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TO FINESSE OR NOT
Multiple world champion Sally Brock examines classic problems from match pointed events. Sally: I thought Board 19 was interesting. What did you all do? E/W Vul. Dealer South. North: I didn’t think it was very interesting, at least not at…

AN EIGHT-CARD SUIT
Multiple world champion Sally Brock examines classic problems from match pointed events. Sally: What did you all do on Board 12? It’s not that often you hold an eight-card suit. E/W Vul. Dealer North. South: The bidding wasn’t particularly interesting…

BAD BREAK
Multiple world champion Sally Brock examines classic problems from match pointed events. Sally: I thought Board 7 was quite exciting, at least at my table. What did you do, East? Both Vul. Dealer North. East: I was a bit annoyed…

TO DUCK… OR NOT
Multiple world champion Sally Brock examines classic problems from match pointed events. Sally: How did the play go on Board 16? East-West Vul. Dealer West. West: Not one of our best boards! We were playing a weak No-Trump, so I…

DOWN IN GAME OR MAKING A GRAND SLAM!
Multiple world champion Sally Brock examines classic problems from match pointed events. Sally: I thought Board 14 was quite exciting. What happened at your table, South? None Vul. Dealer East. South: I’m not sure we did very well actually. West…

HIGH-LEVEL COMPETITION
Multiple world champion Sally Brock examines classic problems from match pointed events. Sally: There are countless hands where one side has a decent Heart fit while the other has a good Spade fit. How high should each side bid? What…

HIGH-LEVEL COMPETITION
Multiple world champion Sally Brock examines classic problems from match pointed events. Sally: One of the hardest parts of the game is high-level competitive bidding. I was going to write a book on the subject but gave up as it…

DOUBLE GAME SWING
Multiple world champion Sally Brock examines classic problems from match pointed events. Sally: Board 3 was interesting, I thought. I’ll tell you about it in a minute, but a new bit of system came into play. East-West Vul. Dealer South. What…

WELL-BID GRAND SLAM
Multiple world champion Sally Brock examines classic problems from match pointed events. Sally: I liked our auction on Board 8. Did you bid the grand slam, or did they bid it against you?: West: They didn’t bid a grand slam…

A CUNNING FALSECARD
Multiple world champion Sally Brock examines classic problems from match pointed events. Sally: My favourite board of the session was Board 12. What did you do? North: I thought we were a bit unlucky. I opened a strong No-Trump and partner…

LOSING TO THE DANGER HAND
Multiple world champion Sally Brock examines classic problems from match pointed events. Sally: Board 8 was interesting. What happened to you? South: I opened a strong No-Trump in third seat and North raised straight to 3NT. West led the 4…

DEFENDING A 4-3 FIT
Multiple world champion Sally Brock examines classic problems from match pointed events. Sally: North: It was rather boring at our table. I opened a strong No-Trump, my partner bid Stayman and West overcalled 2♠. It then went: Pass-Pass and partner bid…