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CONTRACT BRIDGE
By W. E. McKenney
Bolution to Previous Contract Problem
Every bridge player is familiar with the fact that when he has losing cards of'n suit, he must try to establish some other suit! qu which to discard theso losers, if they cannot be ruffed off. While some exceptionally fine plays are made to establish these aido suits, they really are not un- usual. The unusual is the dis- card of a losing card on a trump, and that is the play brought out In to-day's hand.
John H. Law of Cleveland, one of the outstanding contract players of the middle west, receiv ed top score on this board, mak- ing five-odd by accomplishing this exceptionally fine play.
While West's overeall of one spade vulnerable cannot be criti- cized, I personally, prefer to use the negative double, in which case East would respond with spades.
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However, the final contract un- doubtedly would be the same.
The Play
West opened the king of spades, which Law, in the South, trump- ed with the four of hearts, He then led a small heart and won in dummy with the jack. His next play was a small dinmond, finessing the jack from his own hand and West winning with the
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It still looked as though Law would have to lose # diamond trick. West continued with the queen of spades, which Law ruffed with the nine of hearts.
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He trumped with the ace of hearts and then led the ten of hearts, winning in dummy with the queen.
The "king of hearts then was played and on this Law discarded his losing six of diamonds. Now, as the club suit broke, he had the rest of the tricks.
By discarding a losing card on a good trump, he had made an extra trick.
Today's Contract Problem
West holds the following hand against South's threo no trump bid. He opens the tour of spades, which East wins with the king. East roturna the jack, South covera with the queen, and now what is West's proper play?
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