European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 22, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                 Bridge How he o m tin pm Cali Trimne norths nth West North j4 9j51 087542 4843 West East qi0876524k void oj10 Okis oq752 South 4a8j 9ak74 0aqb 4ak6 the bidding West North East South pus pus 3 it pus pus put opening Lead Jack of some powerful hands Are really quite when this Deal turned up in an International invitation pairs event in most souths were Overly dazzled by their array of aces and at most West took advantage of the Vulner ability to open three the usual result was that impressed by his 84 pressed too hard and ended up far too one of the very Lew South players to take sensible action was former world pain Cham Peter Hanhardt of he realised though he had a big hand a terms of Point the bet that it lacked body and was perfectly balanced were so he contented himself with a quiet bid of three no even that would have been Loo much had West simply led a How West elected to attack wit the Jack of and Declarer made the most of his reprieve by some Brilliant he won the Queen of cashed the Ace and threw East in with a setting up two diamonds in Dummy though there was no apparent East shifted to the Jack of which Declarer Duck he won the Continua Tion with the King of clubs and cashed the noting that East played the ten and Tho count of the hand waa now fairly but had three diamonds and apparently three Tad if West held Levenard suit for his preemptive but we marked with Singleton East had to have All Sec miss ing if that were the he was for an end Manhardt cubed the Ace of Spades and led the four of taking care to cover with Dummy but could not afford to for then Declarer would be on the table to Cash his two Dia but winning the trick proved no East was now end played and had to Lead from his Queen of creating an entry to the Board in the form of the East did the Besl he could by returning the heart but Declarer crossed to the Jack of hearts and took his two Diamond tricks to score his contract with four two two clubs and the Ace of neither u with 60 on you hold 495 9aj10976543 Wilh what do you open the bidding Are two either and then continue to bid hearts u cheaply As Poi Ible in the Hope that the opponents will let Yon buy the or open four and Hope that the opponents wont risk Eon pot ing at this ugh As South you hold 07 oam3 the bidding has proceeded North East South West 1 0 pan 1 pus 2 7 pass 0 Paas 3 9 pus t what do you bid now your preference to partners first bid suit expressed no special in Hereit in despite his re he bid showing a 65 distribution in the red your Singleton in his second suit and four Trumps to the Aee Are even if the King of Spades proves in you should be delighted if partner goes on to East West As South you hold okqj74q1083 the bidding has proceeded East Smith West North 1 pass 1 it 20 4 i what action do you take five All the elements of a classic a critics situation exist 111 the Vulner ability u in your favor z you have Little or no defensive prospects outside of your Long suit and 3 your strength la partners suit deflates the defensive potential of your High in your length is Spades suggests that partner May have a so the  be North South East North 177643 of j1043 West East j863 q95 7q1085 a 0109 okqj643 q92 South k2 kj92 0875 4ak6s the bidding East South West North i 0 pass 2 0 30 3v pus 4 pass pus pus opening Lead ten of the Power of a 44 fit is demonstrated by this despite the fact that he seemed to have four Declarer used his Trumps to Best advantage to Telescope them into even though he was Short in South Felt his hand we too Strong not to take action Over easts opening North valued his hand at 12 Points in support of either and rather than choose a suit himself he passed the decision to partner with a Cue bid of us opposing East tried to Muddy the by a chiding his Long Diamond but that didst Stop North South from reaching a Good West led his top and when Dummy came Down Declarer saw with a Normal 32 heart he would have Little trouble making his but rated to have the Ace of hearts for his opening so Declarer expected to lose at most two Trumps and a Dummy Ace of diamonds won the first trick and a Low heart from the table was won by easts East shifted to the eight of won by the the King of hearts revealed the bad that Declarer apparently had two More Trump in addition to the Queen of which also appeared to be with Declarer saw a line that guaranteed the con tract if West Heid four Spades and at Lea Stone More Declarer cubed the King Ace of and ruffed a a Diamond off served As the entry to Dum my to Ruff the last Declarer led his remaining if West discarded on this Dummy would Ruff and Declarer would take the King of clubs for the fulfilling so West had to he Drew Dummy last Trump with the Queen of hut then was forced to con cede the last two tricks by leading away from this Queen of clubs into declares combined King Jark Declarer lost Only three Trump q past la n m 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