·Doctor Up Your Declarer Play. When you have the majority of strength, lead trump to avoid letting declarer get ruffs. That means playing some form of Delayed Stayman or New Minor Forcing. Even MM has to keep "parity" with dummy. A bad split dooms the contract. Disadvantages of Defensive Deceptive Plays.
In the middle of the hand lead King from Ace-King. Always card correctly. She who knows, goes" is good bidding advice. Bidding Over a Michaels Cue Bid. 4th Best Against NT Contracts. When 4N is quantitative and when is it a Blackwood. April 2021 Movie D. Proper carding is crucial on defense. 5 spades and 5 diamonds: I tend to pass, since I have the master suit and will probably have a chance to bid it however the auction develops. September 2020 - Bidding Basics by Larry Cohen. Many people like leading attitude (high) from 3 or 4 small. Be careful with the lead directing double. However, if the semi-balanced hand has honor cards (AKQJ) in two of its doubletons, it may be considered balanced.
A 7-card suit, even if very weak, will often take at least 5 tricks on offense. July 2014 Movie C. Proper opening lead against NT contracts. August 7 & 14, 2020. Leading partner's suit is usually right, rarely wrong. Forcing bids larry cohen. Whenever you have 15-17 balanced, it works out best if you open 1N. When partner leads the King against NT, that asks for attitude. Bidding Hands with 6/5 Distribution. I hope the approach I have taken is useful in the improvement of your game whether you play Standard American, precision, or the 2/1 Game Force bidding systems.
You can overcall with 8 HCP at the 1 level. When making declarer ruff might help the defense.