European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 13, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse Omar Sharif neither vulnerable. South deals. North4k4 9964oaj105i 41084 West east410832 4j�75 7a1075z s 8 083 ok64 9j 4qjz South 4aq8 oq9t 4ak7s the bidding South West North it 1 4 a 1 0 pass 2 it pass 3 it pass pus pass opening Lead five of v. Most neophytes know a considerable amount about Holdup plays. But once in a while there is a concealed combination that tends to fool even relatively experienced players. The bidding was straight Forward. South showed his balanced 19-20 Points with a jump rebid in no Trump and North raised confidently to game. West made the Normal Lead of his fourth Best heart. East played the Queen and Declarer won the King. Since there was no Way to make nine tricks without the Dia mond suit Declarer ran the nine. East won the King and returned a heart and West took four heart tricks to defeat the. Contract one trick had Declarer held the Ace of hearts instead of the King Jack he would certainly have made the contract. He would have held up the Ace at least one round and the contract would have been Safe. If hearts were 4-3 and East had a heart to return after q & q neither vulnerable As South you hold 4aj9j pk1076 0854 483 the bidding has proceeded North East South 1 pub 7 what do you bid now Hurt. Your Hind i not Strong enough to respond one Spade followed bar Rabid of two hearts so you should bid the lower of your four car Majon. If partner raises to two hearts be Content while if reintroduces a apse suit you have enough to raise. 4. Both vulnerable As South you hold 4a 9a ok109b43 4aj106 the bidding has proceeded East sooth 347 what action do you take Lour diamonds. You Point count is sufficient for s double. However partner Likely response is four hearts and since he might have a butt you would be awkwardly placed. Unless partner has along suit four hurts could be headed for Multi trick set and u you attempt to Correct to five diamonds that might Beeves a worse contract because your suit la Loo porous. Both vulnerable. North deals. North 4a4 043 oaq10 4aq108s4 West east4k1085 4qt 9kq10975986z 019 0�854 47 4j�3 south4j73i. Ok7 the bidding Northc East sooth West i 4 Para 1 4 pus 34 pus 3 it Para Para Pas. Opening Lead King of v. When your contract seems too easy to be True that is the time to be most wary. A bad break has been known to sink even the Best of con tracts. South was Well withal himself when he simply re bid three no Trump. He de valued his hand somewhat because his High cards were in his Short suits which meant that his Long Spade suit might not be of any value id the play. West led the King of hearts and Declarer waa absolutely enraptured about his prospects. It seemed merely a matter of How Many Ove Tricka he waa going to make until be woo the Ace of hearts and tried to run the dub. West s Spade discard waa a severe blow. Declarer could not afford to give up the Lead for the defenders would Cash enough heart tricks to defeat the hand. Yet without the club auit he had Only eight tricks. The Only Hope for a ninth was to find diamonds splitting 3-3. When that failed to materialise Declarer had to accept a one trick aet. A Pessimist would have allowed for the possibility of id winning the King of Dia monds that would have meant that the suit was breaking 4-3 and that the defenders would get Only three heart bricks and the King of diamonds. Declarer should have realized that once East had followed with the Queen his King Jack Wen equivalent to an Ace. And he had to do to ensure his contract was to Duck the first heart trick. Whether or not West wins the heart continuation with the Ace Declarer is Safe. When East gets in with the King of diamonds either he will be exhausted of hearts or the suit will represent no danger. We admit that Declarer might be conceding an extra trick with this Man Euver. But surely that is a Small Price to pay to guarantee a vulnerable game. Q. Both vulnerable As sooth you hold 4ak965 77 oj8s2 496z the bidding has proceeded West North but South in 20 pass ? what action do you take hand he excellent playing strength but for the moment you should be Contento probe for a possible Spade contract by bidding a Mere two podes. Any response to an Overall is a Forward going move � partner will strive to make a rebid on the slightest pretext. If he shawl Disfavour Lor your suit you can support diamonds at your next turn. A 4-1 club break and would have searched for additional chances. Diamonds were a live possibility. Even u the suit did not Divide 8-3, there waa a Hope that one of the defenders bad Only a double ton Jack. But to Bene fit from that possibility Declarer had to retain an entry to his hand. After winning the Ace of hearts Declarer should first have cubed the Ace and Queen of diamonds. When the Jack dropped the con tract was guaranteed no matter How the clubs divided. Declarer simply cubes the ten of diamonds returns to us hand with the King of clubs and takes the King of diamonds. I. after that auit splits normally. Declarer will make three vertries. But As the cards be. Declarer must Settle for nine tricks four Diamonde. Three clubs and two major la game and rubber. Is a twelve Ercles renumbered Are interesting they pose a problem challenged to i the circles at Center wit the number 1,2,3,4� 5 and 6 in such Way that the sum of All four four Circle Row u to same. What will the my of each Row be we wont reveal the exact amount. At a due a will Tell you that h More than is and lest than 20. In addition let it be known that the1 digit 7 u flanked by 5and 1. Not talk. 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