HITS ON AUCTION BRIDGE

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 690, 15 June 1929, Page 26

HITS ON AUCTION BRIDGE

Discarder’s Dilemma , ... m” Throuali the Courtesy of the Publishers) “Calibanin the "Ration and Athena:uni 0 • ,-i n hand, that a, situation arises in T T often happens, t ra trick— perhaps more tricks than one—by of ?b. n?s r «» s ,»< K?f-S those who attempt to solve them \ull be awa t ual play can be applications of it. But the situation a t problems, the distrimore mteresmg, to my mind, than any prob e . - 1 be inferred, button of the cards is known, and at the £ successful Tsrothiin short, gives greater satisfaction than bringing oil a sjulussi -Squeeze” (as it i! called), especially when this comes, as in the example lam abb to give, as the culmination of a well-thought-out attack. The hand is given exactly as it tvas played. Spades 9 4 3 Hearts Q 10 7 2 Diamonds J 9 4 Clubs J S 5 y i A D | Z Spades A J 6 2 Hearts K 4 Diamonds A Q & 3 Clubs K Q 3 The score was Love-all in the rubber game. The calling was: Z (deal^ One No-Trump; A, Two Diamonds; T, Iso Bid; B, Ihiee Clubs, Z, ' NO T zUhanfl, A and P Ms'partner ’s, were as shown above. A opened with th» Six of Diamonds, and the first eight tricks were as foLows: The card underlined takes the trick.

The hand, it will be agreed, was not well played by A. In view of his partner ’s call, ho should have opened with a Club (though neither that lead nor the Diamond is attractive), and his continuation of the Diamonds at Trick 3 was very bad. Notice Z’s discard of a high Club at liick G, the object of which, of course, was to secure Y’a card of entry. Z ? s plan of campaign took shape as soou as it was seen that A held the thirteenth Heart. For if B leads a Spade at Trick 7, Z, by holding the Act up once, can see his way clear to the game. . After eight tricks the distribution of the cards is known: it is as follows: Spades 9 Hearts 7 Diamonds J Clubs J S Spades K Spades 5 Hearts J Y B ' Hearts Nono Diamonds KlO 2 z j Diamonds None Clubs Non© v Clubs 10 9 7 6 / Spades J Hearts None Diamonds . A Q , Clubs Q 3 Z now brings ofi: his coup according to plan. He leads the Queen of Clubs, on which A discards the Two of Diamonds, and then puts Dummy in with the Knave. A finds himself the helpless victim of a 4 ‘ squeeze.” If ho discards bis Spade, the Heart is led from Dummy, and Z makes the last two tricks; if he discards a Heart, the Heart is led and then the Knave of Diamonds; if ho discards a Diamond, the Diamond. In each c.ase the result is the same—Z Y go game and rubber.

Trick. A Y B Z 1 Dia. 6 Dia. 9 Dia. 4 Dia. 3 2 Hearts A Hearts 2 Hearts 6 Hearts K 1 3 Dia. 7 Dia. 4 Clubs 2 Dia. S 4 Hearts 3 Hearts 10 Hearts S Hearts 4 5' Hearts 5 Hearts Q Hearts 9 Spades 2 (3 Clubs 4 Clubs 5 Clubs A Clubs K Spades 7 Spades 4 Spades Q Spades 6 S Spades 3 Spades 3 Spades 10 Spades A