CONTRACT BRIDGE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 5, 7 January 1938, Page 6

CONTRACT BRIDGE.

it [; A NEAT SQUEEZE. r. (By THE FOUR ACES.) When an over optimistic contract is fulfilled bv fine play and not too perfect defence. r the overbidding team is prone to forget its f | ~in<~. As a warning to overbidders, let us remind them that sc]neeze<s. such as the one " that occurred in the deal below do not appear verv often. e t Xorth dealer.

t West stayed out of the early bidding purposely just to be able to dotible a game contract. As a matter of fact, it is difficult to criticise either Xorth or South too severely ' for their bidding. I The play was indeed interesting. West's opening was a low trump, which East won ; with the King, and immediately returned the suit. The third round of trumps was won by dummy's Queen, and the declarer returned to his own hand by ruffing a low Heart. A low i Diamond by South was won by West's Ace, : and the latter now shifted to Clubs. The declarer now ran his four Club tricks. After the third Club was- led the were as

Jft —Xone The nine of Clubs from dummy completed the pressure on West which the third Club had started. If West discarded a Heart, the declarer would merely play the Ace of Hearts from dummy, lead a low Heart, and ruff, dropping West's King, and return to dummy with the King of Diamond® to cash the Queen. If West discarded a Diamond, the King would be played from dummy, dropping West's , Queen, and the rest of the Diamonds would now be good in the declarer's hand, which could be re-entered by ruffing a Heart. It was only necessary for the declarer to read the distribution and realise what was happening from the fall of the cards to make the right decision. — (Copyright: X.A.X.A.)