European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 09, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse By Charles Loren and Omar Sharif North or vulnerable. Bast deals. North a. 1053 third heart and it thoughtless bait would have ruffed to end the de sense. Declarer would have Over ruffed and proceeded to Ruff two diamonds in Dummy. East could have scored his King of Trumps whenever he Felt like it but that would have been the third and last trick for the defenders. East was Jeremy Flint of Lon Don one of the world s great card players. He disdained the heart Ruff instead he discarded a Dia mond from hand. Declarer had no counter. If he did not draw Trumps East would score his nine of clubs for the setting trick if he Drew Trumps he would be saddled with two Diamond losers. Either Way he would have to go Down one. There is a moral to this Story. If you Are going to do silly things on defense it helps if your partner is one of the Best defenders around if he in to you do better by playing normally rather than trying to be both vulnerable. South deals. North j6 9 498-fr ?86 9aj73 0754 01062 a85 41094 South aq5 vk102 oaqj9 j73 the bidding South weit North East it pass 2 Pasa 0 Paw 3 it Pas pass pass opening Lead four of Omar Sharif. Visit to new York to Alai his video cassette play Ridge with Omar Sharif was the uric a Cros Swartt a Tut w. Uaia my k3 Uini Nav rain Isa Isusi occasion for some Friendly Bridge with the Goren staff. This hand could easily have been included in those selected for the cassette. To test your skill cover the East and. West hands and see k you can spot the sure trick line for your con tract after West leads a Low Spade and Dummy s Jack wins the trick. The auction was uneventful. Once North discovered that his partner did not have a four card heart suit he bid what he expected his Side to make. After the Jack at Spades wins you have time to establish the tricks you. Need in hearts and clubs if you can succeed in keeping East the danger hand off Lead. At trick two Lead a Low club from Dummy toward your Jack. If East has the Ace and Steps up with it you have nine tricks to Spades four Dia monds and three clubs. So East must Duck. If West wins the Ace he cannot attack Spades without presenting you with your ninth trick and you have time to set up a heart. But let s suppose the a Cluj of clubs wins. Now it s time your at Tention to. Hearts. However you still need to protect against East gaining the Lead so it is Correct to Cross to the table with the King of diamonds and Lead a heart to your King. Again East cannot afford to Rise with the Ace and if West wins you have the time to set up another club As your game going trick. Note that As the cards lie you can be Defeated if after winning the Jack of clubs you Lead a heart from hand. East captures the Queen with the Ace and returns a Spade to set up West s suit and West still has the Ace of clubs As an entry to Cash his tricks before you can take nine. I sum fun Twenty one multiplied by instance in which All three digits used ton i duct you ensue that me ? Down will i love and you love you up and you. Do love note to Ponder suppose you Are there pint of the Valen Tine message above. Can you make it out that is to say can you discover a Way to read it oddly enough instructions for Reading the message Are contained within it. But say you where do i begin for your information the message begins with a word having a capital letter and proceeds word by word to form a timely Short verse. What does it say no Oao pm a my Noa up on put mop Pwu Katf u heart uner if carried Over one fish Story of numbered Ugi Brown. 5fl can you Trust your f third Artt least six Del for no in drawing dulls Tetem top and Bottom mme. My quickly can you find him Check answers with those Kelow. Spell score 10 Pomet letters in la Vitwo Complete �9j teleo then score words of four found Amongal try to Cor � t p x r p v l w crypt equip go Qadi of dog s t d d v r k i adv Movw cake eds def of i q c g v d c p v g today s crypt quip clue e equals d
