August 2014 - 60
Advanced Players
Mike's Advice
BY MIKE LAWRENCE
www.michaelslawrence.com
An interesting defensive deal
This deal came up in a practice
match between two good teams:
Dlr: East ♠ A J 10 8 3
Vul: None ♥ 10 4
♦764
♣ 10 8 2
♠765
♠KQ94
♥KJ8762
♥Q
♦Q3
♦ J 10 2
♣95
♣AKQ43
♠2
♥A953
♦AK985
♣J76
West
North
1♥
2♥
Pass
All Pass
East
1♣
1♠
South
1♦
Pass
This auction was well judged. East
has a good hand, but he restrained
himself when West rebid hearts. A
wise move.
As an aside, look at the bidding
from North's perspective. Would you
consider bidding 1♠ over 1♥? I mention this only because it is a bid worth
considering. North doesn't have much,
but he does have a good suit that can be
shown at the one level, and he has three
low cards in partner's suit.
Against 2♥ by West, North led the
♦4. South won with the king, declarer
playing the 3, and returned the ♠2
to North's ace. Important question:
Assuming that North correctly reads
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South to have led a singleton, which
spade should North return?
North returned his low spade, the
3. South ruffed dummy's queen and
now had to consider if leading a low
diamond back was a good idea. If North
has the ♦Q, he can win and give South
a second spade ruff. How can South tell
whether to lead a low diamond?
The answer is by looking at the spade
North returned. North knows that
South will ruff the spade return. South
will want to know if North has a reentry, and the only reentry that is possible is the ♦Q. If North has the ♦Q,
he should lead a high spade. Ostensibly,
the ♠3 asks for a club return, while
denying interest in a diamond return:
A good example of a suit-preference
inference.
An aside: North's signal said that he
did not have the ♦Q, but South already
knew that. How did South know?
North has shown up with at least five
spades to the ace. If North also had
three diamonds to the queen, he would
have bid something over West's 1♥.
So South knows that declarer has the
♦Q. Do you see any hope for South to
set 2♥?
There is a very good hope. South
cashed the ♦A, on which West played
the queen, and then led another
diamond. Everyone at the table knew
that North was going to follow suit, so
West discarded his last spade and won
the diamond in dummy. It was time
to draw trump and West led dummy's
queen.
South took his ace and led one more
round of diamonds. Here is the layout
of the remaining cards with South
leading the ♦8:
♠-
♥KJ876
♦-
♣95
♠ J 10 8
♥ 10
♦-
♣ 10 8 2
♠-
♥95
♦98
♣J76
♠K9
♥-
♦-
♣AKQ43
If West were in now, he would draw
trump and claim. But South's diamond
return caused a problem. This play is
known as an uppercut. If West ruffs
low, North overruffs with the 10. If
West ruffs high with the jack, he can
cash the king, but South's 9 turns into
the setting trick.
What South had to do on this hand
was ask himself what North could have
that would suffice to set 2♥. Once he
eliminated the chance that North had
the ♦Q, he looked for a second chance
and spotted that the ♥10 in North's
hand would do the trick. A good combination of defensive signals and imaginative thinking led to a well earned
down one.
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of August 2014
Viewpoint - Brent Manley
Letters to the editor
From the CEO - by Robert Hartman
Providence hosts the Fall NABC
Winners of the Worldwide Bridge Contest
Club News
Big Games
Taking RKCB to the next level - Barry Rigal
Logical Thinking on Defense- Frank Stewart
Log on for Bridge
The International language of bridge - Simon Cocheme
Dave Smith - profile
David Silber's knockout Whist lesson plan
The Bidding Box
It's Your Call
Mike's Bridge Lesson - Opening lead problems- by Mike Lawrence
Bridge Player's Survival Kit - Missing a 5-3 major-suit fit?-by Leslie Shafer
Ask Jerry - by Jerry Helms
Upgrading Your Game - Doubles - by Lynn Berg
Newcomer Help Desk - by Brent Manley
Play & Learn - Make a good bid better - Pat Harrington
Out of Hand
Challenge of the Month
Ruling the Game - by Mike Flader
Chalk Talk - by Eddie Kantar
Misplay These Hands with Me - by Mark Horton
East hands for the January Bidding Box
The Real Deal - by Larry Cohen
Boehm on Bridge - Recurring headaches (part 7) - by August Boehm
Better Bridge with Bergen - Slam bidding in review (part 11) - by Marty Bergen
My Bridge and Yours - by Frank Stewart
Bidding Matters -12 habits - by Karen Walker
Test Your Play
Charity Game winners
Mike's Advice - by Mike Lawrence
Solutions to Test Your Play
Bridge with the Abbot - by David Bird
West hands for the January Bidding Box
Dear Billy - by Billy Miller
George's World - by George Jacobs
New Life Masters
Life Master Milestones
In Memoriam
Tournament Directory
Obituary - Chris Larsen (1941-2014)
Obituary - Roy D. Fox (1946-2014)
August 2014 - 1
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August 2014 - 4
August 2014 - 5
August 2014 - Viewpoint - Brent Manley
August 2014 - Letters to the editor
August 2014 - 8
August 2014 - From the CEO - by Robert Hartman
August 2014 - Providence hosts the Fall NABC
August 2014 - 11
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August 2014 - 13
August 2014 - Winners of the Worldwide Bridge Contest
August 2014 - 15
August 2014 - Club News
August 2014 - Big Games
August 2014 - 18
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August 2014 - 20
August 2014 - 21
August 2014 - Taking RKCB to the next level - Barry Rigal
August 2014 - 23
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August 2014 - Logical Thinking on Defense- Frank Stewart
August 2014 - 27
August 2014 - 28
August 2014 - 29
August 2014 - Log on for Bridge
August 2014 - 31
August 2014 - The International language of bridge - Simon Cocheme
August 2014 - 33
August 2014 - Dave Smith - profile
August 2014 - David Silber's knockout Whist lesson plan
August 2014 - 36
August 2014 - The Bidding Box
August 2014 - 38
August 2014 - 39
August 2014 - It's Your Call
August 2014 - 41
August 2014 - 42
August 2014 - 43
August 2014 - Mike's Bridge Lesson - Opening lead problems- by Mike Lawrence
August 2014 - Bridge Player's Survival Kit - Missing a 5-3 major-suit fit?-by Leslie Shafer
August 2014 - Ask Jerry - by Jerry Helms
August 2014 - Upgrading Your Game - Doubles - by Lynn Berg
August 2014 - Newcomer Help Desk - by Brent Manley
August 2014 - Out of Hand
August 2014 - Challenge of the Month
August 2014 - Ruling the Game - by Mike Flader
August 2014 - Chalk Talk - by Eddie Kantar
August 2014 - East hands for the January Bidding Box
August 2014 - The Real Deal - by Larry Cohen
August 2014 - Boehm on Bridge - Recurring headaches (part 7) - by August Boehm
August 2014 - Better Bridge with Bergen - Slam bidding in review (part 11) - by Marty Bergen
August 2014 - My Bridge and Yours - by Frank Stewart
August 2014 - Bidding Matters -12 habits - by Karen Walker
August 2014 - Charity Game winners
August 2014 - Mike's Advice - by Mike Lawrence
August 2014 - Solutions to Test Your Play
August 2014 - Bridge with the Abbot - by David Bird
August 2014 - Dear Billy - by Billy Miller
August 2014 - George's World - by George Jacobs
August 2014 - New Life Masters
August 2014 - Life Master Milestones
August 2014 - 67
August 2014 - Obituary - Roy D. Fox (1946-2014)
August 2014 - In Memoriam
August 2014 - Tournament Directory
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