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CONTRACT BRIDGE
Solution to' Previous Contract Problem
By W. E. McKenney
THURSDAY,
JANUARY 17, 1935.
BANKS.
THE CHARTERED. BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
Incorporatio by' Royal "Charter 1868. READ OFFICE-LONDON,
$1,600,000
serve Liability of Proprietors
Pand
This is the final of a series of three articles describing an in-id-up Capla tererting and unusus! defensive play, I like to-day's hand because It shows you how far you can go with these fine plays,
KARACHI
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
Authorised Capital Imurd and fully 'Pak-Up
Fmuzee. Fundazi
Berling-
$30,000,000 20,000,000
£1,806.006 $10,600,000
- 1.000,950 | Eeserve Liahlilty of Proprietors. $10,000,000
1,000,000
BAIGON
DEMARANG
BERENDAN
-ACRNCIES AND BRANCHEST ALOE STAR ILOILO Now some players might say to AKRISTUAR IPCH you, "Isn't this a private conven- BANGKOK tion?" Certainly not. Just because BATAVIA your opponents do not know AB BOMBAY much about the play of the hand
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MADRAS
MANILA
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NEW YORK
PEIPING.
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PENANG
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HEAD OFFIC#:=HONGKONG.
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3. II. Dodwill,, Ben.,
Deputy Chairman.
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TAINING TIENTSIN TONUKAI
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Opening lead—♥ K,
class this play an a private conven- tion. And remember that your knowledge of this play in no way; affects their play, as they are ab solutely helpless against it.
The Play
In the play of to-day's hand you have to take into consideration the Remember that Ennt
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West's opening lead against the four spade contract is the king of diamonds. Ho continuch with the queen, East shows out, discarding the nine of clubs.
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&
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Capt. W. . Kermode, of the Shael, Capital (fully paid-up) ..... Y. 100,000,000 has gone chief officer, Wanhaien.
Reserve Fund
......onio. Y. 124,250,000 HEAD OFFICE:~TORONAMA, Branch and Agençler at
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Now of course Wost can lay down his third diamond and it will hold. But that would not defeat the contract. West knows that his partner can ruff the next diamond, but if he can get his partner in to lend a club, that trick can bo ruffed nieo 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 when you know that lower card your partner is going to ruff is advising him that your entry card is in the lower of the unbid suita.
Mr. G. A. Abbs, acting chief officer, tamin When you lend the deuce of dia- Chakiang, has gone second officer, Honolulu monds, East ruffs with a amallShantung.
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Mr. J. H. MeLaren, chief officer, Oxiram (Dalhy) koji
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Mr. M. P. Beard, second officer, cashes his three diamond tricks Wantung, has gone accond officer, and then leads the fourth damond. Kanchow.
———--—— forcing East to ruff to kill a
Mr. E. Hempel, second ofter,
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Today's 'Contract Problem
How do you think the bid- ding should proceed to arrive Boven-club contract? Should East double and, whether he does or noi, can the contract be defeated?
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