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CONTRACT BRIDGE
By W. E. McKenney
Solution to Previous Contract.
Problem
The big swings. In contract often come through the mistakes of our opponents-not always by our brillant play. However, it takes a brillant player to recognize an opponent's mistake, and to make the most of it.
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R. W. Lee, one of the coming CALCUTTA young players of Cloveland, lost ne CANTON time in making six no trump, after CAWNPORE KUCHING his opponents made the mistake of winning the first diamond trick. DELI employing the play known as the Vienna coup
West's opening lead was the jack of clubs, which Lee, in the South, won with the queen. He led the king of diamonds and West made the mistake of winning with the nee.
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cashed, East showing out, discard- ing a spade. Lee did not now make the mistake of continuing with din- monds, but immediately led a small heart to his king.
West's double marked him with the king of spades, so Lee now led his ace of spades, refusing to take the spade finesse. He next cashed his king of clubs, and then startell West by leading a heart. to squeeze
West followed on the first heart, which was won with the ace in dummy. When the queen of hearts was returned, West discarded the Wed., 4th April at 10 am eight of spades. On the jack of Wed., 18th April at 10 a.mhearts South discarded the queen of ..Wed., 9th May at 10 a.m. spades and West let go the nine of
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On the six.of hearts, the declarer released the six of diamonds, but West was squeezed.
If
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he Ko his king of spades, dummy's jack would be good, while if he discarded the nine of dia- declarer would win the Inst ricks with the queen and seven two of diamonds.
When-Lee-cashed-hin-ace-of spades, setting up Went's king, he made the play known as the Vienna coup. It is necessary to cash this nce so the queen may be discarded on one of the hearts.
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Today's Contract Problem South, the dealer, opened
with the contracting hoart. West and North passed. What would you do with the East hand, shown here? Sup- pose you doubled and West responded with two clubs, what should you do next? I South go to two hearts. what should you do?
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