THE GAME OF BRIDGE

Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 65, 17 March 1934, Page 15

THE GAME OF BRIDGE

Weekly Chat pn^ Contract..

Specially Written for "The Post" by "Approach"Bid"

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The two1'- hands given • below are of fascinating interest to contract players, being slam bids against an oppositioi opening bid. The first hand, played at Ipswich, England, was a giand slam called in hearts against an opening bid of one diamond, and the second, played locally, a small slam called in diamonds against ag. opening bid of one club. AKIIIZ > ~ Jf. A Qjc X. North.S 5 South I ▲ Akui 9 JlOix. ♦ Ax Neither ..side vulnerable. West dealer. The bidding — South. . West. North. East. — l^ Double ho bid 2+ U) ..■ .No bid 2:^ No bid 3; 4 (2) No bid 4 .jfr (3) No bid 4N.T. (4) No bid SN.T. Nobid 6 .(s)> Nobid .. ,7 9 Nobid Nobid Nobid (1) An immediate overcaH in ■ the opponent's suit, ' showing a hand of great strength, with either tho ace, a singleton, or a void in diamonds^ His partner was then certain of game at some bid yet to be determined. * (2). Souths jump bid of 3 spades after his partnei 's 2 heart bid suggested slam possibilities. (3) North showed his second suit of1 clubs. ( (4) Souths 4 no-trump bid indicated two aces and a. king of one of the bid suits. (3) After North's 5 no trump re sponse showing two aces, South, with good support for his partner's heart bid, called six hearts and North called the .grand slam. 4kJ873. . *K73. ♦ 8 jf, AK932 ♦ A9Cj2 —iiortS —I 4>kqio ¥ T62 tS " ¥ AQBS 4.KQ10 42 I £ 4AOT6. jj.— I South I if 10.9.4. 4 J53 Jf, Q.J.10.8.6.4. East' and West vulnerable score 60,

North and South, love. North deals*1. The bidding — South. -ftest North. EasL- — — 1 <£» Double? 3 $ (1) 3 £ (2) 4 £ (3) 4 A (f) » <|i (o) 54. (6) No bid 64$ ITJ t (1) .S6uth,'.though:h.olding no honour tucks in his hand, had fhe -playing tiicks. for his partner, and after the opponents' take out double, was justified in raising his partner to the full value of his plajmg tricks, and called three clubs. ; (2) "West, -who" uas not bound to speak after au intervening bid by South, made a free response to his partner's take-out double, of thre£ spades (showing definitely a. hand o£ some strength). , A., most; interesting md unusual position had developed, all four hands having. bid—first hajiJl making an opening bid, followed by a take out double, a jump raise by the opening bidder's paitncr, and a fr,ea lesponse fiom the doublei's partner. (3) North now bid four clubs, considering that after his partner's doubjo raise (which could only have been mads on distubutional stiength) their contract would not bo likely to be heavily defeated, and as they were not vulnerable, the pcnaltywouldnot be rerjc I serious even if doubled, as clearly their combined Tuffing values were strong (4) East, realising from the bidding that the hands: must be distinctly freakish, did not double, but raiseil his partner's bid to four spades. (5) Sonth made a sacrifice bid of five clubs, to save a 700 rubber. (6) West, with a second good suit, now called five diamonds, knowing that his partner would go back to spades, if he preferred that suit, without increasing their liability. . (7) East, with good support m diamonds, oiled sit diamonds for his partner: Their contract was ■ mada without any difficulty. In calling tho small slam, East reasoned that, on the bidding, South must ha-te a long suit of clubs and ruffing values only, for his double raise in that suit, and that "West, having bifl. so strongly when vulnerable,- showing two suits, most probably had no club in his hand Having very good «su]Jpoit in. diamonds, and knowing that his partner would not ha\e called that suit unless he was prepared to play the hand at the diamond declaration, ""East with even better support in that suit than in tho spade suit, raised his partner to a small slam in diamonds.