| Andrew’s favourite conventions (one) |
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We begin our Top Ten Conventions with Landy, my preferred defence to an opposing opening bid of 1 NT. It is important to be able to show a hand with both majors and in the Landy convention, a 2 ♣ overcall over their 1 NT shows at least nine cards in ♥s and ♠s and about nine or more points. Responder merely bids his longer major at the two-level, unless he has an unexpectedly good hand, in which case he can jump. Note that with equal length in the majors Responder should reply 2 ♦ to 2 ♣, enabling Opener to bid his longer major.
West Deals
None Vul |
| ♠ |
Q 9 8 7 2 |
| ♥ |
A 10 9 4 |
| ♦ |
K 8 3 |
| ♣ |
3 |
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| ♠ |
K J 4 |
| ♥ |
Q 7 |
| ♦ |
Q J 4 2 |
| ♣ |
A 10 7 6 |
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| ♠ |
A 10 6 3 |
| ♥ |
8 5 2 |
| ♦ |
10 9 7 |
| ♣ |
K Q 4 |
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| ♠ |
5 |
| ♥ |
K J 6 3 |
| ♦ |
A 6 5 |
| ♣ |
J 9 8 5 2 |
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| West |
North |
East |
South |
| 1 NT |
2 ♣ |
Pass |
2 ♥ |
| Pass |
Pass |
Pass |
West would have easily made 1 NT, especially on the likely ♠ lead from North (winning the first eight tricks with – in order -♠ J, ♠ K, ♠ 10, ♠ A, ♣ K, ♣ Q, ♣ 10 and ♣ A). But North’s 2 ♣ bid - Landy - got his side to the excellent 2 ♥ contract, West leading ♦ Q.
Declarer won ♦ A and led ♠ 5 to ♠ 4, ♠ 7 and East’s ♠ 10. East led ♦ 10 to dummy’s ♦ K, ♠ 2 was trumped with ♥ 3 and ♣ 8 led to East’s ♣ Q. East cashed ♦ 9 and switched (belatedly) to ♥ 2 to ♥ 6, ♥ Q and ♥ A. Declarer trumped dummy’s ♠ 8 with ♥ J, trumped ♣ 2, trumped ♠ 9 with ♥ K, trumped ♣ 5 with ♥ 9 and also scored ♥ 10. Nine tricks.
ANDREW’S FAVOURITE CONVENTIONS: (1) The Landy Defence to an opposing 1 NT opener.
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