[blml] Do we play bridge or not?

[Harald Skjæran]

On 09/08/07, Alain Gottcheiner <agot at ulb.ac.be> wrote:

> At 23:47 8/08/2007 -0700, raija wrote:
>
> >I too would lead S8 which seems supported by logic (mine, at least).
> >
> >Out of curiosity, did you really mean that if there was UI (break in
> tempo)
> >you would disallow whatever lead was was made, or did you mean _allow_?
> >TIA
>
> I don't think so. I think that, because many play that a double demands a
> spade lead, a break in tempo suggests it, ergo the TD should disallow a
> spade lead, provided some other lead is pretty possible. A Heart cetainly
> is, according to our comments (I would choose a Heart myself) .
>
> Best regards
>
>    Alain


This board happened to me a couple of years ago in a teams tournament.
I'd decided on a spade lead vs 3NT even before LHO bid 3NT. If screens had
been used I'd probably have made a face down lead prior to pushing the tray
through the screen after the 3NT bid. But screens were not in use. Of course
partner had a long tank before passing 3NT. We play a double in this
sequence to ask for a major suit lead - normally leaders shortest major. I
don't think it's absolutely clear at the table that partner's alternative
action is a double (as it happened he though about both double and saving).
But you "know" partner's got a long major suit now.

I lead the S8 - how would you rule as TD? ac AC?


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Kind regards,
Harald Skjæran



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