Oren Lidor is considered one of the best bridge teachers in Israel, is the author of 5 bridge books, and teaches bridge to people from all over the world on BBO.
20 comments on “Test Your Bridge Skills #33”
I think Oren prefers 3C to 3D so scores 3D as 8. I disagree as 3C does not show extra values
Board 4, playing A and K diamonds first wins against the proposed solution if W has Q or Qx, which occurs in 5 cases, and loses only when East has Qxxx (4 cases) Qxxxx with East being revealed after A play. So I would expect AK played first to be the best solution
Board 1.
To bid 3nt, you must be sure that your partner has 10xx in clubs. Otherwise, your contract will be set after club lead. From the other hand, 4h almost for sure will give you the third club ruff, that, in turn, give you the 10th trick (assuming 1 looser in majors, you should take 7 major tricks, A club and diamond - 9 tricks before club ruff)
Thx, ur analysis of the hands are based on assumptions. Ie hand 1 It is better u playing in NT then ur partner at the same time call of 2 NTs SK shows less then 10 HCP not withstanding the above comments it’s commendable exercise u shared ur analysis & views. Keep up the good work
Thx, ur analysis r based on assumptions which could be faulty. I,e hand 1 by over taking the Q spd and leading a club u could allow 3 tricks to opponents in Spades and partner may not have clubs
Hand #3 is a variation of a hand Helen Sobel played as East some 70 years ago. Her play was much more dramatic, she did ruff her partner’s A of heart (after he led the K first) to return a club to set the contract.
Surely on the last one, after cashing KH you would pull the other trump as well before crossing to dummy. There seems to be no advantage in leaving the enemy in possession of a trump once they have removed dummy's trumps.
I think Oren prefers 3C to 3D so scores 3D as 8. I disagree as 3C does not show extra values
Board 4, playing A and K diamonds first wins against the proposed solution if W has Q or Qx, which occurs in 5 cases, and loses only when East has Qxxx (4 cases) Qxxxx with East being revealed after A play. So I would expect AK played first to be the best solution
Board 1.
To bid 3nt, you must be sure that your partner has 10xx in clubs. Otherwise, your contract will be set after club lead. From the other hand, 4h almost for sure will give you the third club ruff, that, in turn, give you the 10th trick (assuming 1 looser in majors, you should take 7 major tricks, A club and diamond - 9 tricks before club ruff)
Walter, Ken
says:
January 25, 2023 at 9:14 pm
On #4, draw remaining heart trumps pitching club(s) before club A and diamond to J.
Do you not go down if Dia. Queen is offside?
Board 4
I take Spade Ace, cross to the Club ace and play a small Diamont.
Thx, ur analysis of the hands are based on assumptions. Ie hand 1 It is better u playing in NT then ur partner at the same time call of 2 NTs SK shows less then 10 HCP not withstanding the above comments it’s commendable exercise u shared ur analysis & views. Keep up the good work
Thx, ur analysis r based on assumptions which could be faulty. I,e hand 1 by over taking the Q spd and leading a club u could allow 3 tricks to opponents in Spades and partner may not have clubs
Thx, don’t agree with ur analysis of deal 3,
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nice quiz!
If I got all the answers right why isn't my score 20/20 instead of 18/20
Hi Shushana,
Yes, you did really well, but on question 4 you didn't choose the best answer. Try again, to get a perfect score. 🙂
Hand #3 is a variation of a hand Helen Sobel played as East some 70 years ago. Her play was much more dramatic, she did ruff her partner’s A of heart (after he led the K first) to return a club to set the contract.
On #4, draw remaining heart trumps pitching club(s) before club A and diamond to J.
Look forward to next one!
This is most helpful
A really good quiz for the advancing player. Super explations. Thank you.
Excellent exercise. I learned a lot and will definitely look for more opportunities to do this challenge again.
Surely on the last one, after cashing KH you would pull the other trump as well before crossing to dummy. There seems to be no advantage in leaving the enemy in possession of a trump once they have removed dummy's trumps.
board 3, why would the 10 be better? what is wrong with the 8?