Bridge: Aug. 18, 2024 ...Middle East

“Do you use transfer bids?” a club player asked me, referring to the method in which (for example) a responder to a 1NT opening bid, holding KQ965,76,A54,Q102, bids two hearts, asking his partner to bid two spades. Then responder bids 3NT, offering a choice of games. “Sure,” I said. “All expert partnerships use them.” “Well, my partner has adopted a new application of the idea,” he grumbled. “If the opponents bid four hearts and partner has a spade suit, he says their bid is a ‘transfer,’ demanding that he bid four spades.” I’m familiar with that four-over-four rationale: Four spades may be makeable or a good save. My friend displayed today’s deal. “When West opened one heart and East leaped

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