Thought and Choice in Bridge
By Mark Horton In 46th World Bridge Teams Championships On 1st September 2023
How does one decide upon the best way to bid a particular hand? Experience will be helpful, but sometimes there is no clear answer. This deal from the third session might be suitable for The Bridge World’s You be the Jury or Bridge Magazine’s Cui Culpa series.
South led the [7] and declarer won with the queen, cashed the 
A and then played the 
K followed by the 10, covered by the queen and ace. The 
Q was covered by the king and ace and in due time South was squeezed in clubs and hearts, declarer taking all the tricks, +520.
Some questions:
Should West rebid 4, given that it goes past 3NT?
Might East have bid 4 over 3NT, given his control rich hand?
Had EW reached 6 would declarer have made it?
I will need to check with the Norwegians for the precise meaning of the bids after 4, but once East had bid 4
I don’t think they were ever going to stop short of 6.
North led the 7 and declarer won with the jack, drew trumps, cashed two top hearts and then took the spade finesse, soon claiming 12 tricks for +920 and 9 IMPs.
