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CONTRACT BRIDGE
By W. E. McKenney
Solution to Previous Contract Problem
Naturally, the most desirable enrda ut contract bridge are the aces and kings, but aces and kings can get you into a lot of trouble If not handled properly. Just because you are dealt more than
$50,009,410 20,050.004
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your share of high card tricks to be obtained on apsiication. Y. ADE. don't feel that you must be the! declarer, or that you will not allow the opponents to play the hand at a low contract.
Pay attention to the bidding. Contract Is a partnership game. Learn to have confidence in your partner and you will find your itame will improve greatly.
The Bidding
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8,000
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THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED.
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It is surprising to discover the number of pairs who insisted on playing the East hand at no trump,
The Lkyd's Dank, Zimljad. but let us analyze the bidding.
Correspondents in all the principal elilan South, a sound player, is playing of the world.
Forlan change and Senking kuatness of a system whereby an original bid shows a good hand with reuider description transacted.
Hefe Decal Boxes (various alves) at values. He has made a vulnerable yearly rental from 35 to 140.
LOOK FOONG BHAN. original bid. West could not make
an invulnerable overcall and North
had passed, showing a hand with bud he doubled, he is bound to less than two probable entries.
Of course, with a hand as big ns East's he does not wish to let North and South play the hand one heart, and the double is
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..Mon., 16th April.
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West opens the nine of spades. | Amer East cashew the king and ace of Batavia napades and continues with the jack Calculia
order. But when West bids two clubs, showing that he cannot sup port the spader-that he does not have four amali spades--Enst im- mediately knows that his partner does not wish to play the hand at spades and that he probably has no suit with which to work at no trump.
West's club suit cannot be very strong otherwise, he would have overcalled the original bid, East's be club holding is not bad, so should pass the hand, and when South goes to two hearts and West passes, Eust should not get am- bitious and go to two no tramp.
The opponents pro vulnerable and if East sets them, as he un- doubtedly will because all of the high card strength has not been disclosed us. It would have been
Betduras
Akangkal
Nammaski
Niagapore
Bombay
New York
Scurabay
Cherka
Swalow
Sydney
Canton
which South of spades
ruffa. Naturally, South is desirous of get kipkons", ting into the dummy, so he leads now the jack of clubs, West covers with tonolul the queen and, as a small card la Robe played from dummy, West holds Kowloon the trick.
London
Paxia
· Peiging¬
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Rangoon
Sakzon
-Talliky-
Tientaln
Tokyo Vancouver
San Francisco Yokoham Seattle
Semarang
West continues right on with the Mala clubs. Again the declarer ducks in
Every Jescription of Banking and Ex dummy, but East wing the trick change blocs tranacted. Lorna granted with the ten and swings the ace un spproved securities.
Current Accounts opened in Local- Curreost of clubs, with South trumps.
and Fixed Deponita rucolved for one yeaE OF South still must lose two heartshorter periods in Local and Foreign tricks and his contract is defeated Currencies on terms which will be quoted on
application 250 points.
Hate Deposit Boxe To Let,
If East had attempted to play the hand at two no trump, hej would have been down two tricks.
Today's Contract Problem
South to the declaror at thra no trump. The cos tract can be defeated, but West has bid spades and of the now
истеп opens hearts, which declaror winn with the ace. What play will give South his best chance to make the contract?
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11,000 3rd May. 10,000 4th May.
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