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CONTRACT BRIDGE
By W. E. McKenney
Today's Contract Problem
Contract in this hand is seven spades. West opens the «queen of clubs. The heart'ault will not break. What is the best possiblo chance you have of making contract? -
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The Bidding
South, the dealer, started the contracting with one heart, West overcalled "with one spade, North bid two hearts. The bidding of two hearts by North la none too strong, but it is worth giving the partner at least one support. East then bid three hearts. This bid is made to show partner no losers in hearts.
South paced and West bid three spades. North passed and East made a shift jump bid to five clubs. This is a demand bid and requires partner to keep the bidding open. South passed and West went to five spades. North passed and East un- doubtedly should pass, as West, his partner, has been showing mini- mums throughout, but It is very tempting to bid the slam and Enst took the contract to six spades.
The Play
It was North's opening lead and although East had shown no heart lonera, the North player opened the deuce of hearts which East, the dummy, trumped with the douce of spades. A amull spade was re- turned from dummy which the de- clarer won with the king. Declarèr then trumped the eight of hearts in dummy with the seven of spades and returned the nine of spades,] and when South echoed in dia- monda by discarding the Reven. declarer went right up with the лее. Declarer then returned a small diamond to the duramy, win- ning,with the nce, South completed
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The declarer properly reasoned that the only chance he has of; making his contract is to find the two hearts and four clubs. There South hand with the king of dia-fore the declarer takes four rounds monds and the North hand with the of clubs from dummy, discarding a the fourth club. The heart on jack of diamonds, therefore the queen of diamonds is returned good ten of diamonds is then led from dummy, South going up with from dummy and the declarer dis- the king, declarer trumping with Cards the jack of hearts, and all the three of spades and the jack North can do is to ruff with the
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