BRIDGE CLINIC

Southland Times, Issue 21902, 31 December 1932, Page 9

BRIDGE CLINIC

The Ar! eti- in the Bridge Clinic will be resumed at the end of January with a new instructional contract feature.

LAST WEEK’S PROBLEM.

South is playing Four Spades, West leads Ace and King of Diamonds and East takes the third lead with the Queen, after which he leads the 6 of Spades. Can South make his contract? When East leads the Spade, his best lead, and the second lead discloses West’s shortage of Spades, South knows East holds Q-9 of trumps. He must ensure that this combination can be led through, and he must rid his hand of two trumps, so be trumps the winning Clubs twice. This is the Double Coup. The play is as follows:

W. N. E. s. W. N. E. 1. KD 2D 9D 3D — — — 2. AD 7D 6D 4D — — ■ ■ 3. 5D JD QD 8D —— — —• 4. — 11 ■ 6S IOS 3S 2S —— 5. — — 4S 2C KS 7S 6, - 9C 4C KC 3C — —— 7. — — — JC 6S QC 5C 8. — AC 8C 5S 6C — —• 9. — — JH 6H..QH 2H 10. IOC 3H 8S 7H — — 11. ■ — — 8H 9H AH 4H 12. —— 10H 9S JS KH — —— 13. — — — AS 10D 5H QS