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CONTRACT BRIDGE
Bolution to Previous. Contract Problem
By W. E. McKenney
This is the final of a series of
threa articles describing an in- teresting and unusual defensive. play. I like to-day's hand because It shows you how far you can go with these fine plays.
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In the play of to-day's hand you have to take into consideration the
Remember that East Capt. F. Gibbs, of the Shuntien, doubled North's club bid.
has gone command, Changsha. West's opening lend against the Capt, L. Evans, from short leave, | four spade contract is the king of jis in transit,
diamonds. He continues with the queen, Enst shows out, discarding has resigned. the nine of clubs.
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Now of course West can Jay down his third diamond and it will hold. But that would not defent the contract. West known that his partner can ruff the next diamond, but if he can get his partner in to lend a club, that trick can be rufted also to defeat the contract. So at this point, West's proper play is to lead the deuce of diamonds.
Remember, I told you in my two previous articles that playing the lower card when you know that Four partner la going to ruff is
Mr. R. K. Stott, chief officer, Wanh-Hamburg advising him that your entry card is in the lower of the unbid shits. sien, han gone special duty.
Mr. G. A. Abbs, acting chief officer, arra When you lead the deuce of dia- Cheklang, has gone second officer, Ionella monds, East ruffs with a small Shantung. spade and now deliberately leads Mr. J. Scott, acting chief oficer, a club
into dummy's ace-queen. Sinklang, has gone second officer, the Wost ruffs and the contract is de- same ship, feated one trick.
Mr. F. Hindle, second officer, Shan- Without employing this play, iftung, has gone acting chief officer, West simply goes
Cheklang, cashes his three diamond tricks Wantung, has gone second officer, Mr. M. P. Beard, second officer, and then-leads the fourth-damond, Kanchow, forcing East to ruff to kill a Mr. E. Hempel, second officer, diacard, the declarer will over-ruff, Wanhalen, has resigned. pick up the trumps, and discard the Mr. K. Ella, agmt. oficer, has gone losing club on the good queen of second officer, Wanhalen, hearts.
ahead.. and
Today's Contract Problem
How do you think the bid- ding should proceed to arrive at A EDVOR-club
contract? Should East doublo
and, whether he does or not, can the contract bo defeated?
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