European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 22, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse By Charles Goren and Omar Sharif the King is dead dead dead West 10 98763 9 0 North South vulnerable. East deals. North 4 a j 42 9 107 30 a 87 5 3 East k 8542 Vuk 10 6 0 k j 4 2 k a j 10 9 8 5 4 South q5 9 a q j96 093 q 7 6 2 the bidding East South West North 1 19 pass 2 dbl 2 9 pass 4 9 pass pass pass opening Lead King of there used to be a kibitzer haunt ing new York Bridge clubs who because of his pontificating while kibitzing earned the nickname of the rabbi. The Rule for which he became famous was if the King is Singleton play the Ace he would have been delighted by this hand which cropped up in a duplicate game at new York s renowned Cavendish club. Sitting South was club manager Tom Snow. After his vulnerable Overall North had More than enough to contract for game. His Cue bid of two clubs simply added an additional round to the bidding. West led the King of clubs which held. A Diamond shift would have been Best but West chose the ten of Spades. On the auction it was most unlikely that West could hold two Kings so Declarer shot up with the Ace and was delighted to see East s King come tumbling Down. A Low Trump from the table fetched another King from East and things were looking up. Declarer ruffed a club in Dummy came to hand with the Queen of Spades and ruffed another club. After discard ing a Diamond on the Jack of Spades a Spade Ruff was the entry to the closed hand to draw the out standing Trumps in three rounds. Dummy came Down to the Ace Queen of diamonds while Declarer was left with a Diamond and the Queen of clubs. East could not with stand the pressure when the last Trump was cashed. His last three cards were the King Jack of diamonds and Ace of clubs and he could not afford to part with any. He tried valiantly by discarding the Jack of diamonds but Declarer made no mistake. A Diamond to the Ace felled the now Singleton King and Declarer emerged with two Over tricks for an absolute top score. Q. As South vulnerable you hold q63 91083 042 4qj954 the bidding has proceeded West North East South 1 dbl 1 it pass pass 2 pass ? what action do you take s Cue bid is still for takeout had he held a club suit he would not have doubled originally. Therefore you can t pass you must bid your longer of the other three suits. Since you have to choose a three card suit make the cheaper bid two hearts. Q. Both vulnerable As South you hold 4j9852 9102. Oq103 a42 the bidding has proceeded North East South West 1 it pass ? what action do you take have just enough to invite game should partner have a Spade fit and a maximum. To Start use the Stayman convention by bidding two clubs to probe for a major Sui fit. Oil s13t h3a3n i Fly noi1vsh3anod v Nimoh sav/w1v is ohm 3no is Incila Iceni ajj.vh3 Viz to a Pung of a by q. Both vulnerable As South you hold 4j9852 9102 oq103 a42 the bidding has proceeded North East South West 1 it pass 2 pass 2 pass ? what do you bid now your hand has been improved by the fact that partner has a four card Spade suit you Don t have enough to commit your Side to game. Complete the invitational sequence by raising to three Spades asking partner to bid game with a maximum opening. Q. Neither vulnerable,.As South you hold a76 9a10762 ok10854 void North East South West 1 it pass 2 pass 1 0 pass ? what do you bid now you find a fit you Are i slam territory if not you might not want to proceed beyond three no Trump. A jump to three hearts could take the auction too High to allow for orderly investigation so if two hearts is forcing in your methods that s All you need do for the moment. Q. Neither vulnerable As South you hold a76 9a10762 ok10854 void the bidding has proceeded North East South West 1 it pass 2 pass 2 0 pass 2 9 pass 2 it pass ? what do you bid now does not have three hearts so he must have at least three diamonds. Since a change of suit by you is forcing just bid three Dia monds to see what action partner takes. J Itobi big Loose ends a list of five words whose first three letters and last three letters form the same Short word is Given at right a dash is shown was a \ v \ / i i 1 la u a u u a Good bet to ignore suppose at a party someone Steps up to you with the following sport ing proposition ill bet you a Quarter that if you give me a Dollar i la give you three dollars in sounds like a Gener Ous offer does it not but will it serve your Best interests to accept or decline what say Best bet is to decline for Friend or not your opponent can lose and still gain $.75. Here s How if he Welches on paying the $3, he can give you $.25 from your Dollar and still have $.75 of your Money left. For each missing letter four in the first four in the second Etc. How quickly can you Puzzle out at least three of the five possibilities . It s not so easy. Porn Peg -5 a be Mijoi not no c souk to aus our i four sum in How Many ways can the first four letters of the alphabet abcs be arranged in a different order abcs Adb Coda Etc ? guess. Jno a ii9mi a Josub am 1 ant ant 2 Ion Ion 3 out out 4 Tor Tor 5 bed bed Premier crossword by to Paquin author author winning kick one of four kicks puts the football Over the crossbars. See if you can find which one on first try. Hocus focus ride pm our Cowboy pal is at the end of his rope in More ways than one above. Code 1red. 2lt. Blue. 3yellow. 4lt. Brown. 5flesh. 6lt. Purple. 7dk. Brown. 8dk. Purple. Can you Trust your eyes there Are at least six differences in drawing details Between top and Bottom panels. 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