Few tournament champions use any artificial control-showing bids, but often they make some bid designed to show control rather than a genuine, playable trump suit. In the following situations should North's last bid be interpreted as a control-showing bid, or not? po, Nomu East H RS i anon, ide:
1 Pa: d Pai Rs, pu. "e 1 Heart 1 Spade Pass 1 ass q 3 Hearts Spade: (Pass 2 Di&monds Pass No trump Pass 3 Hearts © Pass 3 No trur Ss. 4 Clubs 1 mat Answers [ly Q) papine sult. South should read the Bla as showing a diamond Suit, If by any chance North does: if not have diamonds, he is {to keep out of trouble by rebidding spades if South should raise dia-mands. (2) Controlshowing bid.
This time, if North has a diamond suit it is accidental. The bidding situation, with spades available as l|trumps, makes it much more desir-j|able for North to show high cards ji than suit distribution. (3) Control-howing bid. A bid in a suit an.
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Probably a control-showing te-Usually be construed og suh, (o signed to force more information out lof South; such as a "preference" bid 1 showing support in diamonds or hearts. North may very likely have bid clubs because, game not having been reached, South will not pass.
South should therefore suspect that North has not many clubs.
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In many other spheres—all those which inform and affect intelligence =the realistic and prophetic sense of General de Gaulle, author of works and studies destined to become class: ies, is beyond comparison. All that we have wished to do here is toj point out the date and establish the initial abilities of an outstanding pupil, a beloved disciple of Marshal Petain.
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