Board 01

Board 01

A Q 8 2
J 8
A 3 2
J 8 6 4
K 4
7 6 4 3
Q 9 8 5
Q 9 7
N
W   E
 
S
7 6 3
10 5
J 10 7 6
A K 10 2
J 10 9 5
A K Q 9 2
K 4
5 3

Dealer:

North

Vuln:

None

W N E S
1NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 End

Contract:

4 by South

Lead:

7

With a strong hand and 5-4 in the majors, responder transfers to the 5-card suit and then forces to game by bidding the 4-card suit at the three level. Rebidding beyond 2NT is not an issue, because we want to play in game.

Here opener can support spades.