The pendulum – Summer National Pairs – Session 2

We had our first, and only, bidding misunderstanding on Bd 26 when I thought we played fit jumps from passed hand, and Jaggy’s understanding was that 3m is natural invitation. There’s a conflict in our notes, and we need to resolve it. I bid 3♣  opposite partner’s 3rd seat 1♠ opening as a fit jump, and Jaggy passed it. However it was not a disaster as I was allowed to score 10 tricks in clubs. 9 tricks is the limit in spades, and quite a few bid game and went down. So we were able to escape the accident with a 45% score.

This beauty came up soon after

Playing in 4S, after a ♥ lead to Ace and ♦ Q return, if declarer simply draws trumps and cashes 2 hearts, south hand is squeezed in minors. Whichever minor he reduces, declarer can ruff and setup the long card in that minor for 12 tricks.

However, Jaggy tried to take 2 ruffs early on, and ran into an overruff – 11 tricks for a 40% score.

Ian and Panja made 12 tricks on the squeeze, while Laltu made 12 by taking the right view and ruffing 2 clubs early in the dummy.

Immediate next hand was an interesting play problem that most of the field got right.