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Hands will be dealt quite regu-. larly that do not acom to qualify for bidding by the usual standards of measurement. They are hands with considerable offenstve | "unt-on Cential strength, which presumably can be played in only one suit and offer little if any defence.
With hands of this nature some excellent players will make a pre- emptive bid, usually four of a major orfw-of-a-minor-Their-argu- ment. Is that a pre-emptive bid la essentially a defensive measure, the strategy of which is to crowd the
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Finlay
To-day's hand was selected for Batavia several reasons; first, because it erin would deeply provoke un argument an to the bidding procedure; second, because of the method of play which should be pursued.
The Bidding
Tho score and vulnerability, of course, have a bearing. If you are vulnerable, caution should be the watchword. The hand might not At with partner's and severe pen alty would be the outcome. If not vulnerable, a pre-emptive bid would certainly be considered by thore who believe in such tactics.
When the writer originally saw this deal played, the South player was one of those who did not believe in halfway measures and bid four hearts, which secured the contract, although I would hardly recommend this as sound.
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Hongkong, 11th September, 1984,
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West opened the king of dia-every description transacted. monds, declarer rafing. Declarer celrod for the year or shortes Dangkok has two methods of play; either to set a long diamond in dummy, In case West holds only three, or to eliminate diamonds from the Weat hand if he holds four, then throw him in with the king of spades, forcing a lend up to the king of clubs.
the king. If the latter, West will be in and, after making the king ọi
Fortunately, both methods call spades, is 1orced to lead a club to for the same line of play.
Sout's king.
At the second trick South leads a small trump to dummy's king. A small diamond is returned and trumped by South. two most no give up the possibility of three dia- monds to the acé, king, queen, with West and play to strip the West hand of that splt.
For the fourth and fifth tricks, South leads, nec aud queen of hearts to pick up the outstanding trum and next follows with a small spade, dummy's jack being fines (41 The third round of diamonds is led for declarer to ruff and dummy is again put in with the ace of spades.
At the ninth trick the fourth round of diamonds is led and South can either ruff with his last trump or discard a losing club.
If the former, he then leads the queen of spades to put West in with
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