think about things in the play, I am reproducing last week’s deal and suggesting some things you should think about when declarer. Those of you who responded did show that you were prepared to think and not just play your cards out and hope for the best.

Board 16 from 5/06/19
Dealer W EW Vul

2
5
A98732
KQJ83
9865
QJ9743
K6
2
AQJ43
A6
QT
A976
KT7
KT82
J54
T54

Question Time

Submitted by Vil Gravis on Fri, 07/06/2019 - 14:10

An ordinary 1NT opening bid can often lead to all sorts of end results, as evidenced by this deal.
Board 11 from Thursday 6/06/2019
Dealer S Nil Vul

6
K8764
A6
AK976
Q982
AT5
KJ75
QJ
KT7543
Q32
T83
T
AJ
J9
Q942
85432

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