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Almost a good defence

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Posted 2022-October-21, 10:57



Acol weak NT system. The displayed auction may not be correct. I know partner raised diamonds at some point and North definitely had the last bid, I can't remember whether or not partner doubled before raising.

Partner leads the ♦A. I wanted partner to switch to a heart and came up with the idea that this was similar to the situation where dummy comes down with a singleton and the rank of the card played signals which suit to switch too. I knew declarer almost certainly a singleton and thought partner would deduce this, so played the king in an attempt to induce a heart switch.

Partner did switch, unfortunately she switched to a club straight into declarer's AQ. That was 5♠= for a bottom instead of 5♠-1 for a top. Oops.


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Posted 2022-October-21, 14:26

Firstly imo you have no reason to bid 5 diamonds but the defence is utterly hopeless from your partner.
"definitely that's what I like to play when I'm playing standard - I want to be able to bid diamonds because bidding good suits is important in bridge" - Meckstroth's opinion on weak 2 diamond
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Posted 2022-October-21, 16:12

View Posteagles123, on 2022-October-21, 14:26, said:

Firstly imo you have no reason to bid 5 diamonds but the defence is utterly hopeless from your partner.


I have likely got the auction wrong but the overall picture of a spade-diamond battle is correct. I was mainly trying to illustrate my thinking in the defence at trick one which almost worked.
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Posted 2022-October-21, 22:08

Your need to find a new partner! How can the ♦K be anything else than a switch to a ♥ imo.
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