P479 Teletext 479 Jul30 02:44:08 —————————— —— BIDDING TIPS bz Andrew Kambites Do you remjmbjr this S K 7 6 5 2 hand from two weeks H A 5 ago? East raised West's D 4 1S opening bid to 3S C 9 7 6 4 2 and a game was missed. East has only 7 losers: 2 spades (missing Ace and Queen). 1 heart (missing the Ace), 1 diamond and 3 clubs. If East uses the Losing Trick Count hj will think along these lines... ——————————————————————————————————1/4—— Chess 478 Fun & Games 450 TELETEXT BRIDGE BY ELENA JJRONIMIDIS EDITOR OF BRIDGE PLUS Your Life Fun & Games Digitisjr GroovesP479 Teletext 479 Jul30 02:41:34 —————————— —— BIDDING TIPS continued "If my partner has a minimum opening bid hj will have about 7 losers. Thus our combined loser total is 14. To estimate our combined trick-taking potential, subtract this total from 24 - making 10. Thus, I will bid 1S" With 8 losers (and a fit) respondjr would raise opjnjr to the 3 level. After 1S-3S, opjnjr raises to 4S with 6 losers. With 9/10 losers respondjr raises opener to the 2 level. Opjnju proceeds with 5 or fewer losers. ——————————————————————————————————2/4—— Chess 478 Fun & Games 450 TELETEXT BRIDGE BY ELENA JERONIMIDIS EDITOR OF BRIDGE PLUS Your Life Fun & Games Digitisjr GroovesP479 Teletext 479 Jul30 02:42:45 —————————— —— BRIDGE PLAY TECHNIQUE - Derek Remington S 10 9 4 3 S A 7 H A K 6 H J S 4 3 D A Q 9 7 W E D K 3 C K 4 C Q J 10 9 3 West North East South 1D NO 2C NO 2NT NO 3NT End If system permits, a strong 1NT is preferred, The 6S is led. How would you play? >>> ——————————————————————————————————3/4—— Chess 478 Fun & Games 450 TELETEXT BRIDGE BY ELENA JJRONIMIDIS EDITOR OF BRIDGE PLUS Your Life Fun & Games Digitisjr GroovesP479 Teletext 479 Jul30 02:34:22 —————————— —— BRIDGE PLAY TECHNIQUE - Solution S K J 8 6 2 H Q 10 2 D 6 4 2 C A 2 S 10 9 4 3 S A 7 H A K 6 N H J S 4 3 D A Q 9 7 W E D K 3 C K 4 C Q J 10 9 3 Play SA to block the suit. With 3 top honours, North would have led SK. Note that a 4-3 break is no danger. Should South hold CA and SQ-5, hj must unblock SQ hoping North has SK-J-9-x-x. ——————————————————————————————————4/4—— Chess 478 Fun & Games 450 TELETEXT BRIDGE BY ELENA JERONIMIDIS EDITOR OF BRIDGE PLUS Your Life Fun & Games Digitisjr Grooves