Bridge Venue

• Question 1
  
  North is dealer, with a balanced 18-point 6-loser hand and opens 1 Diamond. Partner replies 1 Spade, promising 6 or more HCP. What should North rebid and why ?

• Answer 1
  
  North is dealer, with a balanced 18-point 6-loser hand and opens 1 Diamond. Partner replies 1 Spade, promising 6 or more HCP. What should North rebid and why ?
  
  Answer
  
  Even though North is balanced, the short club suit has no stoppers. Best to bid a suit. Bid 2-Hearts to promise 16+ and 4-card suit. Only a little lie , and if partner raises in Hearts then you can switch to Spades since he MUST have 5 of them.

• Question 2
  
  Have a peep at South's cards. What should he now bid, knowing that the partnership has at least 27HCP ?

• Answer 2
  
  Have a peep at South's cards. What should he now bid, knowing that the partnership has at least 27HCP ?
  
  Answer
  
  He can't support the Hearts with ony 3, and he can't go to NT in case North has nothing in Clubs. But game is on, so he simply asks North to keep describing his hand by using 4th Suit Forcing, which when used at the 3-level is forcing to game.

• Question 3
  
  What more information can North give to South ?

• Answer 3
  
  What more information can North give to South ?
  
  Answer
  
  North now knows that South has a 5-card Spade suit, since the 4th Suit Forcing bid denies having clubs. He can now give delayed support, and raise to game in Spades.

• Some subjects to follow up on

  54 Unbalanced, Delayed support