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Tuesday, 31 August 2010 07:00 |
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Bidding systems are based upon high card points (HCP). We use HCP to evaluate the strength of our hands.
However, more is needed to make a useful evaluation of a hand. This category helps you practice hand evaluation beyond counting HCP. | West | North | East | South |
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| 1♥ | 1NT | pass | ?? |
| W/All | | | | South 1 | South 2 | South 3 | | ♠ | 6 4 | ♠ | A 4 | ♠ | Q 3 2 | | ♥ | 10 9 7 | ♥ | 7 | ♥ | J 5 3 | | ♦ | 8 4 | ♦ | K 10 8 7 6 | ♦ | 6 5 4 3 | | ♣ | A K 10 9 8 7 | ♣ | J 10 9 8 6 | ♣ | K Q 4 |
What should South 1, 2 and 3 bid? |
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Solution
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Why does he do that?** (3) |
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Wednesday, 28 July 2010 07:00 |
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In 'Why does he do that?' we focus on the bidding and/or play of an experienced, good player.
At some moment we ask why he did what he did. | N/All | | | ♠ | 7 6 4
| | | ♥ | A 3
| | | ♦ | A 8 7 6 4
| | | ♣ | K J 7
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| West | North | East | South |
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| — | 3♣ | pass | 3NT! | | pass | pass | pass | |
South's 3NT bid looks rather odd, since he doesn't have a spade guard and only 12 HCP. After all, North's pre-emptive opening suggests fewer than 10 HCP, so NS and EW probably have about the same point strength, perhaps even EW have more points!
Why did South do that? |
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Solution
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Why does he do that?** (2) |
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Friday, 23 July 2010 07:00 |
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In 'Why does he do that?' we focus on the bidding and/or play of an experienced, good player.
At some moment we ask why he did what he did. | | ♠ | K 2 | | | | ♥ | A 10 5 3
| | ♦ | J 7 6 | | ♣ | Q 10 4 2 | | | |  | ♠ | 8 4 3 | | | | ♥ | K 9 7 6 | | | | ♦ | A 8 5 2 | | | | ♣ | 8 7 |
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| — | — | — | 1NT | | pass | 2♣ | pass | 2♦ | | pass | 3NT | pass | pass | | pass | | | |
West leads the ♠Q. Declarer takes his time to plan his play and then orders dummy to play the ♠2. From his hand he follows suit with the ♠5. West continues with the ♠J, dummy's ♠K winning the trick.
Next declarer plays the ♦6 from dummy. East immediately goes up with the ♦A.
Doesn't he know the rule 'second hand low'? In other words: shouldn't East try to catch an honour card from NS with his ace, so it costs the opponent to force out that ace?
So why did East hop up with the ♦A? |
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Sunday, 11 July 2010 07:00 |
| E/All | | | ♠ | A 5
| | | ♥ | A Q J 8 4 3
| | | ♦ | K J 4
| | | ♣ | A 8
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This is your South hand.
What is your bid if East, your right hand opponent, opens 1♠, 2♠ (weak), 2♠ (strong), 3♠ or 4♠ respectively? |
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Friday, 09 July 2010 07:00 |
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This is your South hand: N/EW
| | | ♠ | A J 10 8 5
| | | ♥ | J 8 7
| | | ♦ | 6 5
| | | ♣ | A 8 4
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Partner North opens 1♦.
What is your bid if East, your right hand opponent, overcalls 1♥, 1♠, 1NT or 2♣ respectively? |
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Solution
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Unblocking - Exercise 3** |
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Tuesday, 23 March 2010 07:00 |
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This exercise is a follow-up of the article: 'Unblocking' (published 02 March 2010 in Varia **). | W/All | ♠ | 9 7 6 5 | | | | ♥ | 8 5 | | ♦ | 8 6 5 4 | | ♣ | A K Q | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ♠ | 4 | | | ♥ | A K Q J 9 | | ♦ | K Q | | ♣ | J 10 9 8 6 |
| West | North | East | South |
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pass
| pass | pass | 1♥ | | pass | 1♠ | pass | 2♣ | | pass | 2♥ | pass | 3♣ | | pass | 4♣ | pass
| 4♥ | | pass | pass | pass | |
West leads the ♠A and continues with the ♠K.
How should South play? |
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Solution
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