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The successful Declarer

Saturday you weté Oswald Jacoby's partner and, with neither side vulnerable, you held:

▲ 943 V JE

◊ A Q 6 5 ♣AJ 7 6

The bidding:

Bebekken

You

Mulos

14 1♡

Pars

10

Pass

Pass

(7)

tor

ANSWER: Bld three clubs. It would be unwise to bid no-trump yourself with so little in the un- drewbld suit, but your jump in clubs two rounds of trumps with the shows the strength of your haudi Ace and Queen-and then cashed and indicates that you lack the the club Ace! A low club allowed spade strength necessary West to win, but now no defence | no-trump. could defeat South. A heart re- Score 100 per cent. for three turn would give South eleven clubs, 40 per cent. for two nu- tricks and a diamond return by trump, 10 per cent, for three no- West would be taken by dummy, trump. and East's last trump would be drawn. Then another club would be conceded, and South get the

By ED REED

Question No. 601

To-day you are Howard Schen- ken's partner, and with neither side vulnerable, you hold.

14

J 9 6 4

♡ 8 Б

◊ K Q 9 3

Q 10 5

The bidding: Schenken

Paristotle Yoo Jacoby

Pass (7)

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