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CONTRACT BRIDGE
By W. E McKenney
Today's Contract Problem
North and South alone are aving the bidding, hore. How sbould this bidding proceed?
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Bolution in next sue.
Solution to Previous Contract Problem
The most dificult hand to play In that in which a player holds four trump and partñor only three. In other words, you have only seven trump between you, leaving six for the opponents.
If, these outstanding trump are divided 3-9, you probably will not have much trouble handling the situation.. But with the trump) divided 4-2 (and this is the way! they generally are) you are; con- fronted with a real problem, es- pecially if you are short in one! ault and the opponents give your opportunity to ruff that suit.
Several days ago I told you that! P. Hal Sims, acknowledged as the world's greatent contract player, stated that the most important thing in contrjet is the timing factor, and I am going to advise you always to keep that phrase: foremost in your mind-the tim- ing factor.
Here is an example of th
South
The Bidding
West North
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Pass
Pass 1 diamond
2 diamond 2 heart 2 spade
Розв PASS
3 spade
Past. 4 diamond Pass Pasa
PRAS
The Play
A spade
The wee and king of clubs werd epshed by East, who followed with the seven of clubs, West-playing the queen. If the declarer trumps this trick, the timing factor then will be in favour of the opponents, ay West atill will have four trump remaining.
laltg
However, North has heart, so why not throw a loser' on a loser and keep the Himing) factor in your favour?
Therefore, North's correct play
is to discard the deuce of hearts.
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I would add a word of personal Now if East continues with a club, gratitude and congratulation to the Treasurer and other Members of it can be ruffed in the South hand, the Cathedral Church Council, while if East leads a heart, it will and your esteemed paper, for their be won in dummy with the acc. enorgetle handling of the restora- The trump could then be picked tion and the appeal. They have up, discarding and of dummy's lus- taken a great load off the shoul- Ing hearts on the fourth round.1dera of the Dean, and freed him The last losing heart would be for the spiritual work which is his thrown off on the five good dla-job-and mine,
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