Advanced Players Test Your Play BY EDDIE KANTAR 1. Dlr: South Vul: Both IMPs ♠7 ♥9 ♦AJ7632 ♣AQ965 kantarbridge.com 2. Dlr: South ♠KQJ2 Vul: Both ♥43 Matchpoints ♦ K 10 2 ♣J732 ♠A53 ♥ A J 10 8 7 6 5 ♦Q ♣ 10 2 West North Pass 2♦ Pass 3♣ Pass 4♣ All Pass East Pass Pass Pass South 1♥ 2♥ 3♥ 4♥ Opening lead: ♠Q. You win the ♠A and lead the ♦Q. How do you continue if: A. the ♦Q is covered? B. the ♦Q is not covered? ♠ A 10 8 6 3 ♥A2 ♦Q93 ♣AQ4 West North Pass 3♠(1) All Pass East Pass South 1♠ 4♠ (1) Limit. Opening lead: ♣10. You play low from dummy and win the queen. West has three spades, East a singleton. Plan the play. Solutions are on pg. 63 ➤ East hands for the July Bidding Box Bid these hands with a partner. The West hands are on pg. 57. The North-South players are silent unless otherwise noted. Scores on pgs. 37-39. Problem 1. North deals. None vul. North opens 1NT (15-17). If doubled, South redoubles to ask for suits up the line, and North bids 2♣ if necessary. ♠A K Q ♥A K 10 9 5 4 ♦K 7 3 ♣7 Problem 2. East deals. N-S vul. ♠4 ♥A 8 ♦A Q 9 4 3 2 ♣K 10 5 2 Problem 3. South deals. E-W vul. ♠K 9 5 ♥K 2 ♦K 5 3 ♣Q 10 7 4 2 Problem 4. West deals. Both vul. ♠A 8 3 2 ♥J ♦5 ♣A Q 8 7 5 3 2 Problem 5. North deals. N-S vul. ♠7 ♥A Q 8 7 ♦A 6 3 2 ♣Q J 10 4 Upcoming Best Practices Teacher Workshop Atlanta GA (NABC) July 27-29 For more information contact ACBL Education Department education@acbl.org Syracuse NY (Regional) Aug. 13-14 Mary Miller mary.miller028@gmail.com Richardson TX (Regional) Aug. 27-28 Eileen Smith Davidoff eileen_s@hotmail.com Charity Foundation Election Notice ACBL members interested in running for the Board of Trustees of the ACBL Charity Foundation have until Oct. 15 to submit a written declaration of candidacy. The ACBL Board of Directors will elect one of the Foundation's fivemember board for a four-year term beginning Jan. 1, 2019, at the fall board meeting in Honolulu. Trustees do not receive expense reimbursement. Problem 6. East deals. E-W vul. ♠K ♥A J 10 8 7 4 ♦A Q ♣A J 9 4 Problem 7. South deals. Both vul. ♠A 6 4 3 ♥K 8 6 ♦J 10 5 2 ♣Q 6 Problem 8. West deals. None vul. ♠A 10 6 5 4 ♥- ♦10 9 8 6 ♣A K J 10 Candidates should send name, address, player number and biographical information to ACBL Charity Foundation, P.O. Box 289, Horn Lake MS 38637-0289 or by email (with "Statement of Candidacy" in the subject line) to elections@acbl.org. July 2018 Bridge Bulletin 59http://www.kantarbridge.com