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You are playing rubber bridge and partner’s double is for penalties.
Answer You have no justification whatsoever for removing partner’s double and should pass. You have good defensive cards and can expect a fair penalty. If you were playing duplicate bridge and partner’s double was negative (for take-out), then you would rebid 3H to suggest a game. AWARDS: Pass-10, 3H-4, 2H-3. David Bird — Knight Features
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opens 2NT, raised to 3NT, and you lead the ten of hearts from the West
seat. Declarer captures partner’s queen with the ace and leads a
diamond. How do you read the situation? If you play low, as many players
would, declarer will play the jack from dummy. Your partner now has two
choices. If he wins with the queen, declarer can finesse the ten of
diamonds the next round and score four diamond tricks. East does better
to duck, but it will not beat the contract on this occasion. Declarer
will finesse the club queen successfully, return to dummy with the
diamond ace and finesse the jack of clubs. He will then have nine tricks
available. See how much better the defence goes if you rise with the
king on the first round of diamonds! What can declarer do? If he wins
with the ace, he will make only one diamond trick. If instead he ducks,
planning to finesse you for the queen on the next round, he will make no
diamond tricks at all. Either way, he will fail to make the contract.
What should you say now?