Author: ACBL Staff

The Morton’s Fork Coup is a well-known maneuver that permits declarer – in the right circumstances – to get rid of a loser in a trump contract by offering a no-win choice to a defender. Here’s the general situation – observe the layout of this suit: Declarer, South, leads a low spade (which is not
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Dlr: Vul: North ♠ A 9 6 2 ♥ K 9 5 3 ♦ J ♣ J 10 6 4 South ♠ K 5 4 3 ♥ A J ♦ Q 9 6 ♣ A K 7 5 West North East South 1♦ Dbl 2♦ 3♦ Pass 3♠ Pass 4♠ All Pass Poland’s Andrzej Wilkosz
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Dlr: Vul: North ♠ A 9 6 2 ♥ K 9 5 3 ♦ J ♣ J 10 6 4 South ♠ K 5 4 3 ♥ A J ♦ Q 9 6 ♣ A K 7 5 West North East South 1♦ Dbl 2♦ 3♦ Pass 3♠ Pass 4♠ All Pass Poland’s Andrzej Wilkosz
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Dlr: East Vul: E-W North ♠ A Q J 7 5 ♥ J 8 5 3 ♦ — ♣ Q 10 7 4 South ♠ K 9 8 6 4 ♥ A Q ♦ A J 7 5 4 ♣ 3 West North (Pender) East South (Ross) Pass 1♠ Dbl Redbl 2♣ Pass Pass 4♦
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Dlr: South Vul: N-S North ♠ K 7 5 4 3 ♥ K 8 4 ♦ Q ♣ J 9 6 2 South ♠ J 8 ♥ A Q 10 7 6 2 ♦ K 10 ♣ A 7 5 West North East South 1♥ Pass 2♥ Pass 4♥ All Pass The following deal, played
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Dlr: East Vul: None North ♠ A ♥ A 10 8 4 ♦ K 7 4 ♣ A J 7 6 5 South ♠ Q 9 7 4 ♥ Q 9 3 ♦ Q 10 9 2 ♣ K 9 West North East South 1♣ Pass 1♥ Pass 1♠ Pass Pass Dbl Pass 1NT 2♦
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