THE GAME OF BRIDGE Weekly Chat on Contract Specially Written for "The Post" by "Approach Bid"

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 98, 22 October 1938, Page 19

THE GAME OF BRIDGE Weekly Chat on Contract Specially Written for "The Post" by "Approach Bid"

THE 1938 AUSTRALIA-NEW

The Australia-New Zealand • Olympic, which was held on September 28, is

run on somewhat different lines from the American World Olympic. In the American contest the.sixteen set hands are bid and played as in ordinary rubber bridge.In the Australia-New Zealand contest sixteen set, hands are played, but, accompanying each hand as it travels from table to table, is an envelope containing two printed slips,.one stating the contract at which the hand is to be played, and another which directs the opening lead and, in some cases, the second lead also. After the bidding of the hand is finished the North player opens the envelope and reads the correct bidding of the hand to the other players at his table. It does not matter how the hand has already been bid, it must be played at the contract set out in the instructions. The opening leads then made, the card, led being played face down on the table. The lead is then made, the card led being out; and if an incorrect lead has been made, the card led must be returned to the hand, and the lead made as directed. The hands set for this contest were most interesting and instructive, presenting fine points of play in both attack and defence. HAND No. 1. THOUGHTFUL UNDERLOAD TO CREATE ENTRY FOR PARTNER. East-West defensive par. Contract. —4 spades by South. A 10.9.7.8. * A.K.Q. + 9.8.6.4. 4t A.9. ♦ A.8.2. :.—north."'! ♦ s/ m 7.6.5.2. t-i -j 9 J. 9.5.3, |g :$ K.Q.7.5.3.2. JL K.Q.J.7.6.3. I South. Jj» 10.8. 4 K.Q. J. 4.3. • y. 10.4.- -- --. * S-4-2. North, dealer. Love-all. ' West leads the King of clubs, which is taken by the "Ace in dummy, and a trump is led as instructed. West wins the second round of trumps with the Ace. East has played the eight of clubs on the first lead of that suit. West must play for him to hold the ten, the only possible entry, .in order to get a diamond lead which he can ruff. West therefore undeirleads his Queen; Jack of clubs. East wins with the ten and leads the King of diamonds. South plays the Ace and West ruffs. The contract is thus defeated, EastWest winning four tricks, one club trick, two trump tricks, and the Queen of diamonds. HAND No. 2. TIMING A.DISCARD.-. East-West playing par. Contract.—4 hearts by West. a.k.j. 9 q.j.g. J.B. ' - j J.10.f1.8.3.. • 'A.10.9.7.2. % ik MP K- Si3I A.K.B. | 5] ♦ 7-6-54-- . A.Q. South. { 4 X.6.4.2. , A 10.0.7.5.3. ff 5-1-Q.1U.9.C. « -5. East/dealer. North-South vulnerable. North, as. directed, leads the Jack of clubs. ' West wins the trick with the Queen. West must be careful to avoid leading trumps until he has ruffed a spade in dummy. At the second trick, therefore, he leads a spade. North wins this trick and plays another club. West wins, and leads a second spade. North wins and leads a third club. West must play a small club from ; dummy and ruff in, his own hand. (He must not try to discard his , losing diamond on dummy's King until he] has drawn Souths trumps.) He next leads his remaining spade and ruffs in | dummy, plays a small heart to iiis Ace, and re-enters dummy with the King. JThe King of clubs is now led and the i losing diamond is discarded. West thus loses only one heart trick and-two i

y A. 10.9.7.2, 4 A.K.2. * A.Q.

.■y.K.5.3.. 7.6.5.4. jl K.6.4.iJ,

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spade tricks, and makes his contract of four hearts.

HAND No. 3. SQUEEZE PLAY. North-South playing, par. Contract.—7 spades by South. ' . V K.Q.5. + Q. 6.2. jj, A.K.J.4.3. ♦ 10.9.5.d. ■ North. | A 5.3. • fm s, « vaaij. + 0-8-3. £ 5 ♦ K-10-T.4. 4k 10.9.8. 1 South. | jji T. 5.-2. • . A A.K.J.5.7. 9 J. 10.6. 4 A.J.3. South, dealer. East-West vulnerable* '■ West leads the ten of clubs. Soutli wins with the Queen and proceeds" to) draw trumps. At tricks four and five, 1 he discards the five and the Queen of hearts from dummy. At irick' six South plays his last trump and dis-1 cards dummy's King of hearts. I Three further rounds of clubs .arilnow taken, on which South discardsI. the six and the ten of hearts. . Nin#^ tricks have now been played, and th«> position is:— 'j | - A-. ''- , x + Q. 8.2. ". j ♦i 9 , " STorlh. "I A — v? r- •£▼■*•"-? ! I South. ) —. 1 "■'*•'• ' • .-; : + A.,1.5. - '" "* i ♦r. •" "." ;>• I At trick, ten, the, last club is led frQra/ dummy. • East is' now hopclesclyj squeezed. 'If he discards his, Ace^ofi hearts, South will discard his five- o| diamonds and take a finesse in diaf monds, and will make the Jack^ o^C , hearts. If East keeps his Ace of heart* and discards the seven of diamonds. South will discard his Jack of hearts and finesse the diamond through IjCa*U making the five of diamonds for ' tli«. last trick. , <■-*}.