[sceptic]

hi all contract was 2NT x by opps (I doubled after opening North 1!D, pard silent)

Scoring: IMP

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West North East South

 Pass  1♦    Dbl   Pass
 1♠    Pass  2NT   Pass
 Pass  Dbl   Pass  Pass
 Pass  

this is about defence, if you want to comment on my bidding feel free

1/. after my pard lead the Q!D I overtook with the Ace and played the JD (first mistake I think)

2/. should I have played the AS or the KS after I overtook my pards QD to indicate to my pard when he gets in to play me back a Spade, before losing the lead with the JD

3/. If I should have played a Spade which one should I play and why?

[whereagles]

It would help if you had played the spade king at trick 2. Pard might still go wrong but at least you'd have given yourself a better chance to get that spade switch.

Incidently, you had no business doubling this

[luke warm]

yeah, i think lead the spade at trick 2 and i honestly don't understand the double.. you seem to have an average opener with no shape to speak of

[dcvetkov]

I have to comment on the bidding;)

I have to say that both dbl and 2NT are bad bids..... and takout dbl is not everyone's cup of tea also I assume. Both 1NT overcall and 1♥ have more appeal, and 1NT is likely to be passed out, it has preemptive value, preventing NS to play in 2♠.

Actually if West responds normal 2♣, EW will play in their best contract
2Nt will go down more often then not, and spade king at trick 2, will definitely help

[mcphee]

I think as defender winning the D and playing the K of S is 100% and we intend to continue next with the J of D.

The t/o dble is a very poor bid, dble of 2NT also a bad choice.

[Flame]

Your double is strange but comparing to your opponents bids its great.
Take the A of diamonds, lay down the K of spade and continue dimaond, partner cant go wrong now. normally on non opening lead you lead K from AK , an ace can be played without a K looking for K on partner's hand.

[kenberg]

1. Given declarer'r 2NT and your double, the dummy and your partner should be expected to hold about minus five hcps between them.

2. Diamond ace, king of spades, diamond Jack. You can't really expect partner to get in but if he does, you want a spade, definitely not a diamond, from him. That rules out letting the diamond Q ride at trick 1. The king rather than the ace since even the dullest of partners, seeing the king hold while the Q is in the dummy, will work out you have the ace and figure that you probably displayed this holding for some reason.


3. Given all that, partner still needs to get it right even if you play A then J of Ds. . Declarer drives out the ace of clubs, presumably before drawing everyone a roadmap by cashing his hearts. Still. Partner is in with the ace of clubs and can pretty much expect that setting the contract is in his hands, if it can be done. Since you doubled missing the KQ of diamonds and the ace of spades you must surely hold something somewhere. The auction suggests it's spades, and the J of diamonds suggests it's spades. If it's AKJx of spades the spade lead must come from his side. If it's KJx(x) of spades plus the ace of hearts, the spade must come from his side. Declarer can let it ride to his ace, blocking the suit, but your side will still have 1+1+3+1=6 tricks in this scenario. Partner needs to lead a spade, catering to the holding where you needed a spade but couldn't so easily show it.


I suppose declarer thought his hand was too strong to overcall 1NT. I don't. But if he does, his right bid over X-1S is 1NT. That's more than enough from him. As for your bidding, partner has shown no values during the auction, shows up with two prime cards and it still makes? Seems the double is optimistic.

I have a few hands of my own I'll be putting up soon so I can be on the receiving end of the critical analysis.

Best wishes,
Ken

[pclayton]

Wayne, I'm guessing that your pard bid 1♥ over the double. If thats the case, I have a lot more sympathy for the double of 2N. 2N is a horrible overbid and I see nothing wrong with an immediate 1N overcall.

I think you probably got a little lazy in the defense; 1. A♦, 2. K♠ (not ace), 3J♦ will lead to a satisfying +500.