On Apr 25, 4:47 am, Dave Flower <DavJFlo...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Match-points, N/S vul., dealer E
>
> I was actually declarer on this deal, but it seems an interesting
> defensive problem.
>
> K Q J
> 5 3
> K J 7 4
> 10 6 4 2
> A 9 7 5 3 2
> 9 7 5 3
> 8 6
> A
>
> E S W N
> p 1D 1H 2D
> 2S 3D p p
> 3H 4D all pass
>
> Opening lead S6; SJ, SA, S8
>
> (If you decide to cash CA, it continues C3, C5(attitude), C2)
>
> How do you defend ?
>
> Dave Flower
It looks like the defense won't matter very much. It appears we make
4H and I have already ensured us a bad score with my, once again,
mediocre bidding.
Signaling is too hard for me as well so I'll decide this isn't a
signaling problem.
To salvage what can be salvaged I'd play a (large) heart. It's hard to
picture declarer bidding both 3D and 4D with only five diamonds, hence
partner has a singleton (or void). If partner also has a singleton
spade then particularly few East-West pairs will have sold out. Hence
if partner has a spade ruff coming it won't help our match point score
to take it.
As for partner's club signal I think the issue is murky. If partner
thinks my problem is merely spade ruff or not, then partner will play
a low club or high club purely based on spade length. But it is
judgment and "bridge logic" whether that rule applies, not convention.
In the present case partner might (although probably shouldn't)
consider it possible I have Ax of clubs, and that I expect stop-go
attitude. Or, partner may consider that I have a singleton club and
need a suit-preference card -- although you did prejudice the issue by
asserting that the signal is attitude.
Charles
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