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·Solution to Previous Contract Problem
By W, E. McKenney
18,
1935.
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Here's one of the most interest- Ing squeeze plays that I have scon for quite a while. I might term BANGKOK It some kind of n double backward | DATAVIA
squeeze.
SITIAWAN
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SEMARANG
KARAGIII KLANG
BEREMIAN
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KODE KUALA
BINGAPOR
LUMPUR
KUCHING
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TAIPING TIENTSIN
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The usual procedure in thla type of play is for the opponent to find cruu himself squeezed because he has to coLouDO discard or play ahead of the third DEL
|HAIPHONG hand. But here's a double squeeze HAMBURG where first one opponent and then HANKOW
HARDIN the other is forced to discard
HONGKONG while playing as fourth hand to the squeeze trick.
To get the full benefit of the hand. I suggest that you lay the
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The hand was sent to me by #n old tournament Friend,
the trick is won in dummy with Smith of Newark, O., well known the are.
East, who is fourth hand, to bridge players who used to finds that he is squeezed. Ile cùn- attend the Tri-State tournament not let go of a diamond, due to at Uniontown, which WAS con dummy's king-jack, so he releases ducted by Mr. Smith each year. the vix of spades. As Joe states in his letter, he likes to bid grand slams and "nothing
stereeds like success."
East's bid of three diamonds. of course, was for the sole par- pose of trying to take vulnerable sucrifice.
The lay
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This squeeze is then followed by the play of the king of diamonds posita received for one year or shorter petiola
at rates which will be quoted on application from dummy. East plays the ten,
Gate Daponit Boson (razkous mixon) for hire the declarer discards the deuce of
LOOK POONG BIJAN. clubs and West is squeezed.
Chief MANDATO Hongkong, 2nd June, 1984.
The king of clubs must be held, due to dummy's jack, so the seven
of spades Inust be discarded. IN LONDON
Now all the declarer has to do is.
lend the jack of spades and,
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In response to his partner's din-if East doesn't cover, he plays the mond bid. West's opening lead was queen and wins the last two tricks the five of diamonds, which was won in dummy with the ace. Now, even though the king of spades can be located, the band looks al- most impossible, but here's the pro- erdure of play.
with the ace and dence of spades. Hongkong Telegraph.
Declarer started right in to cash all his trumps. This left him with the ace-queen and dence of spades and the three and two of clubs. The dummy was left with the jack of spades, king-jack of diamonds, and the ace-jack of clubs. West retained the mine, eight, and seven of spades and the king-queen of clubs. East kept the king-ten and six of spades and the queen-ten of diamonds.
Here's where this interesting double scttreze play develops. The three of clubs is led by South West plays the queen and
Today's Contract Problem
How would you arrive at a seven contract with this hand? At seven spades, East opens a club. Would you take the din- mond or the heart Anesie? Is there any inference you call ather from the opening lead that will guide"you"in-make- ing your choice?
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