European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 20, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Goren on Bridge by Charles Goren and Omar Sharif East wot vulnerable. South deals. Norb 4vq101 okqj4 4akj74 West East 10s at 9akjt7 98307 oai08b1 103 q9 South kq9532984 093 852 the bidding South West North but 2 pass pass pass opening Lead King of 9 playing card games was regarded by of line communists As a Bourgeois pastime. As a result it was not until the 1960s that an Iron curtain country made its appearance in International Bridge Competition. Poland was the tint and has remained the strongest. The poles have a nucleus of very talented players two of Whan have been nominated As Royal i Ding line s player of the Tomas Pray Bora is a Stalwart of polish National teams and one of the world s great card players. He complains that too Many Bridge players learn to play by Rote therein a Bridge adage for almost every these rubrics cover Gen eral situations and should Mot mindlessly be applied to every hand. He takes particular exception to second hand quite often you have to play an unnecessarily High card m second position sometimes to Force Declarer to win in a particular hand onetime to preserve Kuniai Infra tons with he cites the hand above As one of his s weak two Spade opening bid ended the auction at Tome other vulnerability West might have competed with three hearts. West took his two top hearts an shifted to a Diamond. In Bora took Dummy s King with the Ace and returned the suit in the Hope that his partner held a Singleton. Dummy won and a Low Spade was led in Bora inserted the Jack the critical play that could hardly Cost since Declarer would Proba Bly have opened three Spades had he held a seven card Salt and with a six card suit missing the Ace Jack Declarer would finesse the ten. Declarer won the King and re turned a Low Spade. West won with the eight led a heart for his part Ner to Ruff with the Ace and East s Diamond return promoted West s ten of Trumps to the setting trick. Had East played a Low Spade on the first Lead of the suit he would have had no Way to get to his partner s hand As Long As Declarer ruffs the third Diamond with the Queen. The defenders would have been held to two Trump tricks and the contract would have succeeded. A As South vulnerable you hold k63 96542 0873 752 the bidding has proceeded weat North East South 1 Dale pass 7 what action do you take the example of the Chap who said i be seen my duty and i done it partner asked you to bid your longest suit and that s hearts. We know you did t dream of passing and one no Trump shows More values than you have. Two hearts fits the my. Q. Both vulnerable As South you hold aj1w 7m oqm4 7m the bidding has proceeded weat North East silk 19 me 29 spas 3 a t what action do you take answers Lor crypt quip and sunday crossword a Phonvi no mom to ton have a borderline Deci Sion. Partner is showing a pretty fair hand with he raise to three Spades and you have a useful hand where you have promised Little. However the vulnerability Here favors the Brave so we would choose to bid four Spades. Q. Both vulnerable As South with 60 on score you hold 4kq9 9aq83 oaq6 j72 the bidding has proceeded East Seth West North 1 do int Pas padm Pas 29 papa int pass Paw 7what action do you take a dont flog a dead horse. You have already told partner you have a very Good hand and he has inf Onard you that he to poverty stricken by Faffing to compete Over to no trap. Ton have Tasae Chance of defeating your Oppe Yenta so Tat them struggle Pas q. Heather vulnerable a South you hold 4-kq10m 9ejm 0m a the bidding has proceeded North East sooth wart fan pan 1 a 2 it Pas 7what action do you take know that you have an ii Nam hand and that partner pasted Ert Teaby. Nevertheless we see no reason Why you take a Normal action. One of the reasons you opened this hand is that you held both major suits Sogo ahead and show the second one. Bid three hearts. Junior by Hal Kaufman and p sum mix of the Alx whole numb tha diagram at right four of a verse Riddle tests wits can you come up wit the answer to this classic verse Riddle i the ears of Young and old i repeat what am told yes they hear me old and Young although i have no formal a Thunderclap awakes me not a Whit of terror shakes me yet so tender is my ear that the softest sound i hear. But Call me not with bated breath for a Shleper is my me what am i 5 follow up picture Abo lets face Itu drawing shorn its fish us a can you Trust your eyes there Are a heat Stan rom i drawing details Between Tea and in at i can Yov and the tar Check answer with 1 pm q my Paw to 1 spec score 10 to letters in the two Complete ins then on words of foil found among try to pm m j x Jahya Jinyu " m i b s h j Hytry by Ivha j t u k q i v d i k t d m o b p n today s crypt pulp clue t equals n
