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Regards, Kitty
Langermann Bridge Game ca. 1910
My great-grandmother Charlotte Thannhauser Langermann (far left) and her sister Lina loved to play Bridge. Probably that is her brother Max in the center.
What is the correct line of play in the following hand:- North:-S-KJ5;H-Q75;D-752;C-AJ65 South:-S-AQ1086;H-AJ;D-AKQ;C-Q92 Contract is 6N.T by South and west leads D-J.
Well you want to maximize your chances without committing yourself early. You have ten top tricks and can easily develop an 11th in
. Then the 12th comes if clubs are 3-3 or the 
K is onsides. So how to combine these? Win the 
and cross to dummy in 
. Then play a 
towards your queen. If RHO wins the 
K you have 12 tricks. If he ducks and the 
Q wins you have 11 so just lose a 
to set up a 12th (cross to dummy in 
and finesse at pairs so extra chances for 13). When the 
Q loses to the 
K you have 11 tricks and time to find out if clubs are 3-3 for 12 before trying the 
finesse. The problem with playing a 
to the !J instead is that you will not know whether or not to finesse when it loses and a 
comes back.
If it’s a novice East who ducks the small club without thinking, I would consider putting in the 9…
When we were younger, we would throw in a one bid , since trying to start playing again after many years , we have a conflict going about playing a one bid. Can you answer this for us?
Very helpful. I would like a lesson on the reopening bid. 1 of suit Pas, pass, pass, then 4th player wants to reopen the bidding
Gay – The book Competitve Bidding by Edgar Kaplan covers this topic fairly thoroughly but I will try to do a future lesson on this