European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 18, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Ren on by Charles Goren and Omar Sharif the Cheapo trl bunt i both West North a865 v j10 0 aqj8 4q54 West East 4q109 a 5 4 3 7 7 6 2 01097 0432 4akj 4109863 South 4k743 of 65 472 i the bidding West North East South 1 4 Dale 1 4 Dale pass pass 24 2 pass 3 v pass 4 7 pans pass pass opening Lead King of psychic bidders remember and boast about their rare successes they tend to Overlook their Many easts efforts on this hand produced a spectacular pyrrhic after norths takeout easts bid of one Spade would be considered mandatory my most South correctly doubled to show a Spade then bid hearts at his next we Are at a loss to understand norths raise to three hearts perhaps he feared a bad Spade or was worried that his partner might have Only three Spades and five East had succeeded in his objective he had kept his opponents out of their 44 Spade at four Spades the contract North South would probably have reached had East not indulged in his shenanigans Declarer would have had to lose three Sid suit tricks and a lets follow what happened at the rather strange contract of four West led the King and Ace of clubs and continued with a third round of the no other defense would have been any Dummy Queen won and Declarer staffed a Declarer led the Jack of Trumps from the table when that was allowed to he continued with the ten of Over taking in hand with the South was fortunate when West won the Ace of he could not continue another which would have forced Declarer to no matter what West chose to Declarer would be Able to win in draw the last Trumps and come to ten tricks via three two four diamonds and a perhaps we should rewrite our bidding texts to Cater for 42 fits instead of 44 you hold a8752 q95 oq10873 the bidding has proceeded West North East South 1 Dale in 24 pass 2 it 5 what action do you take support of one of partners your hand is Worth 13 would not let the no Vulner Able opponents steal the our Choice is five forcing partner to choose Between your two both As South you hold 4 Al 09752 a98 oj102 43 the bidding has proceeded West North East South 1 4 pass pass what action do you take the direct this hand would not qualify for a vulnerable Overall of one in the pass out you must protect against the possibility that partner has been forced into making a trap pass on a Good hand with you Are not Strong enough for a Balanc ing so bid one both As South you hold 5 vkqj762 okj9 4aj6 the bidding has proceeded West North East South 1 4 pass pass what do you bid now Are much too Strong for a balancing bid of one you cant afford a double because of your Spade shortness partner might insist on a Spade con the solution is to jump to two in the balancing that shows a on suited hand of at least opening bid both As South you hold 4kj954 a93 oqj102 46 the bidding has proceeded West North East South 1 4 pass pass what do you bid now the balancing a one Spade Overall could be made on a hand considerably weaker than in you cant even be sure that Spades is your Best Dou in the balancing you can make a takeout double with a weaker hand than in the direct Posi North South North 4984 654 oqj87 4a52 West East 4q1032 4j75 avoid q82 oak54 01093 4kj864 4q1097 South 4ak6 West s7akj10973 062 43 the bidding West North East 1 4 pass 24 past pass pass opening Lead King of 0 South 4v sunday crossword it is our Contention that duplicate and rubber Bridge Are actually two different that is because in duplicate you have to consider what All the other pairs playing in your direction Are Likely to and safety of the contract is Only of secondary to highlight our study this hand and decide How you would play it at both rubber Bridge and the auction might not be a thing of but it was certainly effect South knew he could not expect much from his so he simply bid what he thought he could West leads the King of diamonds and shifts to a at the play is since Trumps will split 21 almost 80 per cent of the time and the finesse has Only a 50 percent Chance of you bang Down the a eking of Trump at the first Opportunity As the cards you will end up go ing Down one trick cannot avoid losing a Spade and two diamonds As Well As a but you get an average score since you can expect everyone else to be in game and to play the same if you finesse you will achieve a top score about 10 percent of the time when Trumps Are 30 with a Bottom score about 40 per cent of the time Whon West has the and average the rest of the a winning on All hands where the Queen drops you can make so which is very important at at rubber you want to secure your so it is Correct to win the Ace of clubs and take the Trump As the cards it wins and you Are you still make the contract if the finesse you win any draw the last Trump and Lead a Dia you have a Trump entry on the Board to stuff your losing Spade on a High you give up a possible at rubber that is a Small Price to pay at it could be a 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