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CONTRACT BRIDGE
By W, E. McKenney
The problem of converting lea ing tricks into winners in one of navez enci
fascination. Penbe
ably the greatest thrill of the bridge table is experienced by the declarer when he succeeds in mik- ing a seemingly impossible con- tract against the boat defence the opponents can offer.
To-day's hand illustrates how a resourceful declarer may some- times escape from a difficult situa- tion.
A-B-4-3 A-J.9.2
⚫6.3
0.8-2
410-9.5
AJ-7-6-
8-5.4 NORTH
2
• K-8-7
None
*A-J-7.
J-10-
6
9-5-2
ilenler $10.9.
SOUTH 6.4
AK.Q
❤K-Q-10-7-6-3
A-Q-4
K+3
The Bidding.
130
South eened with a bid of and heart. West passed and North averelled with one spade, a very fine Id.
North realized that the hand would be played at hearts event- ually, but he knew that South could not ass his one over one forcing bid, and South's response might give valuable information.
This proved to be the case, for South responded with three hearts, showing not only a very good heart suit, but a hand of general strength.
North now bid five hearts be cause he had much better than normal heart support together with some strength on the aide. South accepted the slam invitation by bidding six hearts. That closed the contracting.
The Play.
West had a difficult opening, but finally decided on the ten of spades. South on first analysis decided that the fate of his contract de- Dended on the diamond finesra. However a good declarer will not try a finesse until all other pos-. aibilities have been exhausted.
Ames saw that he surely had a losing club trick, and also a losing diamond if the king lay on the- wrong side. He did not know, as We do, that the fincase would fail, but he decided to avoid that possibility if he could.
After taking the first spado trick in his own hand, ho. lcd three rounds of hearts and the king of spades.
Ho then led a small club from his own hand, and whether West went up with the nee or not, the contract was assured.
In actual play, he did not. and when
dummy's queen hold tho the trick ́ South Immediately led nce of spades' and discarded" the king of clubs from his own hand. He then led a'dlamond and finessed the queen.
The finesse lost to West's king, but that was the last trick his side could take, for South ruffed his four of diamonds with dummy's Just trump.
If West went up with the ace of clubs when that suit was first led, he would no doubt roturn a spade. South would win in dummy with the nce and discard a small din. mond from his own hand. He would then lead a small club to the king, enter dummy by leading a low trump, and discard the queen of diamonds on the established queen of clubs.
One of the two losing tricks had seemingly vanished into thin air and South made his six heart con- tract without taking the diamond finesse.
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