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| In 'What went wrong' something goes wrong in the bidding. Decide for yourself who made the mistake, east or west. Then click the solution button. This page always shows the most recent articles. To find the level of puzzles that suits you best: choose a number of stars in the bar above. |
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Sunday, 28 February 2010 07:00 |
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In an uncommon bidding sequence EW go astray. | ♠ | Q 6 4 |  | ♠ | 10 8 5 3 | | ♥ | A 10 8 4 3 | ♥ | - | | ♦ | K 7 | ♦ | A Q 9 5 4 3 | | ♣ | A 8 2 | ♣ | 5 4 3 |
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1♥ | pass | 1♠ | pass | | 1NT | pass | 2♦ | pass | | 2♠ | pass | pass | pass |
In 2♠ East suffers a two trick defeat whereas he would have made 2♦ easily (he might even have made an overtrick there). West: 'I gave suit preference for your first suit; quite normal.'
East: 'But my diamond suit was much longer.'
West: 'How was I to know?'
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Thursday, 25 February 2010 07:00 |
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After repeatedly bidding one more after East's take-out double, EW find themselves in a hopeless game. | N/NS | | | | ♠ | J 10 7 6 | | ♠ | A K 9 3 | | ♥ | 10 6 5 | ♥ | Q 2 | | ♦ | K 6 3 2 | ♦ | Q J 9 | | ♣ | Q 9 | ♣ | K 8 6 2
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| - | 1♥ | double | pass | | 1♠ | pass | 2♠ | pass | | 3♠ | pass | 4♠ | pass | | pass | pass | | |
4♠ ends up down two. 'You hardly have anything', East wonders, 'so why do you bid on over 2♠?'
'I thought you were stronger', is West's excuse. What went wrong? |
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Saturday, 20 February 2010 07:00 |
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EW have a major bidding disaster. | ♠ | A J 6 2 | | ♠ | 4 | | ♥ | K J 9 3 | ♥ | 5 4 2 | | ♦ | A 7 2 | ♦ | J 6 4 | | ♣ | K 4 | ♣ | J 10 8 6 5 3 |
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| 1NT | double | 2♣ | pass | | 2♥ | double | 3♣ | pass | | 3♠ | double | 4♣ | double | | pass | pass | pass | |
In 4♣ doubled East ends up down three: -800.
West: 'How could you apply Stayman, with only two points and, worse: no four card major!!'
East: 'I did not apply Stayman, 2♣ is my longest suit.'
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Thursday, 11 February 2010 07:00 |
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EW bid the wrong game. | ♠ | K Q J 5 | | ♠ | 6 4 3 | | ♥ | 4 | ♥ | K Q J | | ♦ | K Q 7 | ♦ | 8 3 | | ♣ | A J 10 9 7 | ♣ | K Q 8 3 2 |
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| 1♣ | pass | 3♣ | pass | | 3♠ | pass | 5♣ | pass | | pass | pass | | |
NS cash three aces: one down. 3NT is a very good contract and would have made.
East: 'I didn't dare to bid 3NT after your 3♠ bid, in view of my two small diamonds.'
West: 'I can understand that, but I can hardly conceal my four card spade suit, can I?' What went wrong? |
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Plus onehundredandeighty... |
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Saturday, 06 February 2010 07:00 |
| ♠ | 8 3 | | ♠ | A 10 9 7 | | ♥ | K 7 | ♥ | A 8 3 2 | | ♦ | K Q J 5 | ♦ | 9 3 | | ♣ | A K 6 5 4 | ♣ | Q J 3 |
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| 1♣ | pass | 1♥ | pass | | 2♦ | pass | 2NT | pass | | pass | pass | | |
On a spade lead East easily gathers ten tricks: five clubs, two diamonds, the ♥AK and the ♠A. He loses two spade tricks and the ♦A.
‘I have eleven points’, says East, ‘which I showed by bidding 2NT, 10-11 points. Why don't you raise to 3NT, having 16 points?’
‘Sorry’, says West, 'I thought I had shown these already.’
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Sunday, 31 January 2010 07:00 |
| W/NS | | | | | ♠ | A J 6 | | ♠ | K Q 9 4 3 | | ♥ | K J 7 5 4 | ♥ | Q 8 | | ♦ | A 7 | ♦ | 9 5 4 | | ♣ | K Q J | ♣ | 9 5 3 |
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| 1♥ | pass | 1♠ | pass | | 2NT | pass | 3NT | pass | | pass | pass | | |
After a diamond lead 3NT did not stand a chance whereas 4♠ would have been a piece of cake.
'I have seven points and a balanced hand, so I raised your 2NT bid to game', says East, 'what else could I do?'
'I don't know', says West, 'should I have supported your spades?' Who made the mistake? |
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