{"id":8368,"date":"2026-02-16T00:01:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T23:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bridge.com\/?post_type=publication&#038;p=8368"},"modified":"2026-03-27T10:58:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T09:58:14","slug":"the-aces-on-bridge-monday-16-february-2026","status":"publish","type":"publication","link":"https:\/\/bridge.com\/en\/publication\/the-aces-on-bridge-monday-16-february-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"The Aces on Bridge: Monday, 16 February 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\">Man errs as long as he strives. <\/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>Johann von Goethe<\/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\">When this deal came up in an English pairs event, a number of West players fell from grace. Take up the West chair and see if you can do better.<br>When you double one spade for takeout, North bids two no-trump to show an invitational or better raise in spades. South signs off, but North bids one more for the road.<br>To start with, what should you lead? Underleading either of your aces would be needlessly risky, but a club might also cost a trick. Given that declarer already knows you are short in trumps, and that he would likely have picked off any honors partner might hold anyway, the safest and best lead is actually your singleton spade.<br>Declarer takes partner&#8217;s spade queen with the king, unblocks the club king, crosses to the spade ace (as you discard a heart), throws a diamond on the club ace and then ruffs a club. Next comes a heart lead. Declarer can scarcely have two singletons, so you play small. The king holds as partner contributes the two. A spade back to hand, partner discarding, is followed by another heart. How should you defend now?<br>Declarer knows from the bidding that you have the heart ace, so you had better take it before it is extracted from you at an inopportune time, but what next?<br>It is at this stage that most defenders faltered. They panicked and cashed the diamond ace, but you know that cannot be right. First, declarer, who has shown up with only 7 points so far, must have the diamond king to make up his opening bid. Second, the diamond ace is going nowhere. Even if partner has failed to give count in hearts, declarer does not have enough discard opportunities to get rid of his diamonds. You must therefore defend passively with a heart exit and wait for declarer to play diamonds for you. It is just an overtrick, but that can prove the difference between a top and a bottom at matchpoints scoring.<\/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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stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-df18bdc-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-ab4dfac\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"ab4dfac\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-ab4dfac-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-ab4dfac-inner-blocks\"><div class=\"bdm-deal-wrapper bdm-is-pinnable\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"bdm-pin-btn\" title=\"Unpin the deal\" data-pin-text=\"Pin\" data-pin-title=\"Pin the deal\" data-unpin-title=\"Unpin the deal\" data-close-title=\"Close\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-thumbtack\"><\/i> <span class=\"bdm-pin-label\">Pin<\/span><\/button><div class=\"bdm-deal-wrapper deal deal-format-schema target-capture small-format\" id=\"bdm-deal-8351-6a3aa7cce3ed6\"><div class=\"deal-content\"><div class=\"deal-grid all-visible\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"cell null\"><\/div><div class=\"cell player n\"><div class=\"player-hand\"><div class=\"suit-row spades\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2660<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">A965<\/span><\/div><div class=\"suit-row hearts\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2665<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">KQ10<\/span><\/div><div class=\"suit-row diamonds\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2666<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">J64<\/span><\/div><div class=\"suit-row clubs\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2663<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">A87<\/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\">7<\/span><\/div><div class=\"suit-row hearts\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2665<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">A763<\/span><\/div><div class=\"suit-row diamonds\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2666<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">AQ52<\/span><\/div><div class=\"suit-row clubs\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2663<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">Q432<\/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\">Q4<\/span><\/div><div class=\"suit-row hearts\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2665<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">852<\/span><\/div><div class=\"suit-row diamonds\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2666<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">1098<\/span><\/div><div class=\"suit-row clubs\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2663<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">J10965<\/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\">KJ10832<\/span><\/div><div class=\"suit-row hearts\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2665<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">J94<\/span><\/div><div class=\"suit-row diamonds\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2666<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">K73<\/span><\/div><div class=\"suit-row clubs\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2663<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">K<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cell null\"><\/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\"><\/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-s\">\u2660<\/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\">2<span class=\"suit-nt\">NT<\/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-s\">\u2660<\/span><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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