{"id":19770,"date":"2026-05-05T00:01:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T23:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bridge.com\/?post_type=publication&#038;p=19770"},"modified":"2026-05-05T06:33:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T05:33:55","slug":"the-aces-on-bridge-tuesday-5-may-2026","status":"publish","type":"publication","link":"https:\/\/bridge.com\/en\/publication\/the-aces-on-bridge-tuesday-5-may-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"The Aces on Bridge: Tuesday, 5 May 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-e09935c\" data-block-id=\"e09935c\"><style>.stk-e09935c {margin-bottom:60px !important;}.stk-e09935c-column{--stk-columns-spacing:0px !important;--stk-column-gap:60px !important;row-gap:32px !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-e09935c-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-845e92f\" data-v=\"4\" 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!important;--entrance-delay:0.25s !important;--entrance-duration:0.75s !important;}.stk-24c4feb .stk-block-text__text{color:var(--stk-global-color-51802, #00024e) !important;}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-color\">\u201cBecause the road is rough and long,<br>Shall we despise the skylark\u2019s song,<br>That cheers the wanderer\u2019s way?\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-fb10b39 stk-entrance\" data-block-id=\"fb10b39\"><style>.stk-fb10b39 .stk-block-text__text{color:var(--stk-global-color-51802, #00024e) !important;font-weight:600 !important;}.stk-fb10b39 {--entrance-transform:translateY(-16px) !important;--entrance-delay:0.3s !important;--entrance-duration:0.75s !important;}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-color has-text-align-right\"><em>Anne Bronte<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-bb0615c\" data-block-id=\"bb0615c\"><style>.stk-bb0615c {overflow:visible !important;}.stk-bb0615c .stk-container{overflow:visible !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-bb0615c-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-67ccbae\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"67ccbae\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-67ccbae-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-67ccbae-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-cdd78bb\" data-block-id=\"cdd78bb\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Declarer mistimed the play slightly in this deal from the 2025 Spingold Teams Championships.<br>North\u2019s three diamonds was a fit jump, showing a heart fit and a decent diamond suit. (I\u2019m a fan of fit jumps in competition rather than weak jumps, but it is even clearer that, as a passed hand, you will almost never want to make a weak jump in a new suit, given that you didn\u2019t preempt initially.)<br>When South did not double four spades, North reasonably took the push to the five-level, and West furnished his fourth red card of the auction.<br>West led a trump in an effort to protect his side-suit tricks, which South took in hand to give up a spade. West cashed the club ace and then continued trumps, and now declarer had reached a crossroads. He chose to win in hand and then try to ruff out the opponents\u2019 spades, but that only provided 10 tricks: two trump tricks, the six remaining ruffs separately, a spade and a diamond. He had to lose a second club trick at the finish.<br>Declarer should have sought to establish dummy\u2019s diamonds instead. Provided they split 4-3, the diamonds would provide two extra tricks rather than just the one he would get from spades. It is best to win the first heart trick in hand, give up a spade and then take the second heart trick with the king in order to start on diamonds. Three ruffs are enough to establish the suit, using three black-suit ruffs as entries back to dummy: two to establish the diamonds and another to enjoy the long cards.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-ab9c86c\" data-block-id=\"ab9c86c\"><style>.stk-ab9c86c {margin-bottom:40px !important;}.stk-ab9c86c-column{max-width:800px !important;min-width:auto !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-left:0px !important;--stk-column-gap:16px !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-ab9c86c-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-dc257fc stk-block-background stk-entrance stk--has-background-overlay\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"dc257fc\"><style>.stk-dc257fc {background-image:url(https:\/\/bridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Barry-Rigal-_bloc-Aces-e1771248268553.jpeg) !important;border-top-left-radius:16px !important;border-top-right-radius:16px !important;border-bottom-right-radius:16px !important;border-bottom-left-radius:16px !important;overflow:hidden !important;padding-top:64px !important;padding-right:64px !important;padding-bottom:64px !important;padding-left:64px !important;--entrance-transform:translateX(-32px) !important;--entrance-duration:0.75s !important;}@media screen and (min-width: 768px){.stk-dc257fc {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(25% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-dc257fc-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-dc257fc-inner-blocks\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-4707aff\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"4707aff\"><style>.stk-4707aff {align-self:center !important;}@media screen and (min-width: 768px){.stk-4707aff {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(75% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-4707aff-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-4707aff-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-a8167db stk-entrance\" id=\"barry-rigal\" data-block-id=\"a8167db\"><style>.stk-a8167db {margin-bottom:0px !important;--entrance-transform:translateX(32px) !important;--entrance-delay:0.25s !important;--entrance-duration:0.75s !important;}.stk-a8167db .stk-block-heading__text{color:var(--stk-global-color-51802, #00024e) !important;}<\/style><h4 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-color\">Barry Rigal<\/h4><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-e824948 stk-entrance\" data-block-id=\"e824948\"><style>.stk-e824948 {margin-bottom:12px !important;--entrance-transform:translateX(32px) !important;--entrance-delay:0.3s !important;--entrance-duration:0.75s !important;}.stk-e824948 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:16px !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-e824948 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:16px !important;}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Barry Rigal is an English-born bridge player, author, commentator, and journalist who has won major national titles in both the UK and the United States and served as a VuGraph commentator for decades at European and World championships. He has written and edited numerous bridge books and articles and has been President of the International Bridge Press Association, contributing widely to the game\u2019s literature and education.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-b4e30e4\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"b4e30e4\"><style>.stk-b4e30e4-inner-blocks{justify-content:flex-start !important;}@media screen and (min-width: 768px){.stk-b4e30e4 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(40% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-b4e30e4-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk--column-flex stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-b4e30e4-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-93b64e4\" 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n\"><div class=\"player-hand\"><div class=\"suit-row spades\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2660<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">8<\/span><\/div><div class=\"suit-row hearts\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2665<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">K7654<\/span><\/div><div class=\"suit-row diamonds\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2666<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">A98632<\/span><\/div><div class=\"suit-row clubs\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2663<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">Q<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cell null\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"cell player w\"><div class=\"player-hand\"><div class=\"suit-row spades\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2660<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">AKQ<\/span><\/div><div class=\"suit-row hearts\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2665<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">98<\/span><\/div><div class=\"suit-row diamonds\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2666<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">KQJ4<\/span><\/div><div class=\"suit-row clubs\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2663<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">AK73<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cell center-compass\"><div class=\"compass-content\">\n                            <div class=\"compass-n\">N<\/div>\n                            <div class=\"compass-w\">W<\/div>\n                            <div class=\"compass-e\">E<\/div>\n                            <div class=\"compass-s\">S<\/div>\n                          <\/div><\/div><div class=\"cell player e\"><div class=\"player-hand\"><div class=\"suit-row spades\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2660<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">J752<\/span><\/div><div class=\"suit-row hearts\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2665<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">10<\/span><\/div><div class=\"suit-row diamonds\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2666<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">1075<\/span><\/div><div class=\"suit-row clubs\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2663<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">J10864<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"cell null\"><\/div><div class=\"cell player s\"><div class=\"player-hand\"><div class=\"suit-row spades\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2660<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">109643<\/span><\/div><div class=\"suit-row hearts\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2665<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">AQJ32<\/span><\/div><div class=\"suit-row diamonds\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2666<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">\u2014<\/span><\/div><div class=\"suit-row clubs\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2663<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">952<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cell null\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"bdm-deal-context-box\"><div class=\"bdm-context-grid\"><div class=\"bdm-context-item\"><strong>Dealer:<\/strong> <span>North<\/span><\/div><div class=\"bdm-context-item\"><strong>Lead:<\/strong> <span class=\"bdm-lead-card\"><span class=\"bdm-card-static\">\n            <span class=\"bdm-card-suit suit-h\">\u2665<\/span>\n            <span class=\"bdm-card-rank\">9<\/span>\n        <\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t<div class=\"auction-table\">\n\t\t<div class=\"auction-header\">\n                            <div class=\"auction-cell header\">W<\/div>\n                            <div class=\"auction-cell header\">N<\/div>\n                            <div class=\"auction-cell header\">E<\/div>\n                            <div class=\"auction-cell header\">S<\/div>\n            \t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"auction-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"auction-cell\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"auction-cell\"><span class=\"bid-pass\">Pass<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"auction-cell\"><span class=\"bid-pass\">Pass<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"auction-cell\"><span class=\"bid-contract\">1<span class=\"suit-h\">\u2665<\/span><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"auction-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"auction-cell\"><span class=\"bid-x\">X<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"auction-cell\"><span class=\"bid-contract\">3<span class=\"suit-d\">\u2666<\/span><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"auction-cell\"><span class=\"bid-pass\">Pass<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"auction-cell\"><span class=\"bid-contract\">3<span class=\"suit-h\">\u2665<\/span><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"auction-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"auction-cell\"><span class=\"bid-x\">X<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"auction-cell\"><span class=\"bid-contract\">4<span class=\"suit-h\">\u2665<\/span><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"auction-cell\"><span class=\"bid-pass\">Pass<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"auction-cell\"><span class=\"bid-pass\">Pass<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"auction-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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