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By W. E. McKenney
Solution to Previous Contract Problem
Its advant- False-carding hina ages and disadvantages. I'bolleve that most playera falac-card nt the wrong time. Occasionally opper- tunity arises to make a fine do. fensive false-card, and such is the play that came ̃úp in to-day's hand.
The Bidding
South's hand is about as wonk n holding ns could justify an origi-: nal no trump bid. However, in
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cannot afford to pass such a hand and the best bid is une no trump.
West is not strong enough to make a vulnerable overcall. North shows his diamond suit with a bid of two diamonds, having no fear of the hand being passed, as any bid over an original one trump is
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should respond simply with two no trump, which North can carry to three.
The Play
West's opening lend is a sinall heart, East plays the jack, and the declarer must hold up, refusing to win until the third round, endeavouring to exhaust East of hearts so that, when the diamond finesse is taken, and if it falls, East will be unable to return a heart.
East, after winning with the jack, returns a heart, but declarer [stays off until the third round and then wins with the ace, discarding a small club from dummy.
The diamond suit being the longest, it looks as though that is the suit to establish for the needed trick; so the declarer plays the
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If West carelessly plays the ten, the declarer will play the jack, lead the ace, dropping the king. and the suit will be set on the third round with the queen of dia; monds.
Declarer can got into the dummy with the king of spades, and makes his contract.
However, West has opportunity for a neat bit of false-carding. He should hop right in with the king of diamonds. Of course the declarer will win the trick with the ace, in dummy, but it now looks as though East must have held four diamonds to the ten- otherwise why did West KO in with the king?
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