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1954
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10
CONTRACT BRIDGE
By W. E. McKenney
Today's Contract Problem
Here is one for the mathe- maticians. The contract is four apados. Edst has cashod his aco and king of clubs and North has ruffed, the third, club. North can loro only one' spade trick to make ħla con- tract. What play of the guit would aland the boat chance to wint
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following hand, which South played at five diamonds.
The Play
West opened the king of hearts and then shifted to the douce of diamonds. East played the ten, de- clarar won with the ace, ruffed a heart with the Jack of diamonds, and returned a spade, which he won with the nce.
Ile ruffed another heart with the queen of diamonds. Another spade was returned and West dropped the ten,
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Here's where the timing comes in.. Declarer could seo that if he led another heart he would be forced to lose a diamond and ni club. So his only chance to make the band was to find, East with the high club and the jack and ten of spades.
Someone recently asked P. Ha! Sims, famous contract expert, what was the most important factors in contract bridge, and his answer was, "The timing factor." In the He stopped cross-ruffing and led contracting you must time the bid-a small diamond, winning with the ding so that the proper hand, be-king in dummy. A small club was comes the declarer.
returned, South winning with the
Suppose your hand consists of ace. South returned the nine of good heart sult and your partner diamonds, picking up West's last has a good spade suit. The oppo- diamonds and then led the last nents have bid diamonds. You hold diamond.
the king and ten of diamonds and the bidding indicates that you or your partner has control of the club suit.
You must become the declarer, to make sure that you will lose only one trick. If you allow your partner to play the hand at apades, they will lead through your king and ten of diamonds and the amall slam will be defeated.
In the play of the hand, espe- cially on cross-ruffing hands, the timing, factor is very. Important.
East was forced to discard his
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A good example of the timing queen of clubs. factor in the play is given in the then was led.
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king and now was forced to lead Into dummy's king and nine, of The eight of clubs spades, giving the declarer his con- East won with the tract.
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