The magnificent bridge story was told to me by the French bridge player Gilles Queran.
Many years ago, he played in the final of the French pair championship with a partner, who we will call Mr. X.
Mr. X had non-trivial approach to the game, and especially to the biddibg.
One of the boards, Mr. X asked Blackwood, learned that partnership is missing two aces and put a 6NT bid on the table (not Mr.X. but partner was a declarer). Opponents doubled and Mr. X redoubled.
Everyone knows what happens usually in 6NT without two aces. But at this time defenders had a problem: the attacker had only one ace and no cards in a suit of the partners ace.
So, they couldn't pick two aces from the start.
It has come to the point that the owner of the second ace was squizzed and 6NT come home.
In one of the following deals Mr. X intervented with a bid (that show minors) against the strong 1NT opening with the following hand:
Partner chose a diamonds, opponents doubled and set the contract for 1400 (they have nothing more then game).
So what - the reader will ask - what is the story? We meet such craftsmens at the table every tournament!
The most amazing part of this story is that Mr. X has written a book about bridge bidding!
So, before you read any bridge book, first look at the author's name to be sure author is adequate, otherwise soon you may start to repeat the style of the great Mr X!
