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Making six no-trump scores 93 out of a possible 100.

In a money game he sat West and also had to lead against three no-trump.

North was not happy with this and tried a natural three no-trump.

For want of anything better to do, South corrected to six no-trump.

South showed his 5-4, and North went for three no-trump.

On this side of the Atlantic the answer is five no-trump.

Now return to the possibilities in three no-trump from the North position.

In six no-trump, South seems to have only 11 tricks.

Three minutes later South bid six no-trump, and that would have been right.

They would have lost 9 if West had found the diamond lead against three no-trump.

She reached three no-trump after West had opened one club.

Looking at all the cards, one would choose to play three no-trump.

North had a close decision to make when his partner opened two no-trump.

A heart was led against three no-trump, and East took his two winners.

Most players with the West hand would lead a club against three no-trump, and that might well be right.

At all four tables, the contract was three no-trump by South.

And hearts does better than no-trump, which is worth 120.

The result was therefore recorded as three no-trump down one.

North did not understand the message, and bid six no-trump.

North played in three no-trump and failed by a trick.

He played in six no-trump as South and received the lead of the club king.

Even more remarkable is the fact that West can also make seven no-trump against any defense.

He arrived in three no-trump and received a club lead.

He opened the South hand with two no-trump and his partner raised to game.

Since North could have made 1,520 in seven no-trump, the swing was 3,620.

They would have lost six if three no-trump had been defeated.

This leaves the interesting question of what South should have done when one no-trump came around to him.

In those days four no-trump did not have any specialized meaning.

If I had passed, partner would have opened one no-trump.

Seven no-trump has a good chance, and made at one table after a diamond lead.

At the other table North did open one no-trump.

But consider what would have happened if Ross had opened one no-trump.

At duplicate, though, he found that three no-trump was often better than four of the major, but not always.

If six no-trump is doubled, there are three likely explanations.

The opening lead against three no-trump is the heart two, and South appears to have a guess.

She was using a 10-12 point one no-trump, which is favored by some young players who like to create action.

His four no-trump was saying that he had some extra values but no control in clubs.

Three no-trump was made with 18 points, and one of those was not needed.

The advocates of the weak no-trump would make that choice.

And as it was, I decided that no-trump would do pretty well."

The final contract of six no-trump was just slightly optimistic.

The idea that a double of one no-trump is for penalties was not well understood.

The central question is whether four no-trump can be made against best defense, and the reader should make up his mind before continuing.

At both tables three no-trump was reached by the sequence shown.

He also originated the negative double and the unusual no-trump.

Three no-trump was clearly hopeless even if, as happened, West led a low diamond.

This is not necessarily bad: three no-trump may prove better than four hearts.

North is able to use a high-level, in both senses, response to one no-trump.

Three no-trump was the popular contract but in practice it proved to be difficult after a heart lead.

The extraordinary feature of the match is that every deal will be opened with one no-trump.

Here is an example of a safety play at notrump.

Thanks in part to his efforts, "notrump" is now commonly used.

The unusual notrump is used only after the opponents open the bidding.

For this reason, many use Gerber when the potential contract is in notrump.

Two notrump was also a forced negative, and his partner eventually took a shot at six diamonds.

This type of psych is referred to as the comic notrump.

A bidding system that uses five card majors and the weak notrump.

Norman four notrump is an alternative to the Blackwood convention family.

The forcing notrump is a bidding convention in the card game of bridge.

When making a bid in notrump with intent to play, value high-card points only.

The bidder of a comic notrump might run to his long suit if doubled.

Otherwise, opener has the option to retreat to the appropriate notrump contract.

South is playing a contract of three notrump, and West leads the king of diamonds.

The bid has mild preemptive value; compare with strong notrump.

An alternative is to use the forcing notrump.

Indeed, in Notrump, this dummy will be completely worthless.

The convention allows responder to know whether there is game and in a suit contract or notrump.

Six notrump and six clubs have about equal chances.

Over an opposing pass it is simply a raise and a quantitative invitation to six notrump, a small slam.

Over a four of a suit it is likely to be a competitive raise, expecting to play four notrump.

One of the most famous hands in his books is a seven notrump contract requiring a very advanced jettison play.

The rule of thumb for games and slams in notrump is as follows:

Component of a bid that denotes the proposed trump suit or notrump.

On the first round of bidding, natural notrump bids generally denote balanced hands.

Without a "Golden Fit" in a Major suit, play notrump.