Meanwhile anybody who does the double  that is... winning the Tuesday 'BBO' No Fears and then the Thursday 'live' No Fears in the same week will receive a No Fears winners crocodile 🐊 mug!

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Well done this weeks winners Tim and Peter with top No fears pair Kairen and Donald 

Board five was a hand where the weak No trumpers right sided a slam and subsequently stole half a star from the strong No trumpers who bid the same, but declared from the weaker hand. 

In the illustrated auction Stephen opened 1C and when i responded 1S, raised to 2S. 3S better, If you hold a strong NT hand and partner responds in your four card major raise to the 3 levelI made a trial bid (normally looking for game) but here it was for slam. Stephen showed his extra values, and we bid 6S with south as declarer.

See how the hand plays well as south on a minor suit lead and you are not put to the test immediately on a diamond lead. But if you are declarer as north the contract is very lead fragile and after a ♦ lead  becomes dependent on the ♦K finesse.

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Meanwhile after a strong NT by north, south transferred to spades and with good four card support Jenny broke the transfer to 3S. This indicates four card support but a non maximum. No problems for Andie with her nice seventeen points and slam comfortably bid. Unlucky for them, declarer was north so only two and a half stars.