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SOLUTION TO PREVIOUS CONTRACT PROBLEM
By W. E. McKenney
In life we all admire the fellow who "can take it" and who has enough backbone to keep un trying and won't give up.
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I watched today's hand played in a recent duplicate tournament. The bidding was rather free and easy. North did a lot of bidding CALCUTTA when he took his partner first to two hearts and then to four.
BEMARANG HEREMDAN
RIANGHAT SINGAPORE SITIAWAN SOURARAYA
1934.
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In looking at the hand you will LONDO ace, with perfect defence, there is no possible chance of making the contract, but opponents have been HANKOW known to make mistakes.
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Triping Honghong Iannon
West cashest the king and queen Inserent allowed on Current Accounta
of spades and then switched to the j deure of clubs. Enst played the jack, South winning the trick with! the acc. South
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rounds of trump and then led the THE MERCANTILE BANK OF Authorised Contai kon of piles.
West played low and declarer trumped in dumny with the queen of hearts.
The declarer's next play was to lead the eight of hearts in durumy and overtake in his own hand with the nine spot. Ho next led the queen of diamonds and West re- fused to win the trick. Declare led a mall diamond and West went in with the ace.
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Of course, now all West has to d. Is to lay down a clubs and the contract is defeated, but you will Calcutta notlee that, before leading the diarelambo murd, the declarer had stripped the neht dunemy of trump and sure enough Gate West fell for the play.
Instead of leading the club," "; felt there was no harm in pinying his jack of spades. This, of course, the declarer trumped and now the losing club was discarded on the good ten of diamonda.
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Would you call South Jucky? Dentist Itates that may be acer- Interest allowed on Current Acurate and Perhaps he was, but personally Iaised on application. admire the player who will krep trying until the last card is played.
Today's Contract Problem
South te playing the con tract at four upaden. West cashes the ner, king. กม queen of hearts. What should his next play be, and why?
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