What & Why (14)

The following deal came up in a recent match point session. When you see the full deal you may not believe the bidding but whatever the case, there are a lot of lessons to be learnt, which is why I set it as a progressive exercise for our panel of advanced and advancing players. Here is the full deal so the reader can appreciate all the ramifications.

Dealer N NS Vul

5
852
KQ63
KQT95
KT842
QT3
8
J842
973
AJ94
JT954
A
AQJ6
K76
A72
763

What & Why (13a): Unintended Consequences

4
AQ92
J
AKQJT83

So much for lateral thinking. I have always been of the opinion that bridge is not a game just about learning a set of rules and methods but also a game where imagination and lateral thinking is required.

... and the one after that ..

Vil says .. Hi, hope you’re up for another ‘progressive’ exercise. This time it is a match point session.
You are South and hold the following hand:

5
852
KQ63
KQT95

At favourable vulnerability you pass as dealer. West passes and partner opens 1NT (12-14). East bids 2S. No alert. You do not play Lebensohl or anything fancy in this situation. Your bid?

What & Why (13)

The following deal occurred recently, and provided a very interesting bidding exercise which was presented to our panel as a progressive exercise, starting with the following bidding problem: In a teams match, your partner opens 1S and this is the hand that you have been dealt.

4
AQ92
J
AKQJT83

The Next Problem ...

This will be a progressive problem, so answers to villyn@xtra.co.nz as quickly as possible please. The next question will then come depending on your answers to the earlier one.

Teams all vul. Partner opens 1S as dealer. What will be your bid holding:

5
AQ72
J
AKQJT82

What & Why (12)

This week we have some TEAMS play questions.

1. Teams: Dealer North All vul

52
T52
K7543
Q63

You are SOUTH.
The bidding has been:

SouthWestNorthEast
--11
?

What do you bid and why? Let’s take a look at them now that we have some potential answers.

What & Why (11)

This week we have some TEAMS play questions.

1. Teams: Dealer North All vul

52
T52
K7543
Q63

You are SOUTH.
The bidding has been:

SouthWestNorthEast
--11
?

What do you bid and why?

What & Why (10)

Some more What and Why, this time all from a match point session. Thanks to our panel, here are some answers.

1. Match Points Dealer South NS vul.

AQJ3
8
T7532
AK5

You are SOUTH
The bidding has been:

SouthWestNorthEast
1Pass1Pass
1Pass3Pass
?

What do you bid and why?

What & Why (09)

Some more What and Why, this time all from a match point session.

1. Match Points Dealer South NS vul.

AQJ3
8
T7532
AK5

You are SOUTH
The bidding has been:

SouthWestNorthEast
1Pass1Pass
1Pass3Pass
?

What do you bid and why?

Wednesday Play at The Hutt (22)

Why are some slams so difficult to bid, even when a grand slam should be easy enough. This one was bid only once in this session, and a very modest 6C yielded a 100% result for the pair that did manage to bid to the small slam.

Board 7 from Wednesday 26/05/2021
Dealer S All Vul

AKQ986
A6
KJ543
QJ632
J32
T75
76
KT9854
75
KQ94
9
A7
T4
J832
AQT82

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