European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 13, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Goren on Bridge a. By Charles Loren and Omar Saltari 1c the. Wow Liloon a Iff of make believe vulner6te. Rothii deals. North Ai 7 m1 West East it 9 3 z tilt 0 kq9 v a i 0 k31 01 42 j 10 6 s 3 South to 4 76543 c a 10 9 t x 7 the bidding South West North fast 1 0 pass i pass 2 v past i pus 3 it Pau pus pass opening Lead ten of 4 while bridle i a Mirror of life in Many Rei Peets there is one important area of difference. Highway robbery is frowned upon in the Best Circle but meets with Praise and sometime laughter m the Bridge Able. Silting South on is hand from a team match was one of the country s leading women players Lynn dem of Diene tidy . North s Ralie to two Diamond Wai inverted showing a Good Hind but denying pow Eato of Foer card Nijor. To Berrott. S a Fol � by of two hearts of Beery. De heart stopper. Ril hods w Jefic tact it it doubtful whether i new i stood the test of re enemy imn. After North indicated club strength South continued on to three no Mode his Normal Lead of the top of his Spade sequence and Declarer saw at once that if the Dia mond finesse were to succeed the contract was beyond reproach. Should it fall however the defend ers would be in position to Cash four heart tricks to defeat the contract. Declarer hid already diverted Al Lent on from the heart suit in the bidding. To reinforce that impression she won the ice of Spades and dropped the Queen from her hand when West won the first Diamond trick with the King he saw no reason not to continue Spades indeed that might have been imperative had Declarer held the ice of hearts and not the King of clubs. The result the contract rolled Home. West might have done belter to hold up the King of diamonds one round. That would have permitted halt to discard the Jack of Spades on the second Diamond making the heart i Natl easier to find. Q. As South vulnerable you hold. 3 9aq7 ok9h Jaqw the bidding has proceeded North East South West pm 3 1what action do you take Ai beware everything is against you the vulnerability is unfavourable you have the death holding a double ton in the enemy suit Only three card heart support with no intermediates and partner is a pasted hand. Act Only if Money Means nothing to you otherwise pass. A As South vulnerable you hold qs72 oq761 qts 47 your partner opens the bidding with a forcing bid of two hearts. What do you respond a if you think you have a poor hand you need id Brush up an your hand evaluation. A Sini Moti and four in tipi to it High Honor r powerful holding opposite a de Mand bid. If you have some method of showing Singleton do 0 if nol we prefer a positive response of three heart to a negative two no Trump. Who earn about Point count a both vulnerable of South you hold a 7 a okq1653 As the bidding has proceeded South West North Kast 1 4 pass i 4 pass 2 o pass a 7 what do you bid now partner i not show ing much with Hii Rabid except a six card suit your hand has become enormous. Your prime controls and three Trump arc All Gold so much so that we think a raise to three Spades is an under bid. We would jump to four Spades 0. Neither vulnerable its sooth you hold k5 9klt oaq7w1 k6 what is front Cape nine by your he card Sou we suggest you open the bad Rerng Tab one no Krumri. If you Dottl jct will have a difficult Ink ahead try inf to do scribe your teed Balarr ced mind. If you Ete to Fertie a Low Dia mond with to Era Yon would Kave had no Ettl Rita Ai 0tit opening one no transp. To chert s the Qai sown Vurm Fatic. Joni hold 48 i Akom aj3 the bidding has proceeded South it North Cut 1
