Bridge by Andrew Robson
Veering into a cross-ruff
Seven Spades is no terrible contract on this week’s deal from the world championships, but the bad black-suit layout meant that the Norwegian declarer drifted down three. How would you declare the more realistic Six Spades on a Heart lead to East’s King?
* It’s better to start shapely two-suited hands at the One-level.** Game-forcing – so 19 or more points (not merely 16).*** Stronger than
