tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539769009808917053.post290900525268952631..comments2023-10-04T11:43:14.036-05:00Comments on Mishaps at the Bridge Table: On different wavelengthsLakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16177723973206020679noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539769009808917053.post-89007454734175952112013-08-29T11:43:49.130-05:002013-08-29T11:43:49.130-05:00Seems to me that your leading back a small heart m...Seems to me that your leading back a small heart meant that you would welcome the return of a heart. Had you wanted your partner to switch back to spades, you would have returned a higher heart.<br /><br />The first trick signaling issue is a matter of partnership agreement. I prefer that the first trick attitude is directed more toward the "obvious shift suit" (probably hearts here, although the auction is not shown) than toward the suit led ... but many of my partners think this approach is silly. Under my preference, if your four HCP were the KJ of diamonds you would not discourage spades, because you do not want partner to switch later to hearts; it is difficult to induce partner to switch to diamonds, and perhaps you have to hope that declarer plays diamonds himself.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09402419741923703786noreply@blogger.com