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CONTRACT BRIDGE
By W. E. McKenney
Bolution to Previous Contract Problem
Quite often a hand is dealt in a tournament which resembles a double dummy problem, and herg is one taken from the national championship tournament at Cin- cinnati...
SATURDAY
FEBRUARY
17 1934.
BANKS.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1868."
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.43.000.000
| Paid-up Capitat
Esmerve Fand
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BEMARANG
BEREMBAN
AGENCIES AND DEANCHE19 100m
BAIGON ALOR STAR ILOILO
Iron AMELITAAR BANGKOK KARACHI
ILANG BATAVIA
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The declarer, of course, loses the BOMBAY first two club tricks, and it looks CALCUTTA as though he must lose a diamond CANTON and a spade,
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I hope, however, that you found the correct way to make the con- tract, which is as follows:
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West's double is bad, since it cannot help but locate the hearts for the declarer, which of course It does as soon as dummy Roes Bafe Deposit Boxes (various alien) as a
realizes Imme-{ pearty rental from 35 to $40. down. Declarer diately that the only thing West could have to double on is Ave hearts. However, here is the way he played the hand to make the con- tract.
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After the ace of clubs opening Capital (fully paid up). 100.000.000 by West, West continued with the Reserve Fund... 11.210.000 five, East winning with the king. On the first club the declarer dropped the three, and then the Adria nine, false-carding in an attempt ataria to place the deuce in the West Berlin hand.
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If East hud returned a club at Canton this point, allowing the dummy to Dairen Daisy) Moli ruff, West would have discarded a Feesten
(Mukden) Nagor spade to defeat the contract. How Hambur ever, it looked as though the natur-ankow
al lead was the eight of hearts,Harbin Palplas
which was won in dummy with the jack.
A small spade was returned, and won with the acc.. Another spade was played and won In dummy with the queen and a club was dis- carded on the king of spades.
The jack of diamonds was re
turned, Enst played the queen and Scuth won the trick with the nce, Immediately returning the ten of clube. West discarded a diamond and North trumped with the seven
of hearts..
Now a small diamond was played, which East won with the king and
Today's Contract Problem
Agaist in spade contract by Bouth, it looks as though West should make, the king. Jack and ten of spades. Howe over, by proper play, South can make Ave-spades. Try 12 The king of hearts is opened.
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regardless of whether he returned a club or a spade, the declarer dis- carded the nine of diamonds and trumped in dummy with the queen of hearts.
He won the last three tricks with the nce, king, and ten of hearts.
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