European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 6, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse By Charles gg3en s Yul Shaw handle with care both vulnerable. South dealt. North aq4 9q�754 0 aj1 j West East 51 j7o 7 j 1c i i 9 j 0101 0 it q ? 6 4 j to 9743 i South k ids v ak0 a � a kq6sz the bidding South West North Eul 1 put 1 7 put 2 it pass j 0 nil past pass dbl pug 3 it put 4 it Pisa 6 it put Pui pass of Punini Lead ten of 0 there should be a Law against players who bid badly profit if from the error of their ways. We do not know what South we trying to to Comphie in the auction. Nevertheless be serendipitously landed in the right Strain albeit t level Loo Low. South t jump o two no Trump deserves in award u the year i worst bid. With no Tenace and a weak Doubton he bad every re Iod to Suppok that no Trump would play better from his partner Side of the table. North s three diamonds inquired about Smith i major suit holding and a redouble Eon tinned the Ace of diamonds. Why South suppressed his Hart holding and near solid Cuta Mil during the rot of the auction will forever re main shrouded in mystery. Ai a result of East i double of three diamonds West had no Trou ble getting hit tide of to til Bat Start. Since there Wati no need to Duck if suits were breaking and no Point to ducking if they were not Declarer to with Dummy Ace. He cashed the act Kins of hearts and crossed Back to the table with the Jack of clubs to Sec if the hearts would split out. When that suit failed to break Declarer came 10 hand with the King of Spades and tried o run nil clubs. West s Hopper in the suit we a Conil Denoble disappointment but to was not lost. East was forced to come Down to three Spades and a Diamond and Dummy Wai reduced to the same holding. Declarer care fully led the ten of Spades to the Ace and Reading the distribution perfectly exited with the Jade of Dia monds. Bust we forced o win and Couch de the commit by leading from his j-7 of Ipa det into the Board s q-9 Lenawee. Thrust and Parry East Weil vulnerable. North deals Morth �7s
