Choice of Opening Bid

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Dealer: South
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade9 5 4 3
  2. heartK 7 5 3
  3. diamond10 5 3 2
  4. club5
  1. spadeA K Q J 7
  2. heartJ 10 9
  3. diamondK J 9
  4. clubQ 3
club diamond heart spade NT
N 4 - - - -
S 4 - - - -
E - 7 7 7 -
W - 7 7 7 -
Green square in centre
  1. spade10 6 2
  2. heartA Q 6 4 2
  3. diamondA Q 8 7 6
  4. club—

Contract: 6diamond
Declarer: West
Lead: club5
  1. spade8
  2. heart8
  3. diamond4
  4. clubA K J 10 9 8 7 6 4 2
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
5club
Dble Pass 5NT* Pass
6diamond~ End

* choice of two suits
~ better red suit

. . . instead of clubK he should have retained a club lower than North's five to go with his clubA at the end. In this way he might have deceived West in the three card end position into believing that he was protecting heartKx along with clubA. In this ending West can exit with clubQ to end-play South at trick twelve. What had he to lose? Registering minus 1390 wasn't a triumph when his more successful counterpart in the other room opened with a semi-psychic 2club. He was eventually allowed to play in 5club undoubled!

26/11/2024 Note that South would not be allowed to get away with opening 2club these days.
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