Board 04

Board 04

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

Dealer:

West

Vuln:

All

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

Contract:

4 by West

Lead:

2

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.