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Your Hand
♠ J 7 6 5 3
♥ 8 6
♦
♣ 10 9 7 5 4 2 |
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Q: 6 - We end with a slightly different situation. The opponents have bid freely to a small slam. Do you and your partner play any particular convention that may help you here?
South | West | North | East |
- | 1♥ | Pass | 2♦ |
Pass | 3♥ | Pass | 4NT |
Pass | 5♥ | Pass | 6♥ |
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A: Double. We have left the very best until last - the famous Lightner Double. When the opponents bid freely to a slam, a double is not for penalties (to increase 50 to 100, or 100 to 200 is fairly worthless). It has the special meaning: 'Please make an unexpected lead'. Most frequently, this will be because you are void in a side-suit and will be able to take a ruff there.
Often, the desired lead will be in the first suit bid by the dummy. Here, you want a diamond lead and indicate this with a (yes!) Lightner Double.
(For more information, look up 'Lightner Double' on your favored search engine.)
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