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% RBDATA 14,0,1,1914733,386,12,21,12,2,9,310,222,58,26,71,12,9,8,10,373,160,13,24,10,75,89,22,11,74,47,98,57,10,31,13,36,32,22,19,51,67,124,11,18,17,58
% RBDATA 17,0,1,91,13,22,13,17,12,19,17,2,8,665,21,16,10,68,25,11,8,83,14,24,26,269,17,11,11,148,10,11,13,174,34,16,12
% RBDATA 12,0,1,2814,34,64,57,44,19,11,334,40,25,26,233,23,21,33,124,23,39,34,34,19,19,23,35,18,15,15,25,16,22,56,40,18,31,25,51,19,22,17,35,17,17,15
% RBDATA 14,0,1,115,333,21,24,15,16,14,9,9,411,20,54,21,859,38,15,15,33,14,17,13,23,16,16,77,87,119,29,40,33,33,21,23,365,14,15,16,52,22,19,17,35,24,14
% RBDATA 10,0,1,206,49,109,9,22,13,10,10,3070,16,16,14,12,125,54,20,13,18,10,13,22,33,15,15,142,57,21,14,38,18,25,14,272,17,21,13,14,39,13,19,33,48,47,26,39,17,31,49,307,21,35,38,113,36,16,19,15,14,15,12
% RBDATA 14,0,1,148,12,88,14,16,415,37,25,25,17,23,13,8,8,894,47,18,31,21,16,13,17,23,19,33,32,17,17,41,17,21,25,56,89,35,35,20,57,16,22,27,17
% RBDATA 13,0,1,131,21,29,17,12,66,29,22,32,10,10,761,17,19,19,30,22,18,14,20,19,13,16,47,70,23,30,23,234,22,15,27,18,18,12,119,33,22,16,41,14,13,13
% RBDATA 17,0,1,285,29,28,14,71,9,8,703,133,22,18,110,25,23,17,16,14,14,17,42,133,26,23
% RBDATA 8,0,1,141,152,18,32,16,14,10,10,1211,18,20,21,88,20,17,19,32,83,51,30,42,27,35,21,108,26,18,21,40,14,17,35,38,18,15,15,18,79,16,30
% RBDATA 14,0,1,127,20,20,52,17,30,42,190,25,15,19,30,12,9,1009,95,16,33,90,23,23,242,18,13,16,18,16,14,22,12,105,18,10,20,19,51,20,23
% RBDATA 17,0,1,117,22,19,16,22,59,17,13,8,9,390,24,17,33,96,15,24,13,15,74,26,22,21,17,18,27,26,16,34,16
% RBDATA 23,0,1,833,24,28,44,57,17,10,9,813,32,33,42,72,16,31,15,42,22,15,15,28,46,17,16
% RBDATA 17,0,1,95,9,43,30,65,13,17,13,14,10,683,15,24,24,65,36,17,21,699,45,127,17,18,24,23,19,205,15,18,17,23,14,19,17,27,185,10,16,141,16,37,58,17,19,37,82,16,12,12,57,18,16,15,15,32,12,20,15,12,13,15,36
% RBDATA 4,0,1,106,9,22,61,20,13,15,708,24,22,72,41,68,23,14,61,23,13,14,20,14,25,18
% RBDATA 17,0,1,136,14,18,28,60,13,17,75,19,40,24,15,18,13,15,11,583,22,27,22,52,19,15,21,18,15,22,101,22,24,13,14,91,12,33,14
% RBDATA 32,0,1,183,30,19,26,23,16,126,16,14,14,16,58,15,20,11,9,19,704,29,26,33,139,21,20,50,76,20,20,80,34,19,41,52,21,13,15,40,67,35,12,15,32,45,19,28,259,18,16,35,79,18,15,17
% RBDATA 4,0,1,138,33,9,10,469,15,20,15,38,17,36,14,14,89,18,18,20,28,12,21,18,14,11,17,18,18,65,23
% RBDATA 17,0,1,160,12,20,12,11,11,453,16,16,15,55,31,15,15,21,17,14,15,17,16,15,23,24,16,21,14,92,56,15,20
% RBDATA 26,0,1,146,17,27,20,78,30,57,12,18,12,14,9,784,22,77,15,33,18,26,26,19,15,20,21,38,16,25,22,20,56,21,35,71,35,22,22,29,31,11,13,12,18,69,18,16,32,16,24,17,14,14,11,14,13,23,11
% RBDATA 17,0,1,365,13,13,21,60,17,20,28,8,9,346,144,21,19,16,15,15,15,19,25,22,28,19,24,14,36,22,19,22,18,18,15,14,16,24,29,16,27,21,18,16,23,16,23,27,16,11,12,12,16,14,11,17,14,17,17,31,16,14,14,17,13
% RBDATA 21,0,1,272,10,15,96,82,50,15,173,34,22,25,23,10,8,983,19,12,19,15,16,67,28,18,33,22,17,18,16,36,28,16,43,19,77,138,36,38,56,33,199,26,17,28,56,73,22,22,37,20,21,40,19,16,20,15,22,30,15
% RBDATA 25,0,1,98,19,23,32,16,24,99,19,15,14,70,15,13,15,55,30,11,7,6,388,15,15,17,58,24,17,14,30,16,20,36,18,47,16,65,103,27,18,18,15,13,13,16,15,12,15,15,19,12,19,13
% RBDATA 17,0,1,92,16,18,22,17,12,13,12,7,10,528,25,16,14,138,26,13,66,18,15,18,14,36,23,14,204,27,13,15,20,45,12,18,16
% RBDATA 14,0,1,155,10,17,29,23,107,192,16,17,12,21,22,5,18,657,48,22,19,22,23,23,27,48,20,13,15,17,46,16,13
% RBDATA 8,0,1,105,11,11,15,68,16,18,41,14,19,35,9,8,727,48,59,23,42,24,17,56,42,16,23,17,19,15,17,15,17,67,41,35,47,23,24,17,156,16,15,27,24,17,9,11
% RBDATA 4,0,1,15177706,548,19,19,9,7,7,491,161,19,25,280,18,51,19,16,72,36,44,20,12,22,20,50,17,18,14,21,14,29,16,118,23,10,112,38,10,11,18,12,12,31,25
[Event "BAMSA 26 Boards"]
[Site "RealBridge"]
[Date "2022.09.08"]
[Board "1"]
[West ""]
[North ""]
[East ""]
[South ""]
[Dealer "N"]
[Vulnerable "None"]
[Deal "N:QJ753.53.JT9.J87 K42.KQT9.7654.AT A86.J862.KQ832.Q T9.A74.A.K965432"]
[Scoring "Practice"]
[Declarer "E"]
[Contract "3NT"]
[Result "7"]
{Jenny Wolpert

When opening with a notrump bid you don’t worry about having stoppers in all
the suits, you make sure you have the correct point count for your partnership
agreements and a balanced hand.\n
If 3NT or 4 of a Major is a possibility then there is no reason to look further
into other contracts. West’s main goal when his partner opens 1NT or 1\D is to
get to 3NT.\n
When deciding what to lead South should lead his beautiful diamond suit. When
you have KQ832 you would lead the K against a suit contract, but when you are
leading against notrumps and you are missing good spot cards you should lead a
low card from the suit, and hope your partner can help you out.\n
Declarer is going to have a hard time in this contract with the opponents
making a killer lead and the club suit not breaking.

bridgemindsport.org}
[BCFlags "1f"]
[Competition "Practice"]
[DoubleDummyTricks "26372263727685b7585a"]
[OptimumScore "EW 400"]
[ParContract "E 5C="]
[Round "1"]
[Score "NS 100"]
[ScorePercentage "NS 0.00 EW 0.00"]
[Table "1"]
[Auction "N"]
Pass 1NT Pass 3NT
Pass Pass Pass
[Play "S"]
D3 DA DJ D4
CQ C2 C7 CA
S8 CK C8 CT
S6 C3 CJ D5
DQ S9 DT D6
DK ST D9 D7
D8 H4 S3 S2
D2 C4 H3 H9
SA C5 S5 S4
*
[OptimumResultTable "Declarer;Denomination\2R;Result\2R"]
N NT  2
N  S  6
N  H  3
N  D  7
N  C  2
S NT  2
S  S  6
S  H  3
S  D  7
S  C  2
E NT  7
E  S  6
E  H  8
E  D  5
E  C 11
W NT  7
W  S  5
W  H  8
W  D  5
W  C 10

[Event "BAMSA 26 Boards"]
[Site "RealBridge"]
[Date "2022.09.08"]
[Board "2"]
[West ""]
[North ""]
[East ""]
[South ""]
[Dealer "E"]
[Vulnerable "NS"]
[Deal "E:AKQ84.T653.T65.J 765.94.A3.K87642 9.KQJ87.QJ42.AQT JT32.A2.K987.953"]
[Scoring "Practice"]
[Declarer "W"]
[Contract "4H"]
[Result "9"]
{Mike Lawrence

I have about ten ways to raise hearts (literally). I’ll choose 2\S, a fit
showing jump. It’s forcing to 3\H. West has enough that he will bid 4\H.\n
With a club lead, I will discard a diamond from dummy and start trumps. With a
spade lead, it’s necessary to consider getting rid of two diamonds before
leading trump. Of course, if North leads an inspired diamond, 4\Hgoes down.\n
The 2\S bid may cause North to lean towards the diamond lead.

bridgemindsport.org}
[BCFlags "1f"]
[Competition "Practice"]
[DoubleDummyTricks "3434634346a8997a8997"]
[OptimumScore "EW 430"]
[ParContract "EW 3N+1"]
[Round "1"]
[Score "NS 50"]
[ScorePercentage "NS 0.00 EW 0.00"]
[Table "1"]
[Auction "E"]
Pass Pass 1H Pass
2S Pass 4H Pass
Pass Pass
[Play "N"]
D7 D5 DA D2
DK D6 D3 D4
D9 DT H4 DJ
C3 CJ C6 CA
HA H3 H9 HK
C5 H5 C2 CT
*
[OptimumResultTable "Declarer;Denomination\2R;Result\2R"]
N NT  3
N  S  4
N  H  3
N  D  4
N  C  6
S NT  3
S  S  4
S  H  3
S  D  4
S  C  6
E NT 10
E  S  8
E  H  9
E  D  9
E  C  7
W NT 10
W  S  8
W  H  9
W  D  9
W  C  7

[Event "BAMSA 26 Boards"]
[Site "RealBridge"]
[Date "2022.09.08"]
[Board "3"]
[West ""]
[North ""]
[East ""]
[South ""]
[Dealer "S"]
[Vulnerable "EW"]
[Deal "S:K973.QT4.K86.A65 QJT65.62.Q54.J72 A82.9.J732.KQT83 4.AKJ8753.AT9.94"]
[Scoring "Practice"]
[Declarer "E"]
[Contract "3H"]
[Result "8"]
{Adam Grossack 

If the auction starts like this, North may choose to protect with a double,
because N/S have the balance of power. Over this South would probably bid
3\S.\n
Against 3\H, South should probably lead a spade, although a diamond is
reasonable. I’d favor a spade. East is probably short in spades based on the
3\H bid, so it looks safer. It looks like five losers on any lead.

bridgemindsport.org}
[BCFlags "1f"]
[Competition "Practice"]
[DoubleDummyTricks "88599885994584445844"]
[OptimumScore "NS 120"]
[ParContract "NS 2N="]
[Round "1"]
[Score "NS 100"]
[ScorePercentage "NS 0.00 EW 0.00"]
[Table "1"]
[Auction "S"]
1NT Pass Pass 3H
Pass Pass Pass
[Play "S"]
S3 SQ SA S4
C5 C2 CK C4
CA C7 C3 C9
C6 CJ CQ H3
H4 H2 H9 HA
HT H6 S2 HK
HQ S5 S8 H5
SK S6 C8 H7
DK D4 D2 D9
*
[OptimumResultTable "Declarer;Denomination\2R;Result\1R"]
N NT 8
N  S 8
N  H 5
N  D 9
N  C 9
S NT 8
S  S 8
S  H 5
S  D 9
S  C 9
E NT 4
E  S 5
E  H 8
E  D 4
E  C 4
W NT 4
W  S 5
W  H 8
W  D 4
W  C 4

[Event "BAMSA 26 Boards"]
[Site "RealBridge"]
[Date "2022.09.08"]
[Board "4"]
[West ""]
[North ""]
[East ""]
[South ""]
[Dealer "W"]
[Vulnerable "All"]
[Deal "W:T72.Q963.J42.K74 A85.AJT5.AT8.AQT KJ943.82.Q9.J983 Q6.K74.K7653.652"]
[Scoring "Practice"]
[Declarer "N"]
[Contract "3NT"]
[Result "10"]
{Kit Woolsey

N/S will reach 3NT by one hand or the other. It’s better played by South, to
protect \SQ, but with the king in East that doesn’t matter.\n
After winning the spade lead with the queen, declarer can combine his chances
by cashing the top two diamonds ending in South. If they break, he sets up the
diamonds with \HK as an entry to cash them. If diamonds don’t break, probably
best is to try a heart to the jack. If that wins, he uses \HK to repeat the
finesse; otherwise he can still try the club finesse.\n
On the actual layout, after diamonds have been cleared, the club finesse (for
an overtrick) is a good favorite to succeed. East will have presumably shown up
with \SKJxxx and \DQ. If he also had the \CK, he might have overcalled 1\S.\n
On a different layout, if East plays 9, jack, or queen of diamonds under the
ace, then the contract can be ensured by riding the \D10 (if not covered).

bridgemindsport.org}
[BCFlags "1f"]
[Competition "Practice"]
[DoubleDummyTricks "b9bbab8bb92422324224"]
[OptimumScore "NS 660"]
[ParContract "NS 3N+2"]
[Round "1"]
[Score "NS 630"]
[ScorePercentage "NS 0.00 EW 0.00"]
[Table "1"]
[Auction "W"]
Pass 1H Pass 2H
Pass 3NT Pass Pass
Pass
[Play "E"]
S4 SQ S2 S5
D9 D3 D2 DA
DQ DK D4 D8
C8 D5 DJ DT
SJ S6 ST S8
S9 C2 S7 SA
H2 H4 HQ HT
C3 C5 C4 CA
H8 HK - H5
*
[OptimumResultTable "Declarer;Denomination\2R;Result\2R"]
N NT 11
N  S  9
N  H 11
N  D 11
N  C 10
S NT 11
S  S  8
S  H 11
S  D 11
S  C  9
E NT  2
E  S  4
E  H  2
E  D  2
E  C  3
W NT  2
W  S  4
W  H  2
W  D  2
W  C  4

[Event "BAMSA 26 Boards"]
[Site "RealBridge"]
[Date "2022.09.08"]
[Board "5"]
[West ""]
[North ""]
[East ""]
[South ""]
[Dealer "N"]
[Vulnerable "NS"]
[Deal "N:A7543.Q7.73.AK53 QJT6.9843.KQT54. 98.KJT.AJ98.Q986 K2.A652.62.JT742"]
[Scoring "Practice"]
[Declarer "S"]
[Contract "3C"]
[Result "8"]
{Joel Wooldridge

The auction shown is a typical Acol auction. In the USA the auction could be\n
1\S – 1NT – 2\C – 3\C(or 2NT) – pass.\n
In 3\C, if diamonds are led, the defense will start with three tricks outside
the trump suit. Although declarer can make his contract at double dummy,
there’s a good chance the defense will prevail and beat it one. Two notrump,
however, requires declarer to play on diamonds instead of spades for extra
tricks. With all the diamond honors onside, it’s quite likely the result will
be making two if declarer chooses this line, but down one if spades are played
instead.

bridgemindsport.org}
[BCFlags "1f"]
[Competition "Practice"]
[DoubleDummyTricks "88579885795576455764"]
[OptimumScore "NS 120"]
[ParContract "NS 2N="]
[Round "1"]
[Score "NS -100"]
[ScorePercentage "NS 0.00 EW 0.00"]
[Table "1"]
[Auction "N"]
1S Pass 2C Pass
3C Pass Pass Pass
[Play "W"]
D6 D3 DQ DA
H2 HQ H3 HT
D2 D7 DK D8
HA H7 H4 HK
SK S3 S6 S8
S2 SA ST S9
C2 C3 D4 CQ
H5 S4 H8 HJ
C7 CA D5 DJ
CJ S5 SJ C9
C4 C5 H9 C6
H6 CK DT D9
CT S7 SQ C8
[OptimumResultTable "Declarer;Denomination\2R;Result\1R"]
N NT 8
N  S 8
N  H 5
N  D 7
N  C 9
S NT 8
S  S 8
S  H 5
S  D 7
S  C 9
E NT 5
E  S 5
E  H 7
E  D 6
E  C 4
W NT 5
W  S 5
W  H 7
W  D 6
W  C 4

[Event "BAMSA 26 Boards"]
[Site "RealBridge"]
[Date "2022.09.08"]
[Board "6"]
[West ""]
[North ""]
[East ""]
[South ""]
[Dealer "E"]
[Vulnerable "EW"]
[Deal "E:984.AQJ73.Q.9862 K762.T642.43.754 AJ5.9.AJT876.AKJ QT3.K85.K952.QT3"]
[Scoring "Practice"]
[Declarer "W"]
[Contract "3NT"]
[Result "9"]
{Kit Woolsey

West has a tricky rebid, with nothing perfect. In most partnerships 3NT would
show solid diamonds, and the hand is too good for a non-forcing 3\D. If opener
rebids 3\C, East should bid the strong 5-card heart suit rather than fourth
suit.\n
Perhaps a better rebid is 2NT. If East passes, there probably won’t be a game.
Bidding 3\C may get a raise from East, and that would be bad.\n
After \S3 lead to the king, declarer should probably win the first trick. This
is wrong only if North has \SQ10xxx and South has \DK. Now declarer plays a
diamond to the queen. If that holds, he should cross to \CA, taking no risks,
and clear the diamonds. If a heart now comes back, he should again play safe by
taking the ace, making a careful nine tricks from five diamonds, a spade, a
heart and two clubs.

bridgemindsport.org}
[BCFlags "1f"]
[Competition "Practice"]
[DoubleDummyTricks "3433234332999aaa9aaa"]
[OptimumScore "EW 630"]
[ParContract "W 3N+1"]
[Round "1"]
[Score "NS -600"]
[ScorePercentage "NS 0.00 EW 0.00"]
[Table "1"]
[Auction "E"]
Pass Pass 1D Pass
1H Pass 3C Pass
3H Pass 3NT Pass
Pass Pass
[Play "N"]
S3 S8 SK SA
D2 DQ D3 D6
C3 C2 C4 CA
D5 H3 D4 DA
DK S4 S2 DJ
H5 HA H2 H9
CT C6 C5 CK
*
[OptimumResultTable "Declarer;Denomination\2R;Result\2R"]
N NT  3
N  S  4
N  H  3
N  D  3
N  C  2
S NT  3
S  S  4
S  H  3
S  D  3
S  C  2
E NT  9
E  S  9
E  H  9
E  D 10
E  C 10
W NT 10
W  S  9
W  H 10
W  D 10
W  C 10

[Event "BAMSA 26 Boards"]
[Site "RealBridge"]
[Date "2022.09.08"]
[Board "7"]
[West ""]
[North ""]
[East ""]
[South ""]
[Dealer "S"]
[Vulnerable "All"]
[Deal "S:A87.Q83.A9632.KQ KQJT5.AKT2.5.A82 2.75.KJ874.JT954 9643.J964.QT.763"]
[Scoring "Practice"]
[Declarer "W"]
[Contract "3S"]
[Result "9"]
{Adam Wildavsky

West does well to start with 1\S rather than double, though the latter would
not be a serious mistake. 1\S followed by double at the next opportunity
describes the hand better than double followed by 3\S, or double followed by
double.\n
If EW end up in 3\S declarer should be careful to ruff with an honor when the
defense get around to leading diamonds. The \S5 must be preserved to lead to
dummy’s \S9 after the \SA has been knocked out, to provide an entry for the
heart finesse.\n
NS can profitably compete to 4\D, but it’s far from clear that they should do
so. Their hands happen to fit well.

bridgemindsport.org}
[BCFlags "1f"]
[Competition "Practice"]
[DoubleDummyTricks "643aa644aa3973339733"]
[OptimumScore "NS 130"]
[ParContract "NS 4C=; NS 4D="]
[Round "1"]
[Score "NS -140"]
[ScorePercentage "NS 0.00 EW 0.00"]
[Table "1"]
[Auction "S"]
1D 1S 3D Pass
Pass X Pass 3S
Pass Pass Pass
[Play "N"]
D7 DT DA D5
D4 DQ D2 SK
S2 S3 S7 SQ
CJ S4 SA SJ
C4 C3 CK C2
C5 C6 CQ CA
D8 S9 S8 S5
H5 H9 H3 H2
*
[OptimumResultTable "Declarer;Denomination\2R;Result\2R"]
N NT  6
N  S  4
N  H  3
N  D 10
N  C 10
S NT  6
S  S  4
S  H  4
S  D 10
S  C 10
E NT  3
E  S  9
E  H  7
E  D  3
E  C  3
W NT  3
W  S  9
W  H  7
W  D  3
W  C  3

[Event "BAMSA 26 Boards"]
[Site "RealBridge"]
[Date "2022.09.08"]
[Board "8"]
[West ""]
[North ""]
[East ""]
[South ""]
[Dealer "W"]
[Vulnerable "None"]
[Deal "W:QT8732.A97.T9.95 K64.5.AQ652.Q843 AJ9.J4.743.AKJ76 5.KQT8632.KJ8.T2"]
[Scoring "Practice"]
[Declarer "S"]
[Contract "4H"]
[Result "8"]
{Jenny Wolpert 

West will open 2\S to make life difficult for N/S, now East has to decide how
far he wants to take his partner. He knows he doesn’t have the values for game
but he might have the distribution. South will bid up to 4\H but might
eventually have to surrender to the spade suit. When there is a battle between
suits spades has the upper hand by being the highest ranking suit.\n
If West ends up as the declarer in 4\S it is important for him to establish at
least one extra trick in the club suit.

bridgemindsport.org}
[BCFlags "1f"]
[Competition "Practice"]
[DoubleDummyTricks "62885328756b5576b557"]
[OptimumScore "EW 450"]
[ParContract "EW 4S+1"]
[Round "1"]
[Score "NS -100"]
[ScorePercentage "NS 0.00 EW 0.00"]
[Table "1"]
[Auction "W"]
2S Pass 3S 4H
Pass Pass Pass
[Play "W"]
S7 SK SA S5
C9 C3 CA C2
C5 C4 CK CT
H9 C8 C7 H8
*
[OptimumResultTable "Declarer;Denomination\2R;Result\2R"]
N NT  6
N  S  2
N  H  8
N  D  8
N  C  5
S NT  3
S  S  2
S  H  8
S  D  7
S  C  5
E NT  6
E  S 11
E  H  5
E  D  5
E  C  7
W NT  6
W  S 11
W  H  5
W  D  5
W  C  7

[Event "BAMSA 26 Boards"]
[Site "RealBridge"]
[Date "2022.09.08"]
[Board "9"]
[West ""]
[North ""]
[East ""]
[South ""]
[Dealer "N"]
[Vulnerable "EW"]
[Deal "N:95.AQ943.AQ2.T75 QT87.J2.KJT95.K2 KJ642.75.743.964 A3.KT86.86.AQJ83"]
[Scoring "Practice"]
[Declarer "N"]
[Contract "2S"]
[Result "6"]
{Joel Wooldridge

On a weak notrump start, N/S may buy the contract in 2\S. East has a difficult
lead, and may give a trick away with a diamond lead. Even on a heart lead,
there’s a chance declarer will escape for down two if they take the view to
ruff hearts immediately instead of playing on trumps.\n
Of course, E/W may compete, and land either in three of either minor or two
notrump, all of which have a good chance of being successful. Getting to three
notrump E/W looks difficult to achieve, but the favorable diamonds should see
it home. 

bridgemindsport.org}
[BCFlags "1f"]
[Competition "Practice"]
[DoubleDummyTricks "45433354239789998899"]
[OptimumScore "EW 600"]
[ParContract "EW 3N="]
[Round "1"]
[Score "NS -100"]
[ScorePercentage "NS 0.00 EW 0.00"]
[Table "1"]
[Auction "N"]
1NT Pass 2H Pass
2S Pass Pass Pass
[Play "E"]
HJ H5 H6 HQ
H2 H7 H8 HA
D5 S2 HT H3
DK D3 D8 DQ
ST SJ SA S5
SQ SK S3 S9
DT D4 D6 DA
D9 S4 HK H4
*
[OptimumResultTable "Declarer;Denomination\2R;Result\1R"]
N NT 4
N  S 5
N  H 4
N  D 3
N  C 3
S NT 3
S  S 5
S  H 4
S  D 2
S  C 3
E NT 9
E  S 7
E  H 8
E  D 9
E  C 9
W NT 9
W  S 8
W  H 8
W  D 9
W  C 9

[Event "BAMSA 26 Boards"]
[Site "RealBridge"]
[Date "2022.09.08"]
[Board "10"]
[West ""]
[North ""]
[East ""]
[South ""]
[Dealer "E"]
[Vulnerable "All"]
[Deal "E:95.AKQJT.Q95.A84 KT6.65.7643.K732 AQ743.93.AK.JT96 J82.8742.JT82.Q5"]
[Scoring "Practice"]
[Declarer "E"]
[Contract "3NT"]
[Result "12"]
{Adam Wildavsky 

NS are spectators here. E/W are short of the materiel for slam and ought to
stop in game with their 30 HCP and no fit of eight cards or more.\n
Most pairs will play notrump, and it looks best. There are lies of the cards
where declarer will take more tricks in hearts, but playing for them by ruffing
out the spades could mean giving up on the chance that North holds one or both
club honors.

bridgemindsport.org}
[BCFlags "1f"]
[Competition "Practice"]
[DoubleDummyTricks "1103111031cbc9ccbc9c"]
[OptimumScore "EW 1440"]
[ParContract "EW 6N="]
[Round "1"]
[Score "NS -690"]
[ScorePercentage "NS 0.00 EW 0.00"]
[Table "1"]
[Auction "E"]
1H Pass 1S Pass
1NT Pass 3C Pass
3H Pass 3NT Pass
Pass Pass
[Play "S"]
D4 DK D2 D5
CK C6 C5 C8
D3 DA D8 D9
C2 C9 CQ CA
C3 CT S2 C4
C7 CJ S8 S5
*
[OptimumResultTable "Declarer;Denomination\2R;Result\2R"]
N NT  1
N  S  1
N  H  0
N  D  3
N  C  1
S NT  1
S  S  1
S  H  0
S  D  3
S  C  1
E NT 12
E  S 11
E  H 12
E  D  9
E  C 12
W NT 12
W  S 11
W  H 12
W  D  9
W  C 12

[Event "BAMSA 26 Boards"]
[Site "RealBridge"]
[Date "2022.09.08"]
[Board "11"]
[West ""]
[North ""]
[East ""]
[South ""]
[Dealer "S"]
[Vulnerable "None"]
[Deal "S:AKJT.KQ.AK52.T83 Q95.432.Q84.AQJ5 862.AJT765.T73.2 743.98.J96.K9764"]
[Scoring "Practice"]
[Declarer "S"]
[Contract "4H"]
[Result "11"]
{Adam Wildavsky 

Although this sequence is usually played as a sign-off, it’s better to play
that a direct 4\D transfers to 4\H with game-only hands or with monster hands
that intend to follow with some kind of slam try.\n
Slam is on a spade finesse. If you like excitement in your game, bidding slams
with this hand is a good way to achieve it. Actually, it’s almost impossible to
bid this hand to slam. The hands fit remarkably well.

bridgemindsport.org}
[BCFlags "1f"]
[Competition "Practice"]
[DoubleDummyTricks "8aba68aba63222732227"]
[OptimumScore "NS 450"]
[ParContract "NS 4H+1"]
[Round "1"]
[Score "NS 450"]
[ScorePercentage "NS 0.00 EW 0.00"]
[Table "1"]
[Auction "S"]
2NT Pass 3D Pass
3H Pass 4H Pass
Pass Pass
[Play "W"]
H2 H5 H8 HK
H3 HA H9 HQ
H4 HJ S4 C3
SQ S2 S3 ST
CA C2 C4 C8
*
[OptimumResultTable "Declarer;Denomination\2R;Result\2R"]
N NT  8
N  S 10
N  H 11
N  D 10
N  C  6
S NT  8
S  S 10
S  H 11
S  D 10
S  C  6
E NT  3
E  S  2
E  H  2
E  D  2
E  C  7
W NT  3
W  S  2
W  H  2
W  D  2
W  C  7

[Event "BAMSA 26 Boards"]
[Site "RealBridge"]
[Date "2022.09.08"]
[Board "12"]
[West ""]
[North ""]
[East ""]
[South ""]
[Dealer "W"]
[Vulnerable "NS"]
[Deal "W:AQ8754.A742.KT7. 92.KQ96.953.T753 KJT63.J.Q8642.J4 .T853.AJ.AKQ9862"]
[Scoring "Practice"]
[Declarer "W"]
[Contract "5S"]
[Result "12"]
{Kit Woolsey

In the bidding, South should not be intimidated by the vulnerability. With a
shapely hand, when you don’t know who can make what, it pays to keep bidding.
5\C has two ways to win: it may make, or it may push the opponents into a
non-making 5\S.\n
North might consider competing to 6\C, but his hand is quite balanced, and he
doesn’t know how useful his hearts are, so he will probably let it go.\n
In fact, E/W can make 12 tricks in spades, though they are unlikely to bid it.
If N/S bid 6\C and are allowed to play there, then to collect 500 West must
lead his ace of hearts and give East a ruff.

bridgemindsport.org}
[BCFlags "1f"]
[Competition "Practice"]
[DoubleDummyTricks "6191a61a1a5c3b25c3a2"]
[OptimumScore "NS -800"]
[ParContract "NS 7CX-3; S 7HX-3"]
[Round "1"]
[Score "NS -480"]
[ScorePercentage "NS 0.00 EW 0.00"]
[Table "1"]
[Auction "W"]
1S Pass 4S 5C
5S Pass Pass Pass
[Play "N"]
C3 C4 CA S4
S2 SJ C2 S8
S9 SK C6 S5
D3 D2 DJ DK
*
[OptimumResultTable "Declarer;Denomination\2R;Result\2R"]
N NT  6
N  S  1
N  H  9
N  D  1
N  C 10
S NT  6
S  S  1
S  H 10
S  D  1
S  C 10
E NT  5
E  S 12
E  H  3
E  D 11
E  C  2
W NT  5
W  S 12
W  H  3
W  D 10
W  C  2

[Event "BAMSA 26 Boards"]
[Site "RealBridge"]
[Date "2022.09.08"]
[Board "13"]
[West ""]
[North ""]
[East ""]
[South ""]
[Dealer "N"]
[Vulnerable "All"]
[Deal "N:97643.84.J93.A94 AT852.976.AQT8.8 KQ.AKQT53.K542.2 J.J2.76.KQJT7653"]
[Scoring "Practice"]
[Declarer "S"]
[Contract "4H"]
[Result "9"]
{Mike Lawrence

West’s 4\Cbid did what preempts are supposed to do. They make opponents guess.
This auction to 4\H is reasonable. The result is a function of the preempt
doing its work. North could easily have three small hearts and \DQJ10 making
4\H worth bidding.\n
If West goes for a spade ruff, 4\H will likely go down two.

bridgemindsport.org}
[BCFlags "1f"]
[Competition "Practice"]
[DoubleDummyTricks "98883988834545945459"]
[OptimumScore "EW -200"]
[ParContract "EW 4CX-1"]
[Round "1"]
[Score "NS -100"]
[ScorePercentage "NS 0.00 EW 0.00"]
[Table "1"]
[Auction "N"]
Pass Pass 1H 4C
Pass Pass 4H Pass
Pass Pass
[Play "W"]
SJ S3 SA SQ
H2 S4 S5 SK
D6 D3 DA D2
D7 S6 S2 HA
HJ H4 H6 HK
C3 H8 H7 HQ
C5 C4 H9 HT
C6 S7 C8 H5
C7 C9 D8 H3
CT CA S8 C2
CJ S9 ST D4
CQ DJ DT D5
CK D9 DQ DK
[OptimumResultTable "Declarer;Denomination\2R;Result\1R"]
N NT 9
N  S 8
N  H 8
N  D 8
N  C 3
S NT 9
S  S 8
S  H 8
S  D 8
S  C 3
E NT 4
E  S 5
E  H 4
E  D 5
E  C 9
W NT 4
W  S 5
W  H 4
W  D 5
W  C 9

[Event "BAMSA 26 Boards"]
[Site "RealBridge"]
[Date "2022.09.08"]
[Board "14"]
[West ""]
[North ""]
[East ""]
[South ""]
[Dealer "E"]
[Vulnerable "None"]
[Deal "E:J843.K73.65.K852 5.962.KQT87.T764 KT7.AQJ84.43.QJ9 AQ962.T5.AJ92.A3"]
[Scoring "Practice"]
[Declarer "W"]
[Contract "1NTX"]
[Result "7"]
{Adam Grossack

It’s normal for South to sit the double. He’s worried about the spade lead -
hard to run with 5 HCP though.\n
The play is about deception. Declarer should win the spade lead and play \C9
(or possibly \CJ). Let’s try to get the 7th trick before they know about all
the diamonds.\n
North has a tough problem, but he’ll probably duck the \C9. On the \CJ North
could reasonably hop, but still the diamond shift isn’t easy.

bridgemindsport.org}
[BCFlags "1f"]
[Competition "Practice"]
[DoubleDummyTricks "885a6885a65572755727"]
[OptimumScore "NS 130"]
[ParContract "NS 3D+1"]
[Round "1"]
[Score "NS -180"]
[ScorePercentage "NS 0.00 EW 0.00"]
[Table "1"]
[Auction "E"]
Pass Pass 1NT X
Pass Pass Pass
[Play "N"]
S6 S3 S5 ST
C3 CK C4 C9
H5 HK H2 H4
HT H7 H6 HQ
*
[OptimumResultTable "Declarer;Denomination\2R;Result\2R"]
N NT  8
N  S  8
N  H  5
N  D 10
N  C  6
S NT  8
S  S  8
S  H  5
S  D 10
S  C  6
E NT  5
E  S  5
E  H  7
E  D  2
E  C  7
W NT  5
W  S  5
W  H  7
W  D  2
W  C  7

[Event "BAMSA 26 Boards"]
[Site "RealBridge"]
[Date "2022.09.08"]
[Board "15"]
[West ""]
[North ""]
[East ""]
[South ""]
[Dealer "S"]
[Vulnerable "NS"]
[Deal "S:JT.AQJ743.76.A42 98763.T2.JT9832. KQ4.K865.AK.JT96 A52.9.Q54.KQ8753"]
[Scoring "Practice"]
[Declarer "S"]
[Contract "4H"]
[Result "11"]
{Joel Wooldridge

Although North has a nice hand in support of hearts, if partner signs off in
4\H, it should be respected. At some tables, West will make a Michaels 2\H
overcall taking advantage of the vulnerability and six-five distribution. After
a Michaels start, East may sacrifice in 4\S, which will be either down three or
four doubled with a lot riding on the outcome. If N/S compete to 5\H, a spade
lead followed by the \CK shift will defeat the contract one trick. 

bridgemindsport.org}
[BCFlags "1f"]
[Competition "Practice"]
[DoubleDummyTricks "b6958b6a582728527285"]
[OptimumScore "NS 660"]
[ParContract "NS 5N="]
[Round "1"]
[Score "NS 650"]
[ScorePercentage "NS 0.00 EW 0.00"]
[Table "1"]
[Auction "S"]
1H Pass 2NT 3C
3H Pass 3S Pass
4C Pass 4D Pass
4H Pass Pass Pass
[Play "W"]
DJ DK D5 D6
H2 H5 H9 HA
HT HK C3 H3
S3 S4 SA ST
D2 C6 CK CA
*
[OptimumResultTable "Declarer;Denomination\2R;Result\2R"]
N NT 11
N  S  6
N  H  9
N  D  5
N  C  8
S NT 11
S  S  6
S  H 10
S  D  5
S  C  8
E NT  2
E  S  7
E  H  2
E  D  8
E  C  5
W NT  2
W  S  7
W  H  2
W  D  8
W  C  5

[Event "BAMSA 26 Boards"]
[Site "RealBridge"]
[Date "2022.09.08"]
[Board "16"]
[West ""]
[North ""]
[East ""]
[South ""]
[Dealer "W"]
[Vulnerable "EW"]
[Deal "W:82.T8.J962.KJT63 AQT.AQ93.KQ87.Q9 J974.75.3.A87542 K653.KJ642.AT54."]
[Scoring "Practice"]
[Declarer "N"]
[Contract "7H"]
[Result "12"]
{Adam Wildavsky

The club splinter suits North well and he can picture the \SK, \HK, and \DA
opposite – how could South have enough for his call otherwise? Cue-bidding is
called for since North is quite interested in whether South’s shortness is a
singleton or a void. If North does use Blackwood then South has enough to show
his void in addition to his two cards. The standard way to do this in the USA
is with a 5NT response, though many pairs will not have discussed it.

7\H is an excellent spot, but it is doomed to fail on the lie of the cards,
absent a foolish diamond lead. As we say in New York, “Them’s the breaks.”

bridgemindsport.org}
[BCFlags "1f"]
[Competition "Practice"]
[DoubleDummyTricks "7bdd57bdd51100811008"]
[OptimumScore "NS 1510"]
[ParContract "NS 7H="]
[Round "1"]
[Score "NS -50"]
[ScorePercentage "NS 0.00 EW 0.00"]
[Table "1"]
[Auction "W"]
Pass 1H Pass 4C
Pass 4D Pass 4S
Pass 4NT Pass 6C
Pass 7H Pass Pass
Pass
[Play "E"]
H5 H2 HT HQ
H7 H4 H8 HA
S4 S3 S2 SA
C2 H6 C3 C9
S7 S5 S8 SQ
C5 HJ C6 CQ
S9 SK CT ST
SJ S6 CJ H3
D3 D4 D2 DK
*
[OptimumResultTable "Declarer;Denomination\2R;Result\2R"]
N NT  7
N  S 11
N  H 13
N  D 13
N  C  5
S NT  7
S  S 11
S  H 13
S  D 13
S  C  5
E NT  1
E  S  1
E  H  0
E  D  0
E  C  8
W NT  1
W  S  1
W  H  0
W  D  0
W  C  8

[Event "BAMSA 26 Boards"]
[Site "RealBridge"]
[Date "2022.09.08"]
[Board "17"]
[West ""]
[North ""]
[East ""]
[South ""]
[Dealer "N"]
[Vulnerable "None"]
[Deal "N:AQT.Q98.A8653.J5 8643.AK65.4.KT74 K752.T432.T97.93 J9.J7.KQJ2.AQ862"]
[Scoring "Practice"]
[Declarer "N"]
[Contract "1NT"]
[Result "4"]
{Joel Wooldridge

On a weak notrump start, if N/S are playing “Garbage Stayman”, South may bid
2\C then correct 2\D to 2\H in the hope of improving the contract. Over such a
start, there’s a good chance West will either double 2\C or bid a takeout for
the minors to compete. If South chooses to pass one notrump, West may compete
or sell out.\n
Defending one notrump will require an exact defense to achieve the maximum. On
a high heart lead, the appearance of dummy should dissuade East from pursuing
the heart suit for tricks. After a club shift to the ace (or queen), West can
switch to the \DK, and careful defense thereafter will see the contract beaten
three tricks.

bridgemindsport.org}
[BCFlags "1f"]
[Competition "Practice"]
[DoubleDummyTricks "45563455639777a9877a"]
[OptimumScore "EW 400"]
[ParContract "EW 3N="]
[Round "1"]
[Score "NS -150"]
[ScorePercentage "NS 0.00 EW 0.00"]
[Table "1"]
[Auction "N"]
1NT Pass Pass Pass
[Play "E"]
HA H2 H7 H8
C4 C3 CQ C5
D4 D7 DK DA
S3 S2 S9 SA
S4 S5 SJ SQ
S6 S7 D2 ST
*
[OptimumResultTable "Declarer;Denomination\2R;Result\2R"]
N NT  4
N  S  5
N  H  5
N  D  6
N  C  3
S NT  4
S  S  5
S  H  5
S  D  6
S  C  3
E NT  9
E  S  7
E  H  7
E  D  7
E  C 10
W NT  9
W  S  8
W  H  7
W  D  7
W  C 10

[Event "BAMSA 26 Boards"]
[Site "RealBridge"]
[Date "2022.09.08"]
[Board "18"]
[West ""]
[North ""]
[East ""]
[South ""]
[Dealer "E"]
[Vulnerable "NS"]
[Deal "E:9654.KT9743.Q.KT T8.A8.JT6543.J42 AQJ7.Q6.AK7.Q953 K32.J52.982.A876"]
[Scoring "Practice"]
[Declarer "E"]
[Contract "4H"]
[Result "11"]
{Jenny Wolpert

East might open 2\H and there is no reason for West not to take him to 4\H. The
lead of the \DJ seems like a pretty normal lead. After the lead East should
make a plan and without a suit needing immediate attention or a suit needing to
be ruffed in the short trump suit he should begin by pulling trump.\n
This should be done by winning the \DQ in hand and by leading up towards the
\HQx. If South plays low East can now revert to use the \DAK to discard the
clubs and then continue his mission of pulling trumps. The next time he plays
trump he should play low from West towards KT974 and when North follows with
the \H5 he should put in the 10 hoping that North has the Jack. If North had
the \HA he would have won it over the Queen at trick 2.

bridgemindsport.org}
[BCFlags "1f"]
[Competition "Practice"]
[DoubleDummyTricks "3226432264aa979aab79"]
[OptimumScore "EW 450"]
[ParContract "W 4H+1"]
[Round "1"]
[Score "NS -450"]
[ScorePercentage "NS 0.00 EW 0.00"]
[Table "1"]
[Auction "E"]
2H Pass 4H Pass
Pass Pass
[Play "S"]
DJ D7 D2 DQ
H8 HQ H2 H3
D3 DA D8 CT
D4 DK D9 CK
HA H6 H5 H9
ST SQ SK S4
*
[OptimumResultTable "Declarer;Denomination\2R;Result\2R"]
N NT  3
N  S  2
N  H  2
N  D  6
N  C  4
S NT  3
S  S  2
S  H  2
S  D  6
S  C  4
E NT 10
E  S 10
E  H  9
E  D  7
E  C  9
W NT 10
W  S 10
W  H 11
W  D  7
W  C  9

[Event "BAMSA 26 Boards"]
[Site "RealBridge"]
[Date "2022.09.08"]
[Board "19"]
[West ""]
[North ""]
[East ""]
[South ""]
[Dealer "S"]
[Vulnerable "EW"]
[Deal "S:AKQ.T.KQ987.A864 J652.J4.A53.9732 T43.A6.JT642.KJ5 987.KQ987532..QT"]
[Scoring "Practice"]
[Declarer "S"]
[Contract "6D"]
[Result "11"]
{Mike Lawrence

South plays in a so-so slam that is reached by a hopeful Blackwood sequence.
Declarer, after drawing trumps and getting rid of the hearts and spades, knows
that East rates to have a 3-8-0-2 shape. When South plays the \CA, East will
play the ten. On the next trick South will spend some time fretting about the
significance of the ten and ultimately will make a correct guess of the king to
make 6\D, or will make the percentage play of finessing. Note that if East has
four spades with his eight hearts, he has a singleton club, and South should
finesse.\n
South could have doubled 4\H which, on this vulnerability, would have been
worth 500 or 800, depending on whether East gets a diamond trick.

bridgemindsport.org}
[BCFlags "1f"]
[Competition "Practice"]
[DoubleDummyTricks "b96cbb95ca2371223712"]
[OptimumScore "NS 920"]
[ParContract "NS 6D="]
[Round "1"]
[Score "NS -50"]
[ScorePercentage "NS 0.00 EW 0.00"]
[Table "1"]
[Auction "S"]
1D Pass 3D 4H
4NT Pass 5D Pass
6D Pass Pass Pass
[Play "W"]
HJ HA HK HT
D3 D2 H3 DK
DA D4 H5 D7
D5 DJ H2 D8
H4 H6 H8 DQ
S2 DT H7 D9
S5 S3 S8 SA
S6 S4 S7 SK
SJ ST S9 SQ
C2 C5 CT CA
C3 CJ CQ C4
*
[OptimumResultTable "Declarer;Denomination\2R;Result\2R"]
N NT 11
N  S  9
N  H  6
N  D 12
N  C 11
S NT 11
S  S  9
S  H  5
S  D 12
S  C 10
E NT  2
E  S  3
E  H  7
E  D  1
E  C  2
W NT  2
W  S  3
W  H  7
W  D  1
W  C  2

[Event "BAMSA 26 Boards"]
[Site "RealBridge"]
[Date "2022.09.08"]
[Board "20"]
[West ""]
[North ""]
[East ""]
[South ""]
[Dealer "W"]
[Vulnerable "All"]
[Deal "W:A.A93.AQT2.Q8432 KQ5.74.K9743.AJ5 98764.KQJT52.J5. JT32.86.86.KT976"]
[Scoring "Practice"]
[Declarer "E"]
[Contract "4H"]
[Result "12"]
{Adam Wildavsky

The 1\D overcall takes away West's option to reverse into 2\D, but he might
have chosen to rebid 1NT in any case.\n
3\H is also a reasonable choice, though out of the mainstream since it promises
four-card support. 4\H will be a popular spot and while declarer can take 12
tricks on a diamond lead the goal is 10.\n
With the favorable breaks, EW will most often end up with +650.

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[BCFlags "1f"]
[Competition "Practice"]
[DoubleDummyTricks "451574515787c7688c86"]
[OptimumScore "EW 1430"]
[ParContract "EW 6H="]
[Round "1"]
[Score "NS -680"]
[ScorePercentage "NS 0.00 EW 0.00"]
[Table "1"]
[Auction "W"]
1C 1D 1H Pass
1NT Pass 4H Pass
Pass Pass
[Play "S"]
D8 DA D3 D5
S2 SA S5 S4
C6 C2 C5 H2
S3 H3 SQ S6
C7 C3 CJ H5
ST H9 SK S7
C9 C4 CA HT
SJ HA D4 S8
CT C8 D7 HJ
H8 D2 H4 HK
H6 DT H7 HQ
D6 DQ D9 S9
CK CQ DK DJ
[OptimumResultTable "Declarer;Denomination\2R;Result\2R"]
N NT  4
N  S  5
N  H  1
N  D  5
N  C  7
S NT  4
S  S  5
S  H  1
S  D  5
S  C  7
E NT  8
E  S  7
E  H 12
E  D  7
E  C  6
W NT  8
W  S  8
W  H 12
W  D  8
W  C  6

[Event "BAMSA 26 Boards"]
[Site "RealBridge"]
[Date "2022.09.08"]
[Board "21"]
[West ""]
[North ""]
[East ""]
[South ""]
[Dealer "N"]
[Vulnerable "NS"]
[Deal "N:AQJ83.9.J6.A8532 KT7.J6542.5.KJ96 .AQ873.KQT7432.T 96542.KT.A98.Q74"]
[Scoring "Practice"]
[Declarer "S"]
[Contract "5D"]
[Result "11"]
{Jenny Wolpert

However the bidding of this hand goes it is not an easy hand to bid. The hand
is a huge misfit with the North hand having spades and clubs, and South having
hearts and diamonds. As hard it is to bid this type of hand it is equally hard
to declare it.\n
If all the suits are bid West might lead a trump, but if North does not mention
his club suit that might be the lead of choice.\n
There are times for pulling trumps and there are times to establish tricks. If
South starts by pulling trumps on this hand, he might find himself searching
for a new partner for the last few deals, but remember what I said about how
hard this type of hand is.

bridgemindsport.org}
[BCFlags "1f"]
[Competition "Practice"]
[DoubleDummyTricks "767b7867b74751546515"]
[OptimumScore "NS 600"]
[ParContract "NS 5D="]
[Round "1"]
[Score "NS 600"]
[ScorePercentage "NS 0.00 EW 0.00"]
[Table "1"]
[Auction "N"]
1S Pass 2D Pass
2S Pass 3H Pass
3NT Pass 5D Pass
Pass Pass
[Play "W"]
DA D6 D5 D2
D8 DJ C6 D3
S2 SA S7 H3
S4 SQ SK DT
D9 C2 ST DK
C4 C3 C9 DQ
C7 C5 H2 D7
CQ S3 H4 D4
S5 CA CJ CT
S6 SJ H5 H7
S9 S8 CK H8
*
[OptimumResultTable "Declarer;Denomination\2R;Result\2R"]
N NT  7
N  S  6
N  H  7
N  D 11
N  C  7
S NT  8
S  S  6
S  H  7
S  D 11
S  C  7
E NT  4
E  S  7
E  H  5
E  D  1
E  C  5
W NT  4
W  S  6
W  H  5
W  D  1
W  C  5

[Event "BAMSA 26 Boards"]
[Site "RealBridge"]
[Date "2022.09.08"]
[Board "22"]
[West ""]
[North ""]
[East ""]
[South ""]
[Dealer "E"]
[Vulnerable "EW"]
[Deal "E:Q8.QT6.T97654.97 AK653.A.KQ2.JT86 T94.J98743.AJ3.2 J72.K52.8.AKQ543"]
[Scoring "Practice"]
[Declarer "N"]
[Contract "6C"]
[Result "12"]
{Kit Woolsey

After the two-level response in his four-card suit, South has a clear slam
try.\n
He can’t quite risk RKCB himself, as a one-keycard 5\D reply would take the
partnership too high. Instead, he temporizes with 4\H. North, facing his
partner’s strong bidding, knows that slam will be good, but checks for keycards
in case there is a grand slam.\n
The play in 6\C is straightforward. Declarer draws trumps, knocks out \DA, and
throws his spade loser on a diamond.

bridgemindsport.org}
[BCFlags "1f"]
[Competition "Practice"]
[DoubleDummyTricks "cc77ccc77c0066000660"]
[OptimumScore "NS 990"]
[ParContract "NS 6N="]
[Round "1"]
[Score "NS 920"]
[ScorePercentage "NS 0.00 EW 0.00"]
[Table "1"]
[Auction "E"]
Pass 1S Pass 2C
Pass 4C Pass 4D
Pass 4H Pass 4NT
Pass 5H Pass 6C
Pass Pass Pass
[Play "E"]
DT DK DA D8
C7 C6 C2 CA
C9 CJ H3 C3
D4 DQ D3 S2
H6 HA H4 H2
S8 SA S4 S7
SQ SK ST SJ
D5 S3 S9 C4
*
[OptimumResultTable "Declarer;Denomination\2R;Result\2R"]
N NT 12
N  S 12
N  H  7
N  D  7
N  C 12
S NT 12
S  S 12
S  H  7
S  D  7
S  C 12
E NT  0
E  S  0
E  H  6
E  D  6
E  C  0
W NT  0
W  S  0
W  H  6
W  D  6
W  C  0

[Event "BAMSA 26 Boards"]
[Site "RealBridge"]
[Date "2022.09.08"]
[Board "23"]
[West ""]
[North ""]
[East ""]
[South ""]
[Dealer "S"]
[Vulnerable "All"]
[Deal "S:84.AQJT5.843.AK4 JT532.4.QJT95.Q3 KQ97.K9762.K2.T2 A6.83.A76.J98765"]
[Scoring "Practice"]
[Declarer "S"]
[Contract "4H"]
[Result "10"]
{Adam Grossack

2NT = GF raise 4+ hearts\n
3\H = no singleton, and more than 4 hearts\n
This is the normal auction to game. The West hand is not strong enough for
Michaels. E/W are vulnerable.\n
After the normal \HQ opening lead, declarer will make 10 tricks.

bridgemindsport.org}
[BCFlags "1f"]
[Competition "Practice"]
[DoubleDummyTricks "86a6676a653727737277"]
[OptimumScore "NS 620"]
[ParContract "NS 4H="]
[Round "1"]
[Score "NS 620"]
[ScorePercentage "NS 0.00 EW 0.00"]
[Table "1"]
[Auction "S"]
1H Pass 2NT Pass
3H Pass 4H Pass
Pass Pass
[Play "W"]
DQ DK DA D3
C3 C2 C5 CA
H4 H2 H3 HA
S2 H6 H8 HJ
S3 SK SA S4
DT D2 D6 D4
*
[OptimumResultTable "Declarer;Denomination\2R;Result\2R"]
N NT  8
N  S  6
N  H 10
N  D  6
N  C  6
S NT  7
S  S  6
S  H 10
S  D  6
S  C  5
E NT  3
E  S  7
E  H  2
E  D  7
E  C  7
W NT  3
W  S  7
W  H  2
W  D  7
W  C  7

[Event "BAMSA 26 Boards"]
[Site "RealBridge"]
[Date "2022.09.08"]
[Board "24"]
[West ""]
[North ""]
[East ""]
[South ""]
[Dealer "W"]
[Vulnerable "None"]
[Deal "W:AQ9.T43.A972.976 T72.96.K654.AQ52 KJ6.AKQJ7.T8.KJ4 8543.852.QJ3.T83"]
[Scoring "Practice"]
[Declarer "E"]
[Contract "3NT"]
[Result "11"]
{Adam Wildavsky

3\H = 3 card support\n
East’s 3NT has three things going for it: A solid suit, double-stoppers in the
unbid suits, and “soft” values in the unbid suits, that is, secondary honors
rather than Aces or KQ combinations.\n
With both club honors onside declarers in 4\H should always take 11 tricks.\n
Notrump declarers will likely do the same, unless South is inspired to find the
diamond lead that will hold the contract to 10 tricks and what would have been
a great score for NS if we were playing matchpoints! Leading an unbid suit
would be normal, though.

bridgemindsport.org}
[BCFlags "1f"]
[Competition "Practice"]
[DoubleDummyTricks "2323423234aab99aab99"]
[OptimumScore "EW 450"]
[ParContract "EW 4H+1"]
[Round "1"]
[Score "NS -460"]
[ScorePercentage "NS 0.00 EW 0.00"]
[Table "1"]
[Auction "W"]
Pass Pass 1H Pass
2D Pass 2NT Pass
3H Pass 3NT Pass
Pass Pass
[Play "S"]
S4 SQ S2 S6
C3 C6 C2 CJ
H2 HT H6 H7
C8 C7 CA C4
*
[OptimumResultTable "Declarer;Denomination\2R;Result\2R"]
N NT  2
N  S  3
N  H  2
N  D  3
N  C  4
S NT  2
S  S  3
S  H  2
S  D  3
S  C  4
E NT 10
E  S 10
E  H 11
E  D  9
E  C  9
W NT 10
W  S 10
W  H 11
W  D  9
W  C  9

[Event "BAMSA 26 Boards"]
[Site "RealBridge"]
[Date "2022.09.08"]
[Board "25"]
[West ""]
[North ""]
[East ""]
[South ""]
[Dealer "N"]
[Vulnerable "EW"]
[Deal "N:J85.A4.KJT4.7642 T3.KQT3.A976.T83 A72.J8752.532.A9 KQ964.96.Q8.KQJ5"]
[Scoring "Practice"]
[Declarer "W"]
[Contract "2S"]
[Result "9"]
{Mike Lawrence

The first three players should pass. South has no reason to indulge in third
seat nonsense. West can open 1\S and a boring auction ensues. East bids 1NT and
West has to decide whether to play there or to bid 2\C. I’d lean to 2\C. East,
then has to make a last second decision too. He will probably bid 2\S. East
does have OK points and is willing to hear West bid again.\n
If North or South find an excuse to bid, the penalty could be big.

bridgemindsport.org
}
[BCFlags "1f"]
[Competition "Practice"]
[DoubleDummyTricks "54765557648866888668"]
[OptimumScore "EW 120"]
[ParContract "EW 2N="]
[Round "1"]
[Score "NS -140"]
[ScorePercentage "NS 0.00 EW 0.00"]
[Table "1"]
[Auction "N"]
Pass Pass Pass 1S
Pass 1NT Pass 2C
Pass 2S Pass Pass
Pass
[Play "N"]
C4 C8 CA CJ
DK DA D2 DQ
S5 S3 S2 SK
H4 HK H2 H6
S8 ST S7 SQ
SJ H3 SA S4
DT D6 D3 D8
HA HT H5 H9
*
[OptimumResultTable "Declarer;Denomination\2R;Result\1R"]
N NT 5
N  S 4
N  H 7
N  D 6
N  C 5
S NT 5
S  S 5
S  H 7
S  D 6
S  C 4
E NT 8
E  S 8
E  H 6
E  D 6
E  C 8
W NT 8
W  S 8
W  H 6
W  D 6
W  C 8

[Event "BAMSA 26 Boards"]
[Site "RealBridge"]
[Date "2022.09.08"]
[Board "26"]
[West ""]
[North ""]
[East ""]
[South ""]
[Dealer "E"]
[Vulnerable "All"]
[Deal "E:QJ84.Q875.Q8.AQ6 A752.J6.9632.KT5 T63.T94.KT74.J82 K9.AK32.AJ5.9743"]
[Scoring "Practice"]
[Declarer "E"]
[Contract "1NTX"]
[Result "5"]
{Mike Lawrence

East has a wretched thirteen points and can open with 1\C, 1\H, or 1NT,
according to style. 1\D and 1\S are also possible, according to system. A rare
hand that might bid one of anything.\n
If East opens a weak notrump, likely, South and West will pass and North will
double for penalty. If double is not penalty, North will probably pass with
misgivings.\n
1NT or 1NTX will go down but how many is unclear. It depends on the opening
lead. +500 will be a top score with +200 being a strong runner-up. A spade lead
is neutral. The \HJ or a low diamond work poorly. No one will lead a club.

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[BCFlags "1f"]
[Competition "Practice"]
[DoubleDummyTricks "77888777886655456554"]
[OptimumScore "NS 110"]
[ParContract "N 1H+1"]
[Round "1"]
[Score "NS 500"]
[ScorePercentage "NS 0.00 EW 0.00"]
[Table "1"]
[Auction "E"]
1NT Pass Pass X
Pass Pass Pass
[Play "S"]
S2 S3 SK S4
CK C2 C7 C6
CT C8 C3 CQ
S5 ST S9 S8
HJ HT H2 H5
C5 CJ C4 CA
SA S6 H3 SQ
D6 D4 DJ DQ
S7 H4 D5 SJ
*
[OptimumResultTable "Declarer;Denomination\2R;Result\1R"]
N NT 7
N  S 7
N  H 8
N  D 8
N  C 8
S NT 7
S  S 7
S  H 7
S  D 8
S  C 8
E NT 6
E  S 6
E  H 5
E  D 5
E  C 4
W NT 5
W  S 6
W  H 5
W  D 5
W  C 4
