Evening star., 1934-03-05
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and he again called for clubs you bid
four diamonds, denying the club king
but showing the diamonds. He can
now probe for the heart king at the
four level. permitting you to deny it
at four spades. Here you would af-
firm it by a raise to five hearts. He
knows you have nothing more to show
and now bids the limit Of the hand.
If you had only the king of hearts
you would bid four hearts over four
clubs. This denies both minor kings.
Should he probe in diamonds in
stead Of clubs you must forget all
about clubs, whether you have the
king or not. and assume that he is
not interested in clubs at all. BY
bidding five diamonds you would show
that king; by bidding four hearts you
deny the diamond king and show the
king of hearts. To deny both red
kings you bid four spades, You must
on no account show the uncalled for
king Of clubs, denying the others, be-
cause you would have to do so at
the level of five clubs over the four
diamond probe. This may we'll wreck
the hand-it probably will. as the
opener has not said that the hand
is safe at five spades if you have "any
king" So far he has only said that
it is safe at five spades only If you
supply precisely the king of diamonds,
which he called for. He has, III fact.
told you that he does not care about
the king of clubs by his deliberate re-
framing from calling for it. If he,
probes in hearts you merely show or
deny that specific king-flve hearts or
four spades.
If the opening three-bid is made in
a minor suit you have a whole extra
round of bidding to utilize, and there
is no need for any combination" bid
of kings. The opening bid told you
that the hand was safe at five odd in
the openers suit-that he had not
more than two losers.
Opening Bid Three Diamonds.
If the bid is three diamonds and
you deny aces with three no trumps
and partner now bids four clubs:
l. If your response is five clubs
you are showing the king of clubs.
You neither affirm nor deny the two
major suit kings. Since your club
king eliminates loser, the hand is
now as safe at six diamonds as it was
originally at five. Partner can now
afford to probe for whichever major
king he needs to give him seven and
you can answer yes" by raising to
six in that major, or mo" by bidding
six diamonds. If neither major king
will eliminate the remaining loser, be-
ceuse there is an ace off the hand,
opener knows this and signs of with
six diamonds.
2. BY bidding four hearts you show
that king, but deny the king of clubs.
You neither affirm nor deny the king
of spades. Opener can still probe for
that card by bidding four spades. II
you have to deny it you do so by bid
ding five diamonds bid which was
"in the bag" when he opened the bid
ding with three diamonds.
8. BY bidding four spades you
show the king of spades and deny the
king of clubs and hearts. This bit of
information costs nothing, as he can
still sign of at five. diamonds.
If the opening bid Is three clubs,
followed by three no trumps, and q
probe in the form of four diamonds,
the situation is exactly the same. II
you reply with five diamonds you
show that king, but neither affirm nor
deny either major king; he can afford
to probe for whichever one he may
need. II you bid four hearts yon
deny diamonds, show the king of
hearts and neither affirm nor deny
the king Of spades. for which he can
still probe at the four level. If you
bid four spades you show that king
and deny both red kings.
Copyright. 1934)
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