PENCIL BRIDGE

Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 64, 9 December 1930, Page 3

PENCIL BRIDGE

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SOLUTION OF SATURDAY’S HAND.

Before you note inc entire play examine first the biddiny. If you, find it is different iron vour own make a Hole of what you sCoied with «w> bidding, then rub out your renlav the hand in accordance with Mott-Snittl s bidding. Then you can actually compare your playing, trick by trick, with the experts. THE bidding. s five Clubs; W, six Clubs; N, pass; E, six Hearts; all pass. THE PLAY. Trick 1: S leads Ace of Clubs; W, 4 of Clubs; N, 3 of Clubs; E, 2 of Clubs. Trick 2: S leads 4 of Spades; W, Ace of Spades; N, 0 of .Spades; E, 2 Alt Spades. Trick 3: W leads Acc of Hearts; N. 4 of Hearts; E, 2 of Hearts; 8, K ot Clubs. Trick' 4: W leads Ace of Diamonds: N, 2 of Diamonds; IS, 5 of Diamonds; S, Q of Clubs. .Trick 5: W leads K ot Hearts; N, < of Hearts; E. 3 of Hearts; S. J of Clubs. Trick 6! W leads J of Hearts; N, S of Hearts; E, 0 of Hearts; S, 10 of Clubs. Trick 7: W leads 5 of Hearts; N. •' of Hearts; E. 10 ot Hearts: S. 0 of ChibsTrick 8: E lends 10 of Spades: S. ot Spades: W. K of Spades: N. 7 of M>ades. Trick 9: IV leads 3 of Spades: A. '■ Clubs: I'l, 9 of Spades; S. 5 oi Spad<sTrick 10: E leads Q of Heaits. S,

Clubs; IV, 7 of Diamonds; N. 3 of Dia"’Dcilarer claims' the rest, as the Dummy is solid He Wins twelve tricks, making contract. 4 COMMENT. c Lne u "ante pre-empt—his posi* five tricks are just two short of the tricks 11 No S w r iV ‘woidd 11 eertaiuly be Justified in doubling. But he.is also.. 3ust^ d entertaining the hope that his stue nas a small slam. E must have tour cards bi one of the suits outside of Clubs, and probably has at least five in some suit. But how is IV to guess which is the ngnt suit for hint to bid? He cannot afford to ,r ness wrong at such a dizzj height. & Well, i£ W decides to try for his own possible slain, he has the resource of a S *No precious agreement with the partner is necessary for the interpretation of this bid. It lias been invented or rediscovered on the spot many times by astute players. In all commonsense the bid will compel E to take out; hence it will operate exactly as an informatory double. In fact, after any opening one-bid W would have inade au informatory double. Since a double o£ the pre-empt would be left in for business. IV must overeall S witli his own suit If he wishes E to take out. The proposed new declaration I Challenge,” to replace the informatory double would be ideal here, since it would permit E to take out at five instead of six. 1 will gladly grant permission to pr°i wn , t " t n s of the Challenge to quote this deal as an argument in its favour. . /-■milnsli Trick 1: S leads the Ace in T style, because if he. t n,mp‘for N is void N may injudiciously trump i’,l% “ ei look Vl'o Diamond suit before committing Diamonds badly 'i' l ”'* -y’.'L n ee contract Is split, the only e sin ,. e s had IO make four 8 ,’XlglntiHy and may at least I ''J' 1 iipcinr.-r plans to finesse aimTnst him rm- ">e Jack. Trumps must i,e p'liled '“’' t I '. elil , v ,, s Declarers liiind by eovering,' ' but the play looks best from S’s point of view.