vg|Spring Fours Final,Stanza 4 of 8,I,25,32,Orca,40,Hinden,47| rs|7SN-1,6SN=,3DS-2,3SW=,3NE+1,5CW-2,3DN+1,4HN-3,1CE=,1NE+2,2NN=,2NN+1,4HS-1,3NN=,5HW=,4HW+1| pn|Allfrey,F Hinden,Robson,Jagger,Forrester,Erichsen,Osborne,Plackett|pg|| qx|o25|st||md|3SQ6HAKJ6D952CAK32,S98HQ973DJT4CJ954,SAKT753HT8DAK8CT6,SJ42H542DQ763CQ87|sv|e|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|3S|nt|aardv: 12 top tricks here, and you might be tempted to bid grand|pg|| mb|p|mb|4D!|mb|p|nt|athene: if south finds his partner has *at least* @SAK to six and @DAK, he might indeed be tempted|pg|| nt|athene: since even if he has nothing more it's on the heart finesse|pg|| mb|4N|mb|p|nt|athene: but there is the possibility of @SJxxx to slow you down a little i guess|pg|| mb|5D|mb|p|mb|5N|mb|p|mb|6D|mb|p|mb|7S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|aardv: might have tried 6@H to ask for something extra|pg|| nt|athene: no squeeze since West can just keep the hearts and clubs over dummy|pg|| nt|athene: so i guess Robson will end up taking the heart finesse|pg|| nt|vugraphzed: lead a trump?|pg|| nt|aardv: 20 something IMPs swinging on the position of @HQ|pg|| nt|athene: or will he play @HAK and ruff a heart and then if that fails play for some squeeze?|pg|| pc|s2|nt|aardv: squeeze chances are pretty remote|pg|| nt|athene: Yes i don't see anything better than the boring heart finesse|pg|| nt|vugraphzed: may take some time|pg|| nt|athene: south might have bid 6@H over 6@D — it has to be looking for *something* extra, although exactly what isn't clear|pg|| nt|athene: but whatever it's looking for, of course north hasn't got it|pg|| nt|aardv: perhaps trying to ruff down the hearts is more attractive than i first thought. If @HQxxx onside, the menace is over the guard and compound squeeze chances exist|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s8|pc|s3|pg|| pc|s6|pc|s9|pc|sK|pc|s4|pg|| nt|aardv: on this lie there's no chance|pg|| pc|sA|pc|sJ|pc|d2|nt|aardv: it's easy for West to pitch diamonds|pg|| pc|dJ|pg|| nt|athene: the other option is to ruff a club and play for a show-up squeeze|pg|| nt|athene: if east has club length and five small hearts that would allow you to drop the @HQx offside|pg|| pc|s7|pc|h2|pc|d5|pc|dT|pg|| nt|aardv: say you play three rounds of hearts now and nothing happens|pg|| nt|athene: but if east had all the length in clubs and hearts then west would be guarding the diamonds and there would be any number of legitimate squeezes|pg|| nt|aardv: if East still has @HQ, he has six minor-suit cards|pg|| nt|aardv: you play another spade, and he must unguard one minor|pg|| nt|athene: anyway Robson can't cash another trump without giving up on *some* option|pg|| pc|s5|pc|d7|pc|c2|pc|d4|pg|| pc|h8|pc|h4|pc|hA|pc|h3|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h7|pc|hT|pc|h5|pg|| pc|h6|pc|h9|pc|sT|pc|c7|pg|| pc|cT|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pc|c4|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c5|pc|c6|pc|c8|pg|| mc|12|pg|| qx|c25|st||md|3SQ6HAKJ6D952CAK32,S98HQ973DJT4CJ954,SAKT753HT8DAK8CT6,SJ42H542DQ763CQ87|sv|e|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4C|mb|p|mb|4D|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|4N|mb|p|mb|5D|mb|p|mb|5H|mb|p|mb|5S|mb|p|mb|5N|mb|p|mb|6D|mb|p|mb|6S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h4|pc|hA|pc|h3|pc|h8|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s9|pc|s3|pc|s2|pg|| pc|s6|pc|s8|pc|sA|pc|s4|pg|| pc|sK|pc|sJ|pc|d2|pc|d4|pg|| pc|sT|pc|h5|pc|d5|pc|dT|pg|| pc|s7|pc|d3|pc|c2|pc|c5|pg|| pc|hT|pc|h2|pc|hK|pc|h7|pg|| pc|h6|pc|h9|pc|s5|mc|12|pg|| qx|o26|st||md|4SQJ53H62DKJ72CQJT,SKT9874HAQ85DQC83,SHK943DAT8CA76542,SA62HJT7D96543CK9|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|d|mb|2S|nt|aardv: after some thought I like the compound squeeze line|pg|| mb|3D|nt|aardv: you try to ruff dow n @HQ, if East has @HQ to length there will be a compound squeeze|pg|| nt|aardv: which Robson would get right|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sT|nt|athene: 3@D a bit ugly but it was certainly not trivial to get into clubs|pg|| nt|BroLucius: South might pass, and then North can bid clubs?|pg|| pc|h3|pc|sA|pc|s3|pg|| nt|athene: south might consider double or 2NT instead of 3@D i guess|pg|| nt|athene: if south passes, wouldn't 3@C by North show a good hand?|pg|| nt|aardv: (incidentally, a diamond lead would break up the compound squeeze. If you're interested in these positions, it's worth having a look at it. Give West @HJxx so as not to get distracted by the heart finesse)|pg|| nt|aardv: (the diamond lead works because declarer needs to be able to discard two diamonds from dummy and still have a diamond entry)|pg|| pc|d3|nt|athene: declarer needs the extra elbow-room afforded by @Dx facing @DAKx menace?|pg|| nt|aardv: yes|pg|| pc|d2|pc|dQ|pc|dA|pg|| nt|BroLucius: East knows that South has the @SJ and a higher spade honour.|pg|| nt|athene: amusingly a diamond lead would have allowed the contract to make as the cards were — but only if it were the @DQ|pg|| pc|d8|pc|d4|pc|dK|pc|s4|pg|| pc|cT|pc|c8|pc|c2|pc|cK|pg|| pc|d5|nt|athene: another trump now from East and declarer is in big-ish trouble|pg|| pc|d7|pc|s7|pc|dT|pg|| nt|athene: he's lucky his spades are as good as they are|pg|| pc|c4|pc|c9|pc|cQ|pc|c3|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|h5|pc|h4|pc|d6|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|h8|pc|cA|pc|d9|pg|| pc|s6|pc|sQ|pc|sK|pc|c5|pg|| pc|s8|pc|c6|pc|s2|nt|aardv: I'd have bid again on West's hand. Not getting this 200, but they might have bid and made game|pg|| mc|7|pg|| qx|c26|st||md|4SQJ53H62DKJ72CQJT,SKT9874HAQ85DQC83,SHK943DAT8CA76542,SA62HJT7D96543CK9|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|d|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cA|pc|c9|pc|cT|pc|c3|pg|| pc|c2|pc|cK|pc|cJ|pc|c8|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|s4|pc|c4|pg|| pc|s2|pc|sJ|pc|sK|pc|h3|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|o27|st||md|1SJ9762HA53DKQ4CT7,ST4H92DT985CQJ986,S853HQT8764DJ63C5,SAKQHKJDA72CAK432|sv|o|nt|aardv: or might have conceded 5@C=|pg|| nt|BroLucius: 3@H opening by North at the other table|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|nt|aardv: Frances always did judge these things better than me|pg|| mb|3H|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h3|pc|h2|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pg|| nt|aardv: this won't take long to play|pg|| nt|athene: if south had bid 4@H i guess east would just have doubled and that would have ended matters|pg|| mc|10|nt|athene: wonder how they got to 5@C in the other room|pg|| nt|aardv: he's not really allowed to raise third-hand pre-empts|pg|| nt|athene: ah, ok :)|pg|| nt|BroLucius: East doubled West bid 4@C. cue bid 5@C|pg|| pg|| qx|c27|st||md|1SJ9762HA53DKQ4CT7,ST4H92DT985CQJ986,S853HQT8764DJ63C5,SAKQHKJDA72CAK432|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|d|mb|p|mb|4C|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|5C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d3|pc|dA|pc|d4|pc|d5|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c7|pc|c6|pc|c5|pg|| pc|c3|pc|cT|pc|cQ|pc|h4|pg|| pc|h2|pc|h8|pc|hK|pc|hA|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|o28|st||md|2S832H87DT74CJ8764,S9HJT95D9653CQ952,SAQTHAK643DAKJ82C,SKJ7654HQ2DQCAKT3|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|1S|nt|aardv: here they could easily have played game with slam making|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|3D|nt|BroLucius: N: 2@C at the other table 2S overcall|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cK|pc|c4|pc|c5|pc|d2|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h2|pc|h7|pc|h5|pg|| pc|hA|pc|hQ|pc|h8|pc|hJ|pg|| pc|h6|pc|dQ|pc|s2|pc|h9|pg|| pc|cT|pc|c6|pc|c2|pc|d8|pg|| pc|h4|pc|s4|pc|d4|pc|hT|pg|| nt|aardv: can play @SA h ruff for ten|pg|| pc|d7|nt|athene: maybe he will play a spade to the ace and then throw dummy's last spade on the @H3 hoping to get two spade ruffs|pg|| pc|d3|pc|dA|pc|s5|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s6|pc|s3|pc|s9|pg|| pc|sT|pc|sJ|pc|s8|pc|c9|pg|| nt|athene: now if West ruffs and plays a trump, declarer scores the @H3 to make up for his lost ruff|pg|| pc|sK|pc|dT|pc|cQ|pc|sQ|pg|| mc|10|pg|| qx|c28|st||md|2S832H87DT74CJ8764,S9HJT95D9653CQ952,SAQTHAK643DAKJ82C,SKJ7654HQ2DQCAKT3|sv|n|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|2S|mb|d|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4D|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|c2|pc|h3|pg|| pc|dK|pc|dQ|pc|d4|pc|d3|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h7|pc|h5|pg|| pc|hK|pc|hQ|pc|h8|pc|h9|pg|| pc|h6|pc|s4|pc|s2|pc|hT|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|h4|pc|s5|pc|s3|pg|| pc|c5|pc|d2|pc|cK|pc|c6|pg|| pc|cT|pc|c7|pc|c9|pc|d8|pg|| pc|c3|pc|c8|pc|cQ|pc|sT|pg|| mc|7|pg|| qx|o29|st||md|3S865HAJ3DKJ8CQT96,ST974HQT84DQT95C5,SK2H9652D643CAJ87,SAQJ3HK7DA72CK432|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s6|pc|s9|pc|sK|pc|sA|pg|| pc|s3|pc|s5|pc|sT|pc|s2|pg|| pc|c5|pc|c7|pc|cK|pc|c6|pg|| pc|c2|pc|c9|pc|s4|pc|c8|pg|| pc|s8|pc|s7|nt|aardv: I wouldn't have bid the same as Frances on this hand either. So many good things can happen if you bid.|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|sJ|pg|| nt|aardv: but I wouldn't be surprised if she'd told me she's got stats to say she's right|pg|| pc|d3|pc|d2|pc|dK|pc|d5|pg|| pc|d8|pc|d9|pc|d4|pc|dA|pg|| pc|c3|pc|cT|pc|h4|pc|cA|pg|| pc|h5|pc|h7|pc|hA|pc|h8|pg|| pc|cQ|mc|7|pg|| qx|c29|st||md|3S865HAJ3DKJ8CQT96,ST974HQT84DQT95C5,SK2H9652D643CAJ87,SAQJ3HK7DA72CK432|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s6|pc|sT|pc|sK|pc|sA|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s8|pc|s4|pc|s2|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|s5|pc|s7|pc|d6|pg|| pc|s3|pc|c6|pc|s9|pc|d4|pg|| pc|d5|pc|d3|pc|dA|pc|d8|pg|| pc|d2|pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pc|h2|pg|| pc|h4|pc|h5|pc|hK|pc|hA|pg|| pc|c9|pc|c5|pc|cA|pc|c2|pg|| pc|c7|pc|cK|pc|cT|pc|h8|pg|| pc|d7|pc|dK|pc|d9|pc|c8|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|hT|pc|cJ|pc|c3|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|o30|st||md|4SKQT5H964D64CK942,SJ32HQJ8DKQ53CJ75,SA4HAT75D98CAQT63,S9876HK32DAJT72C8|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|nt|aardv: a bidding challenge hand here to get to 4@S|pg|| nt|aardv: (ideally South would have @SKQJX)|pg|| mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2S!|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dJ|pc|d4|pc|d3|pc|d8|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d6|pc|dQ|pc|d9|pg|| pc|d5|pc|h7|pc|d7|pc|h4|pg|| pc|dA|pc|h6|pc|dK|pc|h5|pg|| pc|dT|mc|8|nt|vugraphzed: back very soon|pg|| pg|| qx|c30|st||md|4SKQT5H964D64CK942,SJ32HQJ8DKQ53CJ75,SA4HAT75D98CAQT63,S9876HK32DAJT72C8|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dJ|pc|d4|pc|d3|pc|d8|pg|| pc|d7|pc|d6|pc|dQ|pc|d9|pg|| pc|d5|pc|h5|pc|d2|pc|h4|pg|| pc|dK|pc|h7|pc|dT|pc|h6|pg|| pc|hQ|mc|9|pg|| qx|o31|st||md|1SQT3HKQT985DAKCA7,SAJ9HA742D93CKT82,SK4HJDJ8762CQJ953,S87652H63DQT54C64|sv|n|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|2N!|mb|p|nt|athene: 2@C maybe some sort of Gazzilli, showing either clubs or a good hand|pg|| nt|vugraphzed: yes, can't see what he wrote|pg|| nt|athene: hands with GF strength and a 6-card major are a bit stuck in standard methods|pg|| nt|vugraphzed: anyone got Specsavers number?|pg|| nt|athene: you're too strong to rebid 3 of your suit (NF)|pg|| mb|3H|nt|athene: but jumping to 4 might be silly if partner has a singleton or void|pg|| mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d9|nt|athene: tricky hand to play. if you go for a spade ruff the defence can easily play a trump|pg|| nt|aardv: Good afternoon. You can establish a club trick with @SK as an entry|pg|| nt|aardv: and opponents unable to play spades effectively|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d5|pc|dA|pg|| nt|warrens: Knocking out the @h Ace, drawing trump and then Ace and a @c will work, but he’ll go down if he tries @s|pg|| pc|s3|pc|s9|pc|sK|pc|s2|pg|| nt|athene: once you've used up your dummy entry, do you take the club finesse?|pg|| nt|aardv: now you can make with an endplay on west. I don't think he'll play that way|pg|| nt|athene: or the spade finesse against the jack?|pg|| nt|warrens: This line depends on finding a winning finesse, but the other line could go down on a different lieof the cards,|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|c6|pc|c7|pc|cK|pg|| pc|d3|pc|d6|pc|d4|pc|dK|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c3|pc|c4|pg|| pc|h5|pc|h2|pc|hJ|pc|h3|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|h6|pc|hT|pc|c8|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|hA|pc|s4|pc|s5|pg|| pc|cT|pc|c5|mc|9|pg|| qx|c31|st||md|1SQT3HKQT985DAKCA7,SAJ9HA742D93CKT82,SK4HJDJ8762CQJ953,S87652H63DQT54C64|sv|n|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s7|pc|sT|pc|sJ|pc|sK|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|h6|pc|h5|pc|h2|pg|| pc|d6|pc|d5|pc|dK|pc|d3|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h4|pc|c3|pc|h3|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|hA|pc|c5|pc|s6|pg|| pc|d9|pc|d2|pc|d4|pc|dA|pg|| pc|hT|pc|h7|pc|s4|pc|s2|pg|| pc|h9|pc|c2|pc|c9|pc|s5|pg|| pc|h8|pc|c8|pc|d7|pc|c4|pg|| pc|cA|pc|cT|pc|cJ|pc|c6|pg|| pc|c7|pc|cK|pc|cQ|mc|9|pg|| qx|o32|st||md|2S532H9DT6CAQ98754,SAK4HT87653DAK9CT,S97HAJDQJ75432CK2,SQJT86HKQ42D8CJ63|sv|e|mb|1H|mb|2D|mb|4H|mb|5C|mb|5H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cK|pc|c3|pc|c4|pc|cT|pg|| pc|c2|pc|c6|pc|cA|pc|h3|pg|| pc|h5|pc|hA|mc|11|pg|| qx|c32|st||md|2S532H9DT6CAQ98754,SAK4HT87653DAK9CT,S97HAJDQJ75432CK2,SQJT86HKQ42D8CJ63|sv|e|mb|1H|mb|2D|mb|3S|mb|4C|mb|4D|mb|d|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cK|pc|c3|pc|cA|pc|cT|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|h3|pc|c2|pc|c6|pg|| pc|h5|pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h9|pg|| mc|11|pg||