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Declarer blew the hand at trick once the Ace of clubs was knocked Declarer had nine tricks one one three diamonds and four there was no Point in risking defeat by playing for Over tricks via the Spade Correct technique at Money Ridge is to Rise with the Ace of Spades at trick one and Start on clubs immediate the defenders can do no better than win and shift to but Declarer grabs the Ace and runs his nine winning rubber Bridge players follow the advice offered by a ten maker namesake of one of the authors Omar Khayyam take the and let the credit go As South you hold 495 a105 oq642 4q983 the bidding proceeded North East South West 1 4 pass int pass 2 pass what action do you take you fulfilled your Obliga Tion with your first now you should retire Grace fully from the there is no reason Why you should give a false preference to two Spades hearts should be As Good a or than neither As South you hold 49 your righthand opponent opens the bidding with one what do you bid your hand rates to take seven tricks according to the Rule of two and three at this that is enough for a preemptive jump to four this vigorous preemptive action might prevent the opponents from locating a Spade or from reaching a slam in one of their Vulner As hold 474 akqj106 okqj105 what is your opening bid although you have game in this is not the hand for a demand opening it lacks the High card re for if partner has something like a eking of clubs and Queen of he in think that he has a Good hand and you could get too open one heart it is virtually impossible that everyone will you can convey your strength with a jump in diamonds at your next both South North 42 0 876432 4 aka a West 4 k j 3 10642 oq105 4876 South 4 10876 Oak 45 answers for sunday crossword East 4 a q954 5 019 4109432 the bidding South West North East 1 pass 2 0 pass 3 Rasa 4 4 pass pass 6 v pass pass opening Lead bight of is Moreto becoming a winning Bridga player than just taking you have to be sure that you Cash your tricks in the right North South bid Well to a Good souths second jump in hearts showed that he was interested in slam but that he had two fast losers in the undid norths Singleton Spade and four club winners convinced him to go on to West was unkind enough to take out the Only fast entry to the table with his open ing club Declarer won and took two More High stuffing Spades from his now he led a Spade from the East Rose with the Ace and led a fourth whether or not Declarer ruffed East was bound to score the ten of Trumps for the setting Declarer had the right idea he just Wott tricks in the wrong take a look and see what an enormous difference a slight change in timing can after winning the first trick in Declarer should immediately Lead a the defenders Are they can do no bet Ter than win the Spade and return a Declarer wins and ruffs a Spade in now he cashes two of the remaining three High clubs to discard his last two Spade All that is left to do is for Declarer to return his hand with a High draw 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