The Aces on Bridge: Thursday, 9 April 2026

You would gladly bid two diamonds over one heart, but a three-level overcall ought to show more than this. You could stretch to three diamonds over two spades on the grounds that the player with shortness in the opponent’s suit should strive to act. Here, however, if you have a contract on, partner will be able to protect with a double or bid two spades, after which you have a perfect response of three diamonds, nonforcing.