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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPII. THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1933.

CONTRACT BRIDGE

By W. E. McKenney

In previous articles T. have dis 'cussed some of the difficulties) which beset a defensive bidder sitting over an original bid of one no trump.

A playor considering a de- fensive bid in second position bas a difficult decision to make. From the original bid and his own hold- ing he realizes that his partner and his left hand opponent havej comparatively. little strength be tween them.

If he finds that strength and s favourable distribution in

higi partner's hand a. defensive bid will result in a valuable part score for his side. On the other hand. if the distribution is bad and his opponent holds the missing high cards he in confronted with a heavy penalty.

Good" players dislike to make blind guesses and they have devel- oped an ingenious way to cope with this situation. This la known to some of them as**4] "forcing pass," although that term is slightly inaccurate and pos- sibly "constructive pass" would be better.

When this convention. Ia used accond hand will not bid over one no trump unless he has a veritable! rock-crusher. He reserves his de-

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BRITISH AMBASSADOR MAKES, REPRESENTATIONS

London, Mar. 15.

In the House of Commons to day Mr. Baldwin announced that the Ambassador to Moscow had been ordered to make strong re fensiva bid until he has an oppor-presentations to the Soviet against tunity to hear from his left-hand the arrest of British subjects, opponent and his partner.

pointing out that it may entail un- On the second round he can fortunate consequences for Anglo- elect whether to make his de-Soviet relations-Reuter, fensive bid or not, depending on

which player shows strength and

which one weakness. To do this. Jed waiting to hear North's re- however, he must be reasonably sponse, but when North also pass- sure that he will have another cd, East was expected to keep the chance to bid, and this is the bidding open. reason for the forcing pass con- vention.

West's pass, in this position, be, came almost forcing, or at least How it works out in practice is highly constructive, and East must well illustrated by the hand ana-bid a suit or make an informatory lyzed in my previous article, double if he holds even one high which is given again herewith. card trick.

The Bidding

West responded with two dia- monds, which became the final con- tract. Of course West could have South opened with one no trump bid two diamonds directly over and West nagged, being vulnerable the ne trump, but he eliminated and desiring to know more about much risk by reserving that hid the hand before he entered until he knew, the exact strength

In view of North's extreme of the other three hands.

The Play weakness, he thought best to pass,

bidding.

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and wisely so, for a two heart con- In a recent article I showed tract would be defeated. East how North and South could make and West were using the forcing one no trump even against the pass convention so East kept the best defence, and it is also

pos- bidding open with an Informatory jsible for West to make three dia- double,

Imonds.

The double seems totally unjus-] North's Brat heart lead was won tified at first glance, but it is re- with the singleton king and a | ally the result of perfectly logical tall spade led. South took the

snade trick and returned the king: reasoning.

North had passed an opening of clubs which was covered by bid of one no trump and must West.

West led another apade and was therefore have a complete blank. While South had shown & good thereby able to establish two en- hand, he did not open with atries in dummy to lead through forcing bid and therefore a con- South's diamonds twice. siderable amount of the missingi The declarer lost one diamond, etrength must be held by West. Jone club and two apades to make That player had evidently pass-this contract with one overtrick.

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