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CONTRACT BRIDGE
Solution to Previous Contract Problem
By W. E. McKenney
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Πλεκου submitted to me by R. R. Richards,
Interral Allowed on Current Accounts, af Detroit, ane of the outstanding
Deposita received for fred period at mates figures in America's bridge history, to be obtained on application.
G. KISHINAMI, Hmgkong, 11th March, 1015.
I hope you will get the same en- joyment out of this hami that I did. When "Dick," na he is known to his friends, submitted this hand, he put a notation on it that, "The THE declaree wanted to watch the king
of diamonds; he did, and Inst his [contract.”
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R. RENNEDY,
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a word about the bidding. Most players holding 150 aces would bidtained on application. no trump, but here's a hand that can take a lot of tricks against your opponents, or with your part- ner. The opponents are vulner able, so why not give them a chance
10 step into the bidding?
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The whist drive at St. Patrick's Amey Hall on Monday in aid of the Shick-Batavia If you bid a no trump, they will lung lepers realised $37.50. The next Bomba function of a similar nature, for the Canin know that you have a fine band and same cause, will take place on Mon- photic there is no decided advantage inday, May 13, also at St. Patrick's Hankow your playing the hand at to tramp. Hall. Readers are reminded of the insolula You would just as soon have your bridge, mah long and whist after-Konto partner play it at no trump, if he noon, in aid of the lepers, which is London wants to. Therefore, the opening being held to-day, at St. Andrew's Kila
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Of course West, whe vulner moro gentlemen will nttond. Players able, doesn't put in one of those are asked to bring their own mal foolish overcalls, correctly pass-jong sets, as the supply is limited. ing. When North bids a diamond,
Bouth should show the strength
of his hand by jumping to two no no ontry into the dummy to make trump. North's bid of three nofthe two good diamonds and there
[fore must lose his contract, trump is a definite sign-tr.
The opening lead was the jack
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of spades by West. Now, as Rich-the declarer had to do was to win king of spades as an entry in ards says, the declarer wanted to the first spade trick with the ace, dummy.
catch the king of diamonds, so he lead the ace of diamonds and it A simple safety play, but one won the first trick in the dummy small diamond and he still has the often overlooked.
with the king of spades,
He then led the queen of dia- monds, East refused to cover, au the jack was played. Again East refused to cover, and the four of diamonds was played, the king was played by East, and the are won the trick.
Today's Contract Problem The following hand was nefected from the recent New England championship tour- nament. What would be your idea of the 'corrnet bidding? Suppone South played the coa. tract at three ne tramp and West opened the ten of dia- monda? Can the hand be de- fented?
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Q10 3 AC4
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