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CONTRACT BRIDGE
Bolution to Previous Contract Problem
By W. E. McKenney
Four-card suit bidding plays an important part in contract bridge. Due to the fact that your partner's original bid may be a four-card auit, I do not believe it ndvisable to support with only three trumps, even if they are headed by ace or
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If your partner has a four-card CALCULA suit and you have just three CANTON trumps, it leaves alx trumps divid- DAWNPORE KVORING ed between the opponents, and if CEBU
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In today's hand Miss Margaret Beech of Pittsburgh gives a good example of trump management.
The Play
West's opening lend was the king of hearts, which Miss Beech won with the acc.
A small heart was returned and ruffed. The eight of spades was then played, East piny- Ing low and declarer finessed the ten, which held.
A small diamond was played and the queen finessed, and when it held the ace of diamonds was play- ed from dummy. A small diamond was returned and ruffed with the three of spades.
Miss Beech now played a small heart and ruffed in the dummy with the nine of spades. Dummy's good ten of diamonds was played, East ruffing with the seven of spades, declarer over-ruffing with the ace.
Today's Contract Problem North is playing the con- EARL. Frac na four hearts. whờ hon bid and rehld apadna, open the king of apades. Row about the declarer plan. the play of the hand for the Besimum number of tricks?
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The five of spades was led and won in dummy with the king, this
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leaving East with the good trunip. Miss Beech led the seven of dia- monds, and East was helpless. If he ruffed with the queen, he would and have to lead from his noe queen of clubs, allowing Mias Beech to make her contract.
If West had opened with the jack of clubs, the contract would have been defeated.
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