The worldwide recognition of the Multi Two Diamond opening to point out a weak two-bid in both one of many majors has consultants in search of the optimum use for opening bids of two in a serious. One well-liked therapy seems in right now’s deal.

The opening diamond lead went to East’s 10 and South’s ace. South received the primary trick as a result of he didn’t need a spade shift. This is able to be a simple one if the golf equipment break up 2-2 or if one opponent had a singleton king. Catering to the precise lie of the playing cards, which was fairly probably, South led a low membership to dummy’s 10. East accurately performed low. Declarer continued by operating dummy’s queen of golf equipment. West would have been a hero had he ducked his doubleton king on the primary spherical, however he didn’t have it to duck, so the queen held the trick.

South nonetheless solely had eight methods, however the probability for an endplay towards West was substantial. South cashed his ace-king of hearts and his ace of diamonds, earlier than exiting with the 9 of diamonds. West may money three diamond methods, however then needed to lead a spade into declarer’s ace-queen and the sport rolled residence. This was nicely performed, however as soon as once more we see a two-suited bid draw a roadmap for declarer within the play.