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52 - AUGUST 2024

52 - AUGUST 2024

Pre-empts

Bidding on weak hands is dangerous, isn’t it, particularly when your side is vulnerable? Yes, preempters do sometimes get caught for a big penalty, but rarely, and the upside of taking so much bidding space out of the auction can…

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CUTTING BRIDGES

TEAMS.
DEALER SOUTH, NONE VUL.

You are sitting East and hold the following hand:

♠ 96
♥ 10654
♦ Q98
♣ QJ109

Your opponents have reached 6 Spades:

WNES
2♣(1)
Pass2♦(2)Pass3♠
Pass4♣(3)Pass4♥(3)
Pass4NT(4)Pass5♣(5)
Pass5♦(6)Pass5NT(7)
Pass6♠
(1) Forcing. (2) Mandatory relay.
(3) Controls. (4) RKCB.
(5) Three keycards.
(6) Asking for the Queen of trumps.
(7) “I have the trump Queen but no King in the side suits.”

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Norbert Lébely

Bridge teacher passionate about education, Norbert Lébely contributed to several bestsellers, including the book collection “Step by Step” and the book series “Les clefs du bridge” (Keys to bridge) with Robert Berthe as well as the series “Bien enchérir” (bidding well) with Michel Bessis. He has been working on the software "Step by Step in action" for several years. Picture © Caroline Moreau.

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