Delayed Double


6thApril– Board 1. Love All. Dealer North.
You must do everything you can within reason to make life awkward for the opposition – and that usually means not giving in easily.

North:
S J 3
H K 6 5
D 6 4 2
C Q 8 7 6 3

West:
S 10 9 2
H Q 9 7 2
D A K J 7
C J 5

East:
S A Q 7 6
H J 10 8 4 3
D 3
C K 10 4

South:
S K 8 5 4
H A
D Q 10 9 8 5
C A 9 2


  West
 North
  East
  South

     No
     No
    1D
     No
    1NT
     Dbl
    No
     2H
    End
    



Once North has denied a four card major it shouldn’t be too difficult for East to see that maybe the hand belongs to his side and the delayed double is a take-out of diamonds. If South is foolish enough to rebid his diamonds West will have something to say but the reality is that South will pass and West allowed to play in 2H, which will almost certainly make with an overtrick.

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