Show Modern Contract Bridge rl ge 2 By L Leila Lelia lia Hattersley o www No i 7 Shifting Values N ELE ELEMENT I NT which often upsets upsets up up- AN sets your most careful calculations calculations calculations of the trick taking value of ot your hand Is a bid from ono one of your opponents If you wish to become become become be be- come an nn absolutely reliable bidder you OU must develop facility In shifting shifting shift shift- tIng t- t ing the value of ot your hand In relation relation rela rela- tion to the tho location of adverse bids This faculty facility Is Indispensable In making sound over overcalls assists re- re bids and doubles both take-out take and penally lly Speaking generally generall I if you are over tho the bidder that Is If he must play before you do your position Is advantageous while if It you are under under un un- der dor the tho bidder If Ir he plays after you jou you are at a disadvantage When you are over an opponent who has made a n no trump bid all of your and guarded honors take on an no added value Under the opponent who has bas made such a declaration the same type trpe of holdings holdIngs hold- hold Ings Ins greatly depreciates in value The fact of or sitting over or under undera a 8 trump declaration does not cause such a n general shift in your values but a n revaluation of honors honors honors hon hon- ors and terraces in the opponents opponent's suit is required Also a n. certain appreciation or depreciation depre-clatIon In your original estimate of your hand should take place Honors other than aces and solid sequences held in the suit which your opponent has bid are always worth more than their original value when over the bidder and correspondingly less when the bidder Is over you ou For I example K Ii x t x of ot opponents opponent's suit OVER I the bidder l 1 trick UNDER the bidder 1 l trick of or opponents opponent's suit OVER the bidder 2 tricks UNDER the bidder bid der 1 l trick K S J X S of or opponents opponent's suit OVER the bidder 2 tricks UNDER the bidder 0 O tricks K Q X S of or opponents opponent's suit salt OVER the bIdder 2 tricks UNDER the bidder 1 trick Holdings of the same samo type are valued in much the same way when over or under no trump bids a Suit of One Bid When the issue Is one of dIng an Initial declaration which your partner has raised there are two important considerations consid first how good an assisting hand has your partner shown by his raise and second what strength have you In addition to that declared originally According to the strength of your partners partner's raise coupled with the additional additional ad nd- strength of your own cards you may If It your initial bid has been heen made on the minimum requirement of or four trIcks playing do not be bo tempted into a n even though partner gives you an enticing double raise Bid your cards for all they are worth yes es but dont don't bid the same val values es twice When however you find you have value you may follow this rule once for every playing playing- trick over the minimum of ot four Indicated indicated In in- by your jour our original dc declara lara tion Uon In such your our full strength should be shown Immediately stopping stoppIng stopping stop stop- ping of or course at a game contract unless you are Justified by your tricks honor hi Lo giving a slam indi cation n. n n. n While a n full trick either playing I or trick honor Is your quota for each after your partner has given a double raise of or your major suit If it not vulnerable you are usually usually ally filly Justified In a r for tor game on 4 playing tricks plus For e example example ex ex- ample assuming that you ha have c dealt yourself this band hand S S 1 Q H-A H H H-AJ J 0 D 42 N C-N C 10 and opened the bid at nt one spade which your partner has bas Jumped to three spades Your exact value Is 4 43 tricks playing trick below a sound but since the gamble Is for the prized much game and nod your Intermediate cards are arc very strong a could be chanced On really uncertain strength It Is particularly hazardous to bid for tor a a. game contract because here you enter the danger zone of ot a free double from the opposition With a contract of or less than game even when quite unsound you OU will usually usually ally escape a severe penalty because because because be be- cause the opponents fear to double you out But Dut tho the attempt to force a game bid on really deficient strength will frequently cost not only a n. double penalty but the tho sacrifice sacrifice sacrifice fice of or an nn advantageous partial score It must be bo realized that there is not a game In every ery hand and that partial scores at contract prove pron very valuable 1932 by Lelia Leila H Service |