BRIDGE NOTES

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21732, 14 March 1936, Page 13

BRIDGE NOTES

PLAYING THE HAND ChMkuaua wurm von in mu.) [By WILLIAM SHACKL*.] As soon as dummy’s hand goes on the table the declarer automatically counts up his sure .Winners and next plans his campaign based on the information given by the bidding, plus dummy’s cards now exposed.: Very Often, of cpurse, there is a disparity between the number of tricks required and the number visible, and- therefore declarer is forced so to play the hand that all the possible winners are made into tricks. Naturally the skillful player will often succeed where the. in* different one fails simply because the latter does not plan- sufficiently far ahead,. ... ■ Thefollowing examples will perhaps be helpful -to readers-and if memorised wllT certainly be found most useful on many, (occasions. B, who is declarer, has contracted • for I four hearts. He realises that he holds a losing spade and perhaps three clubs, unless,/ of course, clubs are led. Suppose V Opens with a diamond. How can B make certain of his contract? He must make an extra, trick in diamonds and discard- either a spade or club. This must bp done, too, before he loses the lead, so he plays thus;—Play diamond 2 from dummy, and on second round play king of diamonds from hand. Third round: ace of ' hearts (trumps). Fourth round small heart from hand and take in dummy with king.- Fifth round play diamond three and trump in. If as is the queen of diamonds has now fallen B makes 11 tricks. If the queen does not fall, lead another trump and overtake in dummy. Agdln play a diamond and. ruff in own hand, thus establishing diamond jack. Now lead small spade and take with dummy’s ace 1 , ■ Play Jack of diamonds and discard losing spade from hand and the contract is made. If V opens with a . club the king is a sure trick so the contract is simple, but if with a spade, take In dummy with ace, lead two rounds, of

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