September 2013 - 60

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Bridge with the Abbot
BY DAVID BIRD

The Abbot's inspection
Once every two months or so, the Abbot and his partner participated in the
novitiate pairs. In his view, this was the
only way to check that no unsuitable
methods were being employed. When
a group of novices had been playing
bridge for only a few months, what
sense did it make to allow them to play
difficult mechanisms such as the Unusual Notrump or the Multi? You had
to learn to walk before you could run.
An early board saw the arrival of
Brother Wayne and Brother Jude at the
Abbot's table.
Dlr: South ࡕ 6
Vul: Both ࡖ A K 4 2
ࡗA98742
ࡔ76
ࡕAQ9742
ࡕK83
ࡖ 10 9
ࡖ6
ࡗKJ
ࡗ Q 10 6 5 3
ࡔK85
ࡔ Q 10 9 2
ࡕ J 10 5
ࡖQJ8753
ࡗ-
ࡔAJ43
West
The
Abbot
1ࡕ
4ࡕ
Pass
Dbl

North
East
South
Brother Brother Brother
Wayne Xavier Jude
1ࡖ
2ࡗ
2ࡕ
Pass
4NT
Pass
5ࡗ
6ࡖ
Pass
Pass
All Pass

60 Bridge Bulletin September 2013

The Abbot peered at the dummy.
"You bid 2ࡗ on that?" he exclaimed.
Brother Wayne blinked nervously.
"I was going to make a delayed game
raise," he replied.
The Abbot shook his head. "I explain
everything you need to know about
bidding at my weekly instruction sessions," he continued. "You should have
started with 2ࡕ to show a strong hand
with four-card heart support."
Brother Jude won the trump lead in
dummy and continued with the ࡗA,
discarding a club. He ruffed a second
diamond with the queen. A trump to
dummy's king drew the defenders' last
trump. "Nine of diamonds, please," he
said.
Brother Xavier, sitting East, did not
like the way that the deal was progressing. There was every chance that
declarer had two ruffing entries to
dummy and would be able to establish
the diamond suit for discards. Taking
what he thought was the best chance,
he followed smoothly with a low diamond.
Brother Jude paused to consider his
play to this trick. The Abbot had produced the ࡗJ and ࡗK on the first two
rounds. If he had started with a K-Q-J
sequence he would have led the suit,
so surely he held no more diamonds.
In that case, though, why had East not
covered the ࡗ9?
With little idea if he was doing the

right thing, Brother Jude eventually
discarded a club from his hand. None
too pleased, the Abbot threw a spade.
The young declarer brightened up considerably at this turn of events. "Eight
of diamonds, please," he said.
The fourth round of diamonds was
covered and ruffed in the South hand.
Brother Jude then gave up a spade,
won by East. He won the club switch
with the ace, entered dummy with a
spade ruff and established a diamond
winner with a further ruff in the suit.
A second spade ruff returned the lead
to dummy and he could then claim the
slam, throwing his last club loser on
dummy's good diamond.
Brother Xavier shook his head.
"We needed you to start with ace and
another spade, Abbot," he said. "That
removes an entry before he can use it."
The Abbot glared across the table. On
lead against a slam, with 13 points in
his own hand, it could hardly have been
more obvious to lead a trump. If there
was one thing he couldn't tolerate, it
was absurd double-dummy suggestions
in the postmortem.
"I did raise the spades," continued
Brother Xavier.
Brother Wayne inspected the
scoresheet. "No one else has bid it," he
reported.
"Yes, well, I didn't have very much for
my opening bid," his partner replied.
"Your delayed game raise was the only
way to get to the slam!"
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of September 2013

Viewpoint - Brent Manley
Letters to the Editor
From the CEO - Robert Hartman
Fall NABC in Phoenix
'Longest Day' Triumph
US squads head to Bali for world championships
MUD isn't a dirty word - Mel Colchamiro
International Fund Game winners
Instant Matchpoint Game
Canadian Women, Senior teams gear up for Bali
The Bidding Box
It's Your Call
Club News
Time is Money - or Matchpoints by Brent Manley
Ruling the Game - Mike Flader
For Newer Players
Play & Learn - play or penalize- Pat Harrington
Upgrading Your Game -Who is in charge here?- Lynn Berg
Mike's Bridge Lesson - A blind spot- Mike Lawrence
Bridge Players Survival Kit - Leslie Shafer
Ask Jerry - Jerry Helms
Challenge of the Month
For Intermediate Players
Misplay these Hands With Me - Restricted Choice- Mark Horton
Chalk Talk - Eddie Kantar
The Real Deal - Larry Cohen
Boehm on Bridge - the third bid part 6 -August Boehm
Better Bridge with Bergen - Roman Key Card Blackwood:improved king ask - Marty Bergen
For Advanced Players
My Bridge and Yours - Frank Stewart
East hands for The Bidding Box
Bidding Matters - 12 habits - Karen Walker
Test Your Play - Eddie Kantar
Big Games
Mike's Advice - A big hand that fell apart- Mike Lawrence
Solutions to Test Your Play
West hands for The Bidding Box
Bridge with the Abbot - David Bird
Dear Billy - Billy Miller
George's World - George Jacobs
A Game for All Ages
New Life Masters
Life Master Milestones
In Memoriam
Obituary - Babette B. Rogers
Tournament Directory
September 2013 - 1
September 2013 - 2
September 2013 - 3
September 2013 - 4
September 2013 - 5
September 2013 - Viewpoint - Brent Manley
September 2013 - Letters to the Editor
September 2013 - 8
September 2013 - From the CEO - Robert Hartman
September 2013 - Fall NABC in Phoenix
September 2013 - 11
September 2013 - 12
September 2013 - 13
September 2013 - 'Longest Day' Triumph
September 2013 - 15
September 2013 - 16
September 2013 - 17
September 2013 - US squads head to Bali for world championships
September 2013 - 19
September 2013 - 20
September 2013 - 21
September 2013 - 22
September 2013 - 23
September 2013 - MUD isn't a dirty word - Mel Colchamiro
September 2013 - 25
September 2013 - 26
September 2013 - 27
September 2013 - Instant Matchpoint Game
September 2013 - 29
September 2013 - Canadian Women, Senior teams gear up for Bali
September 2013 - 31
September 2013 - 32
September 2013 - The Bidding Box
September 2013 - 34
September 2013 - 35
September 2013 - It's Your Call
September 2013 - 37
September 2013 - 38
September 2013 - Club News
September 2013 - Time is Money - or Matchpoints by Brent Manley
September 2013 - 41
September 2013 - 42
September 2013 - Ruling the Game - Mike Flader
September 2013 - Play & Learn - play or penalize- Pat Harrington
September 2013 - Upgrading Your Game -Who is in charge here?- Lynn Berg
September 2013 - Mike's Bridge Lesson - A blind spot- Mike Lawrence
September 2013 - Bridge Players Survival Kit - Leslie Shafer
September 2013 - Ask Jerry - Jerry Helms
September 2013 - Challenge of the Month
September 2013 - Misplay these Hands With Me - Restricted Choice- Mark Horton
September 2013 - Chalk Talk - Eddie Kantar
September 2013 - The Real Deal - Larry Cohen
September 2013 - Boehm on Bridge - the third bid part 6 -August Boehm
September 2013 - Better Bridge with Bergen - Roman Key Card Blackwood:improved king ask - Marty Bergen
September 2013 - East hands for The Bidding Box
September 2013 - Bidding Matters - 12 habits - Karen Walker
September 2013 - Big Games
September 2013 - Mike's Advice - A big hand that fell apart- Mike Lawrence
September 2013 - West hands for The Bidding Box
September 2013 - Bridge with the Abbot - David Bird
September 2013 - Dear Billy - Billy Miller
September 2013 - George's World - George Jacobs
September 2013 - A Game for All Ages
September 2013 - New Life Masters
September 2013 - 65
September 2013 - Life Master Milestones
September 2013 - 67
September 2013 - Obituary - Babette B. Rogers
September 2013 - Tournament Directory
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