European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 14, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse South North oj76s West East 4kj943 bus oq4 oa1085 South 4a874 k43 the bidding South weit North East int pm 3 it put pass pass Pui opening four of Declarer put maximum pressure on the defense in an attempt to bring Home no Trump but he was foiled by a though Dis card by there was nothing to the North add 10 to 16 Points to Veallie that game should be West led is fourth Best East won the Queen and returned the West overtook with the Jack and continued the wit As Declarer held off Uhul the fourth remind of East had to find two and he let go of s card i each red Dummy shed Declarer cashed the King and Ace of noting the fan of wests next he tried three rounds of ending in and East had to find another he could not afford to stuff a so it would seem that he had to part with another Low East looked deeper into the Situa it seemed certain that wests distribution had been he realized if Declarer had started with the Kin Queen of the contract could not he also worked out that if ice of diamonds was s distinct if East Al offed alow Tua Declarer would Lead a Diamond from whether East Rose with the or he would have to concede the if he take the Declarer would win the King an exit with a forcing East to Lead a club into the jaws of Dummy but winning the Ace and exiting with a Diamond would be no for de Carer would simply Rise with the King and score his remaining Diamond whether it was the Queen or a Low so East discarded the Ace of getting rid of his that set up the King of diamonds in declares but that was Only the eighth no Nutter How Declarer there was no Way he Couch prevent the de sense front coming to two More tricks before he had you hold 4kq7f oa9i 0854s partner opens the bidding with one what do yen respond have enough for Only one if you respond one you would have a difficult problem no matter what partner a raise to two hearts leaves you Well should partner act Ovea simple you have ample values to drive to As you hold 9q1083 Ops the bidding has proceeded North East sooth West 10 1 t pus s 0 pass 7 what do you bid now you two your intent was show your Fourcard heart suit and nothing has happened to make you change your if partner cannot support his most Likely Nib Doltl be two no and now you will be faced with a decision of not Hiir for a partial or raising to we would choose the aggressive course because the Queen of diamonds is an important filler in partners suit As South you hold 7a9 okq1052 your righthand opponent opens the bidding with three what action do Yon take a doable were Lor penal that would be our partner would read it for and rightly he is hound to Spona in a major and we have nowhere to Gowe wont take too Many tricks at no Trump with our the Wisest course is to pass and to Hope the linger in three at this vulnerability under tricks Sre Worth 100 Points both vulnerable South North 10985 West East 4j9ss oj87s k9s1 South is the South West North East 2 4 pass 3 pass 3 pass 4 9 pass 4 9 pass 5 0 Paas 5 pass 6 pass pass pass opening Lead two of North South combined to transform a Large plus score into a minus on this hand from a recent rubber Bridge North went astray in the auction and South was equally errant in the although South was a bit Light for his we have no great quarrel with the auction up to the Point where South bid four thinking that his partner was now Cue bid his King of Dia monds rather than bid five his reasoning was fault from us own bold he could ten that South had to have the top hearts for demand South could not misconstrue raise to five if South in Cue bidding a Hearl he would either return to five Spades or raise to six six hearts would have been a far Supe rior West led a Low club and who had an aver Sion to going Down in a slam at trick naturally re fused to he played three rounds of Trumps in an attempt to drop the when East showed up with Only two Declarer cashed tha Ace of crossed to with a High Diamond and discarded the Queen of dubs on the Diamond then he ran the ten of the finesse succeeded but the patient West ruffed and exited with and Declarer Stuffl had to lose declares safety play in was it worm succeed Only when West held see Jeton Queen of but if West did in deed have Singleton it was three times As skely to be a Low card rather than the after drawing three rounds of Declarer should have left hearts along Tor the the proper line was to take the two High ditching the club then run the ten of when this Declarer remains in Dummy and can repeat the now the defenders can get no More than a Trump Nancy it Soho in but when her teacher posted this deceptive problem came up with the answer in just a few can you do As Welt lets Given the diagram you Are asked eight that each of tie Squires four As i Well give you fails clue numbers and 16 appear w How Long will it take you to make 9 n Tui Innig if fair boats wind carom i la can you Trust your byes there Are at least ate d cocas in drawing details 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