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%HRTitleEvent "BFP B1 L05 Balanced Reply to 1NT"
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[Event "BFP B1 L05 Balanced Reply to 1NT"]
[Site ""]
[Date ""]
[Board "1"]
[West ""]
[North ""]
[East ""]
[South ""]
[Dealer "N"]
[Vulnerable "None"]
[Deal "N:Q984.A9.AJT.KT98 JT6.Q8532.Q87.75 AK7.J74.9532.AQ6 532.KT6.K64.J432"]
[Scoring ""]
[Declarer ""]
[Contract ""]
{North has 14 HCP and a balanced hand. North opens the bidding 1NT.

South has a balanced hand with 14 HCP. South knows that North has a balanced
hand with 12-14 HCPs. 

Assuming the minimum 12 HCP, the total between the hands is at least 12 + 14
HCP = 26 HCP. 25 HCP between the two hands is enough to make nine tricks. 

The 3NT contract attracts the game bonus. South makes a jump bid to 3NT. This
is a sign off bid and North passes.
}
[Result ""]
{East leads \H3, the fourth highest in the longest suit in the hand.

North has winners as follows: 3 in spades, 1 in hearts, 1 in diamonds, 3 in
clubs, total of 8. 

The ninth trick might come from a 3:3 distribution of opponents spades or 
clubs, so both suits need counting; or 

There are two missing honours in diamonds. Finesse twice.

}
[BCFlags "ff"]
[Auction "N"]
1NT Pass 3NT Pass
Pass Pass

[Event "BFP B1 L05 Balanced Reply to 1NT"]
[Site ""]
[Date ""]
[Board "2"]
[West ""]
[North ""]
[East ""]
[South ""]
[Dealer "E"]
[Vulnerable "NS"]
[Deal "E:AQJ.KT9.87.QJT98 T75.J87532.Q43.A 842.Q6.AJT52.753 K963.A4.K96.K642"]
[Scoring ""]
[Declarer ""]
[Contract ""]
[Result ""]
{East opens the bidding with 1NT. This shows 12,13, or 14 HCPs and a balanced
hand.

West has a balanced hand with only 7 HCPs. Even if East has maximum 14 HCPs the
total between the hands would be 21 HCPs. This is not enough for the game
contract of 3NT. West passes.

South leads \H5, the fourth highest of the longest suit, hoping to establish
heart winners.

East has few quick winners: spades 1, hearts 0, diamonds 1, clubs 2 = total 4.

Clubs is the friendly suit, East-West have eight of them. East should lead
clubs until the opponents have played their ace and king. That will lead to 3
tricks won in clubs making the 7 altogether needed for 1NT.}
[BCFlags "1f"]
[Auction "E"]
1NT Pass Pass Pass

[Event "BFP B1 L05 Balanced Reply to 1NT"]
[Site ""]
[Date ""]
[Board "3"]
[West ""]
[North ""]
[East ""]
[South ""]
[Dealer "S"]
[Vulnerable "EW"]
[Deal "S:A52.K7.973.KQT97 KQJ7.9653.J8.543 T843.Q42.AT64.AJ 96.AJT8.KQ52.862"]
[Scoring ""]
[Declarer ""]
[Contract ""]
[Result ""]
{South has 12 HCPs and a balanced hand, so opens 1NT.

North has 11 HCPs. If partner holds 12 or 13 HCPs, there will not be enough to
make the 9 tricks needed for the game contract of 3NT. If partner has 14 HCPs,
then there would be enough for the game contract. 

North bids an invitational 2NT. This doesn't say that eight tricks is all the
partnership can make. It says that the partnership should be able to make 8
tricks, but might be able to make 9 tricks IF South has 14 HCPs. It invites to
raise to 3NT with 14 HCPs, but to pass otherwise.

South has only 12 HCPs and so passes.

Opening lead from West would be \SK top of a touching sequence of at least
three.

There are five quick tricks in clubs, one in spades, one in diamonds, making
seven. Forcing out the \HA will add one more for the 2NT.}
[BCFlags "ff"]
[Auction "S"]
1NT Pass 2NT Pass
Pass Pass

[Event "BFP B1 L05 Balanced Reply to 1NT"]
[Site ""]
[Date ""]
[Board "4"]
[West ""]
[North ""]
[East ""]
[South ""]
[Dealer "W"]
[Vulnerable "All"]
[Deal "W:AK63.K74.T85.A65 Q95.862.A973.JT2 T82.QJ5.KQJ6.K87 J74.AT93.42.Q943"]
[Scoring ""]
[Declarer ""]
[Contract ""]
[Result ""]
{

West opens the bidding with 1NT showing a balanced hand with 12-14 HCPs.




East has 12 HCPs. This may or may not be enough for the nine trick 3NT contact
that would earn a game bonus.




East bids 2NT, an invitational bid. This shows partner enough HCPs for game
providing partner is maximum within the 12-14 HCP range.

West is maximum and so raises to the game contract.

North leads \D3 the fourth highest of the longest suit.

For West, the quick winners are: spades 2, hearts 0, diamonds 0, clubs 2, total
4.

However, West will play diamonds until the ace appears setting up three other
tricks in diamonds. Then West will play hearts until the ace appears setting up
two tricks in hearts.}
[BCFlags "1f"]
[Auction "W"]
1NT Pass 2NT Pass
3NT Pass Pass Pass

[Event "BFP B1 L05 Balanced Reply to 1NT"]
[Site ""]
[Date ""]
[Board "5"]
[West ""]
[North ""]
[East ""]
[South ""]
[Dealer "N"]
[Vulnerable "NS"]
[Deal "N:Q932.AT4.K97.K65 KJT85.73.QT85.J4 A4.KJ9.J63.QT987 76.Q8652.A42.A32"]
[Scoring ""]
[Declarer ""]
[Contract ""]
[Result ""]
{North opens the bidding with 1NT showing partner 12-14 HCPs in a balanced
hand.

With a balanced hand and 11 HCPs in South's hand it is possible but not certain
that a game contract of 3NT can succeed.

South makes an invitational bid of 2NT. This shows partner enough HCPs for game
providing partner is maximum within the 12-14 HCP range.

With a minimum HCP count of 12, North declines the invitation and passes.

East leads \SJ from an internal sequence in the five card spade suit.

}
[BCFlags "1f"]
[Auction "N"]
1NT Pass 2NT Pass
Pass Pass

[Event "BFP B1 L05 Balanced Reply to 1NT"]
[Site ""]
[Date ""]
[Board "6"]
[West ""]
[North ""]
[East ""]
[South ""]
[Dealer "E"]
[Vulnerable "EW"]
[Deal "E:AT4.J5.K864.A972 K975.632.AJ2.Q54 J63.AQT.T93.KJ83 Q82.K9874.Q75.T6"]
[Scoring ""]
[Declarer ""]
[Contract ""]
[Result ""]
{East opens the bidding with 1NT showing partner 12-14 HCPs in a balanced hand.}
[BCFlags "9f"]
[Auction "E"]
1NT Pass 2NT Pass
Pass Pass

[Event "BFP B1 L05 Balanced Reply to 1NT"]
[Site ""]
[Date ""]
[Board "7"]
[West ""]
[North ""]
[East ""]
[South ""]
[Dealer "S"]
[Vulnerable "All"]
[Deal "S:QJT8.AJ86.A5.JT8 A74.T742.QJ9.K43 632.Q9.KT863.Q72 K95.K53.742.A965"]
[Scoring ""]
[Declarer ""]
[Contract ""]
[Result ""]
{South opens the bidding with 1NT showing partner 12-14 HCPs in a balanced
hand.

North has a balanced hand with only 7 HCPs. Even if South has maximum 14 HCPs
the total between the hands would be 21 HCPs. This is not enough for the game
contract of 3NT. North passes.}
[BCFlags "1f"]
[Auction "S"]
1NT Pass Pass Pass

[Event "BFP B1 L05 Balanced Reply to 1NT"]
[Site ""]
[Date ""]
[Board "8"]
[West ""]
[North ""]
[East ""]
[South ""]
[Dealer "W"]
[Vulnerable "None"]
[Deal "W:973.AK8.KQJ8.862 QJ2.9432.63.KJT4 AKT6.QJT.T952.A5 854.765.A74.Q973"]
[Scoring ""]
[Declarer ""]
[Contract ""]
[Result ""]
{West opens the bidding with 1NT showing partner 12-14 HCPs in a balanced hand.

East has a balanced hand with 14 HCP. South knows that North has a balanced
hand with 12-14 HCPs. 

Assuming the minimum 12 HCP, the total between the hands is at least 12 + 14
HCP = 26 HCP. 25 HCP between the two hands is enough to make nine tricks. 

The 3NT contract attracts the game bonus. East makes a jump bid to 3NT. This is
a sign off bid and North passes.}
[BCFlags "1f"]
[Auction "W"]
1NT Pass 3NT Pass
Pass Pass
