PENCIL BRIDGE

Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 52, 25 November 1930, Page 3

PENCIL BRIDGE

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SOLUTION OF SATURDAY'S HAND.

Before you note the entire play examine first tk, bidding. If you find it is different front r«ur own make a note of tyhat you scored with vo«, own bidding, then rub out your play and replay the hand in accordance with Mott-braitli s bidding Then you can actually compare your playing, trick by trick, with the experts. THE BIDDING. S, one Spade; W, two Clubs; N, two Hearts; E, two No Trumps; all pass. THE PLAY. Trick 1: S leads 2 of Diamonds; W, 3of Diamonds;’N, 7of Diamonds; E, 9 of Diamonds. Trick 2: B leads 10 of Clubs; S, o of Clubs; W, 3 of Clubs; N, 2of Clubs. Trick 3: E leads 4 of Clubs; S, 7 of Clubs; W, 9 of Clubs; N, 6 of Clubs. Trick 4: W leads J of Clubs; N, 8 of Clubs- E, 2 of Spades; S, Ace of Clubs. Trick 5: S leads 10 of Diamonds; W, K of Diamonds; N, Ade of Diamonds; E, J of Diamonds. ■ Trick 6: N leads 4 of Diamonds; E, Q of Diamonds; S, 5 of Diamonds; W, 6 of Diamonds. , . . „ Trick 7: E leads 10 of Hearls; S, 6 oi Hearts; W, 4 of Hearts; N, Q of Hearts. Trick 8: N leads 10 of Spades; E, .1 of Spades; S, Q. of Spades; W, 0 of Spades. Trick 0: S leads 8 'of Diamonds: W, Q of Clubs; N, 3 of Hearts; E, 8 o.f Spades. Trick 10: S lends K of Spades; )). < «' Spades; N. 3 of Spadea; K, Ace ef Spades.

Trick 11: E leads 2 of Hearts; S, 4 of Spades; W, 9 of Hearts; N, K of Hearts. Declarer, claims the last two tricks. He wins seven tricks, being set one. COMMENT. Trick 1: The opening lead is positively indicated by the following connsiderations: ■Direct attack in cither major suit appears unwise. E probably has double-stoppers in eacli suit. With a declared Club suit in Dummy, the Adversaries do not want to assist Declarer in developing his side tricks. The better policy' appears to be to wait for Declarer to open the majors. But isn’t a waiting policy dangerous when Dummy has a known long suit and bidding strength? Not if Dummy’s suit is killed! S holds A, x, x in Clubs, -hence is reasonably certain to be able to bold command until E is bailed out -of Clubs. Has W any side entries? Surely not in Spades! Nor probably in Hearts, if E has to open the suit. The 1 only side-re-entries would be in Diamonds. Therefore, lead Diamonds at once to attack these possible re-entries! N can see the object] of the lead the moment Dummy goes down, and properly withholds the Ace to be sure of killing Diamond entry- to W’s hand. Trick 2: Declarer sets up the Clubs as the Diamond King may afford re-entry. Trick 5: The Diamond situation is such that S can again exit in the suit. It happens that W never had a Diamond reentry, assuming N to hold up the Ace until •he can kill the King, but the Diamond leads at least operate to give S a safe exit. Trick G: N refuses to fall into a seductive trap. The temptation is strong to put a Spade through, since S clearly can exit again with a Diamond. But observe the consequences: E ducks the Spado ana a returns either a Spade or a Diamond, - tops in these suits now bail N down to - a Diamond, he pi'l »•>’* ( \ In w lth or Hoarls h a Heart then * ‘ tl Diamond (he may if ,” n - S . t whv not sot it up so that I’, Ot moment’s gets in with a Spade he ei’n cash the Diamond for the gamewaving trick i