European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 27, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Preempted into the right link North South deals. Vulnerable. East North k9753 s is 0 a63 aka West 64 p j 10 9 7 4 3 0 void 10 9 6 s 4 East void961 okq109b74 q82 South 4. A q j 10 8 2 v a 0 js2 473 the bidding East South West North 30 3 pus 6 piss pass pass opening Lead Jack of 7 preemptive bids Are two edged swords. They will on occasion throw i wrench in the opposition s bidding machinery. But if the enemy buys the contract they will often leave a blueprint of the hand to guide the opponents in the play. After East s three Diamond pre empt South had a Normal three Spade Overall. With first or Mccond round control of every suit North wasted no time in getting to where he wanted. Before looking at the East West hands How do you me South i chances of bringing Home his slam unless bail ii Pulhug a fast one and West s opening Lead suggest that that is not he Case Declarer can claim his contract without having to play to a single trick the hand is a simple elimination win the Ace of hearts and draw Trumps in Many rounds As it takes. Cash the Ace King of clubs and Ruff the Jack of clubs then Cross to the King of hearts. That leaves the North South hands with nothing but Trumps and diamonds and East is Down to five diamonds and a heart. Since East originally started with seven diamonds for his preempt confirmed by the fact that West did not Lead his partner s suit and the Lead is in the Dummy All Declarer has to do to secure his slam is Lead 3 Low Diamond from the Ace toward his Jack. East can win the trick with a High Honor but he is Well and truly end played. A heart return will allow Declarer to stuff a Diamond loser from one hand while ruffing in the other while Diamond will be Way from the remaining Honor into Declarer combined Ace Jack Tenace. Either Way Declarer will lose no More than one Diamond trick. Force your Way in both vulnerable. South deals. North qj3 9qt 0 in 4 3 West 974 v j 10 9 6 j 0 it 10 7 4 East 10 i 5 1 0 Atiq 13 South Alt ? ak0 j97452 ail the bidding Soldi Wii North i put 1 4 i it pus 3 it pan Pun but am my 01 us vhf Oil i 3k\vma.n 3m. Siv Nisi ninja Uku Irv i i itch num Inu in ii l opening Lead Jack of 7 with a combined total of 27 High card Point and he cud suit you might think that Hirw no Trump should be an Sirnik Coo net. But even looking Ai an four Handi it ii not easy to see How sooth can make his contract. Note that because Hij High card arc not in his Long suit South l hand Don not have the ukr Ulof potential that i count might in Tea. We feel his decision to rebid two no Trump was t practical sofa Don to a difficult problem. All that a left to do was to make nine a text after a heart Lead. If Declarer could take even tricks in the Black toils he would be Home. He won the opening Lead with the King cashed the Ace King of in add and thai led a Low dub to Waid the Dummy. Watt. Could not Rise with the hut without Pray Attar Declarer with three tricks in the suit so he played Low. When the Jack won Declarer will had the problem of getting Back to the table to Cash a Long club if he could establish one. He solved that beautifully by Cash ing the Queen of Spades and discard ing the Ace of hearts after taking the Ace of clubs Declarer exited with a club and the de fenders were dead. In with the King of clubs West was forced to Lead a Diamond any of the Otilta suit would have provided Declarer with his Avenue into Dummy. But Dia mond proved to be no better. East could Uke his three tricks in the suit but that was the end of the de sense. No matter what he did after that Dummy would take the rest of the tricks. B re3qlved1 a set of new v ppr an at right in rebus farm. Each in number 1, for instance la b on Lime. After other in Don t a present  up Tome think an eighth i Ahtl ii i figure age with Lucki want to know the age of someone in whom you Are invested ask your chosen we esd to help you with a magic trick. Have Lite person Iol Down his or her ago. Double 11, add 5. Multiply by so subtract trip number of Days in a non leap year and then add Nis or her Rucky number Belo 100. Toluhi sated 115, the result will Leveal in its lust iwo Dils Hitt per ans a Fth and m in last iwo do a is his or her Lucky Rembor. Just or Lun iry it on yourself guide lines cd Len on of four time tested Appl Moonn of tilt t 1-Yfllow. 4-u. By can you Trust you Eye Thart Art hmm in owing a taht Ketchn lop and quickly can re find Lurn chert spell score id Point Rel sri in Tai two to cml path to Renoi  of four i round among the try to score a Cav pro