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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 1933.
CONTRACT (EEP UPKEEP DOWN
BRIDGE
By W. E. McKenney
You
are undoubtedly familiar with an expression uncil in the play of the hand, which is, "load through strength and up to weak- Reas."
In other words, let us any that the exposed dummy has two small diamonda and the ace, queen and a small club. If you are on
of the and must)
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not wish to lead clubs as you would be leading directly into the
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KNOCKED DOWN BY MOTOR CAR
Leading Seaman G. W. Kooch, of the destroyer Wren, received injuries to both hands and right Your best lend would be up to arm on Saturday night as a re- the diamond auit in dummy, which fault of being knocked down by a is weak, because you would be private motor car No. 1417 which lending through the declarer'a was being driven by Chan Ho-pak, hand, which would undoubtedly along Hennessy Road. assist in establishing cards in your partner's hand.
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According to a report made to the Police by Leading Seanian, However, if you were in the Keech, he was walking ip Hen- lead and were sitting to the right neasy Road, shortly after of the dummy you would not wish o'clock on Saturday and when to lead diamonds, as that would be near its junction with Fenwick leading through your partner's Street he was knocked down. strength and would allow the Keech was admitted to the Royal declarer, who was sitting over Naval Hospital for treatment. that hand, to kill off his good cards.
Your best lead would then be through the ace-queen of clubs in dummy", hoping thereby to establish a king or a jack in your partner's hand,
would be to their advantage., With you an declarer, the ad- vantage is yours, therefore this is the ideal type of hand to open with one ne trump,
It does not necessarily follow This is the principle which is that the hand must be played at a employed in the one over one no trump contract. Your original system of contract bidding, in | original no trump bids.
no trump hid simply says to part- ner, "I have a very fine hand and. In my last article I showed you in addition, I believe that I can that, with a blank 160 aees, you gain a decided advantage by hav- should not open with a no trump ing the lead come up to my hand, but should endeavour to have your therefore I am opening with one partner play the hand at no trump, no trump.” However, this was because there If partner should show concen- was no advantage in the lend com-trated sirength in hearts or spades Ing up to you.
Let us take the following hand:
Spades K-d-3
Hearts A-10-3
Diamonds A-K-J-2.
Clubs Q-10-6
there is no reason why you cannot play for a game in either of those suits, if the bidding on the part uf your partner clearly indicates that his hand will not fit with a no trump contract,
This hand has a hiddable din-1 What I wish you to gather from mond suit, but what are its most this in that bridge is a partnership important advantage? They are game and you should not try to its tenace positions.
play it alone. Renson out what You enn force your left hand op-your partner is attempting to tell ponent to do just the contrary of you when he makes a bid, and the principle outlined above-you don't make a bid yourself from ean force him to lead up to your which It would be impossible for strength, because you held tenace your partner to make the proper positions in every suit.
deductions,
If this hand were to become the dummy, your right-hand opponent would be in the lead and he would be leading through strength, which
The bidding in contract is an exchange of Inferences, therefore make this exchange of information is intelligent and clear as possible...........
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