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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1933.
CONTRACT BRIDGE
By W. E. McKenney
Today's Contract Problem
The following hand presents a good example of a now weapon in contract bridge. Study the hand carefully.“ Then decide what.action. You would take, if you wers Wont whion South opened the con- trneting with one heart.
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Holation in next issue. 10
Solution to Previous Contract Problem
While it generally pays to ruff losing cards, there are times when this play must be avoided. I be- lieve the following hand, which was played in the recent Pennsylvania Stato Championship Tournament, to be a very good example of this play.
The Bidding
South and West passed, North opening the contract with one club. South bid one heart. Wost bid two diamonds, North pasacd, East passed and South bid two spades.
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clubs. South bid thres hearts and North went to four hearts.
"The Play
The opening lead was the king of diamonds. West next led a small, heart which was won in the dum- my with the eight. The queen of clubs was returned and when East put on the king, South trumped with the nine of hearts.
'Now, instead of ruffing a dia mond the declarer led the ten of trump and won in dammy with the king. He next-played the jack of clubs and discarded the eight of diamonde, West won with the ace He led another diamond, which do- and cashed his ace of diamonds. clarer won with the queen..
His only chance to make the con- tract was to find the hearts divided so he swung the aca and dropped the queen and Boven. Now all he had 'to do was to play the ace of spades, lead a small spade to dum-
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If he had tried to ruff a diamond, he could not have made the hand.
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