Blackwood and the Jump Raise Lead to a Laydown Slam
The article explains a bridge play where South, after a spade jump and a near slam, uses a five spade bid to invite a slam. North, recognizing the sequence, deduces South’s holdings and follows with a laydown slam, illustrating practical Blackwood considerations and inference.
Bridge puzzle: overrule partner in slam of clubs
In a debut bidding sequence South holds 4AQ65 Y K32 ¢AQ? with North East and South facing a four level overcall. After 1a Pass 4a Pass 4N.T. Pass 5 Pass 6b Pass the question asks what you should do as South. A bid of six spades is proposed but the partner has placed the slam in clubs. the task is to decide the correct action and whether to overrule partner.
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