February 9, 2023
Bridge Problem: Cold War
Your hand sitting South Bidding Dealer East. North-South vulnerable. Card play The 3♥ cue bid is acting as an invite to game here, the 3♠ bid rather being a pre-empt. With his nice 5-5 two-suiter, South must rush to accept it despite a minimum number of HCP. Anyway, West leads the King of ♥. East wins the Ace and switches to the 8 of ♣. ► Can you see the threat looming? Solution What could East’s manoeuvre mean? He clearly has an idea in mind. The most plausible is that he holds a singleton in ♣ and is hoping to…
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