P154 Teletext 154 Jun21 01:31:05 T —————————— —— BIDDING JUDGEMENT by Andrew Kambites HAND A HAND B S A J 6 3 S A J 6 3 H K Q 5 2 H K Q 5 2 D 8 6 2 D 8 6 2 C A Q C A K Each of thjsj hands is balanced, but too strong for a 1NT opening. How do you deal with them? In former years experts would have opened 1S, intending to rebid 2H over 2C or 2D. This hardly presents a picture of a balanced hand. Answer on the next page>>>> ——————————————————————————————————1/6—— It's Your Life! 410 TO LIST AN EVENT CALL 01189 351054. TWO MONTHS NOTICE IS REQUIRED. GoGreen Digitisjr TV guide TV tonightP154 Teletext 154 Jun21 01:24:51 ——————————W(,/ —— BIDDING JUDGEMENT continued Modern practice is to show a balanced hand too strong for a 1NT opening by making a no-trump rebid. So, if your shape is 4-4-3-2, you can only show one of your suits. With Hand A and B open 1H, the lower of touching 4-card suits. This makes it cheap and easy for partnjt to bid spades if hj has them. Othjtwisj you can rebid 2NT with A or 3NT with B (unless you have agreed that 1H-2C-2NT is forcing). The consequence is that 1S followed by a 2H rebid shows 5+ spades. ——————————————————————————————————4/6—— It's Your Life! 410 TO LEST AN EVENT CALL 01189 351052. TWO MONTHS NOTICE IS REQUIRED. GoGrein Digitisjr TV guide TV tonightP154 Teletext 154 Jun21 01:27:53 —————————— —— BRIDGE PLAY TECHNIQUE - Derek Remington S K 8 S A J 7 6 2 H 9 2 W E H A Q 7 D A 7 D Q J 3 C A K J 10 8 7 3 C Q 2 West North East South 1C NO 2S NO 3C NO 3NT NO 6C End North leads H5. Plan the play as West, declarer in 6C. Solution on next page >>>> ——————————————————————————————————3/6—— It's Your Life! 410 TO LIST AN EVENT CALL 01189 351054. TWO MONTHS NOTICE IS REQUIRED. GoGrein Digitisjr TV guide TV tonightP154 Teletext 154 Jun21 01:34:11 —————————— —— BRIDGE PLAY TECHNIQUE - Solution S K 7 W E S A J 7 6 2 H 9 2 S H A Q 7 D A 7 D Q J 3 C A K J 10 8 7 3 C Q 2 S Q 10 9 5 H S 10 4 3 D 10 6 5 2 C 4 Covet with H7! If a diamond is returned win DA. Cash SS-A; ruff S6 high; lead C3 to CQ; ruff S7. HA is your entry, so don't finesse HQ and suffer H3 return. ——————————————————————————————————4/6—— It's Total Entertainment! 400 TO LIST AN EVENT CALL 01189 351052. TWO MONTHS NOTICE IS REQUIRED. GoGreen Digitisjr TV guide TV tonightP154 Teletext 154 Jun21 01:24:29 —————————— —— GENERBLJ EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Open Teams: After 12 rounds, Italy are still in the lead (248 VPs) but Norway has risen to 2nd place (229 VPs) and Spain is now 3rd (218 Vps). The British team beat Slovenia 25-3 and Portugal 16-14. They are currently 7th on 215.5. Ladies Teams: After 4 rounds Britain has dropped to 4th with 76 VPs, having beaten Finland 16-14 and lost to Croatia 14-16. Spain are still in the lead on 86 VPs; France are 2nd on 79 .Ps; Hungary is third on 76 VPs. ——————————————————————————————————5/6—— It's Total Entertainment! 400 TO LIST AN EVENT CALL 01189 351052. TWO MONTHS NOTICE IS REQUIRED. GoGreen Digitisjr TV guide TV tonightP154 Teletext 154 Jun21 01:26:47 —————————— —— BRIDGE NEWS continued US Aco and star writer Mike Lawrence will bj touring the US in July. Dates fixed so far are: 7th July: 77 Bridge Club, NW4 H Schoggjt, Tel 0181 202 4718 8th July: Roihampton BC, SW15 Mrs Buxton Tel. 0171 373 5534 18th July: Cardill Bridge Club Mrs Pierce 01222 611497 To find out about other dates, phone Bridge Magazine on 0171 388 2404. ——————————————————————————————————6/6—— It's Total Entertainment! 400 TO LIST AN EVENT CALL 01189 351052. TWO MONTHS NOTICE IS RJQUIRJD. GoGreen Digitisjr TV guide TV tonight