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Play on 29WED

Submitted by Vil Gravis on Mon, 25/07/2016 - 10:23

Here is a very simple declarer play problem. Well, it should be simple if you just follow some basic principles of card play. The bidding should also be simple, so let's see. The deal comes from Wednesday 20/07/2016.
Board 9 Dealer N EW Vul

7
AJ95
KQJT
AKJ9
J4
83
9763
T8432
A98532
T762
85
Q
KQT6
KQ4
A42
765

Vil on 29WED

Submitted by Vil Gravis on Mon, 25/07/2016 - 10:13

From Wednesday 20/07/2016
Board 5 Dealer N NS Vul

Q2
KJ9873
3
8742
KT76
AQT62
4
AK5
AJ943
5
QJ
QJT96
85
4
AKT987652
3

27WED Board 14

Submitted by Vil Gravis on Thu, 07/07/2016 - 20:07

From Wednesday 6/07/2016
Board 14 Dealer E Nil Vul

765
875
J8543
76
AQ9
AQ4
KQT2
AT4
JT432
32
7
KJ852
K8
KJT96
A96
Q93

More from 26WED

Submitted by Vil Gravis on Tue, 05/07/2016 - 09:21

Wednesday Play 10
You will have seen this deal reviewed in a previous article but I want to revisit it because it is particularly significant from the point of view of declarer play.

Board 1 Dealer N Nil Vul

K43
AKQ9
K52
A92
A2
8653
T876
Q63
J987
42
QJ
KJ875
QT65
JT7
A943
T4

26WED Play

Submitted by Vil Gravis on Fri, 01/07/2016 - 15:36

There are a things to be learnt from this deal, which popped up on Wednesday 29th June:

Board 18 Dealer E NS Vul

AJ
AKJ64
J973
A9
4
87
AT864
KJ654
K876
QT
K5
QT732
QT9532
9532
Q2
8

Vil on 26WED

Submitted by Vil Gravis on Fri, 01/07/2016 - 15:06

It's quite amazing how the very first board I look at often shows up something of value and interest. Here we have something that should be basic bidding, and also basic from a play point of view but, judging by the results, I suspect none of the fundamental principles were followed in practice.

Board 1 Dealer N Nil Vul

K43
AKQ9
K52
A92
A2
8653
T876
Q63
J987
42
QJ
KJ875
QT65
JT7
A943
T4

Good EGs of Bad Leads

Submitted by Vil Gravis on Tue, 28/06/2016 - 15:10

This one comes from a Monday afternoon session, where the standard is not too different from Wednesdays. There are a lot of bad habits that have still to be ironed out by our newer and advancing players. This deal should help:

Board 6 Dealer E EW Vul

9
T73
A7642
QJ98
AQT8763
K54
AK3
K52
A82
KJT95
T6
J4
QJ96
Q83
7542

Thoughtful Defence Pays

Submitted by Vil Gravis on Thu, 23/06/2016 - 11:01

I wonder how many readers are aware of the fact that you need to defend quite differently against 1NT than against 3NT. Or a part score in a suit, as against game. This very simple illustration from a recent match point session will, I hope, help the reader understand that there are thirteen tricks in every deal, and that in all circumstances there are lots of options to take as many of these as required, or possible.

Board 2 Dealer E NS Vul

AK8
K7
T63
A9852
T765
QJ82
J7
643
93
AT63
KQ54
QJ7
QJ42
952
A982
KT

Vil Reviews 23THU

Submitted by Vil Gravis on Thu, 16/06/2016 - 20:45

Wednesday Review 20
This week, while teams is still on, I want to review a couple of hands from the previous Thursday, where declarers in one, and defenders in the other, went wrong when they really should not have.

Board 2 Dealer E NS Vul

K75
T9843
A
QJ98
AQ83
KQJ2
QT85
K
J942
A75
2
AT764
T6
6
KJ97643
532

Would YOU risk a preempt of 3D with the South hand?

Rate Yourself 04

Submitted by Vil Gravis on Wed, 15/06/2016 - 20:23

This time you are a defender. Here is a very simple exercise for you. The bidding has been Match Points;
Dealer E EW Vul

SouthWestNorthEast
-1Pass1
Pass1NTPass3NT
PassPassPass

West's rebid shows 15-16 HCP. North (your partner) leads the four of clubs and this the set up:
Dummy (East)

AT7
QT84
AT2
J83

You (South)

K9
A9732
987
Q95

Your first question: write down some possible hands that partner could have (only the club suit - forget the others).

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