European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 21, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Govert on Bridge by Char is Goren and Omar Sharif i t Oil so Tabur. The making of a Martyr both vulnerable. South deals. North k 7 6 3 9874 0542 j 9 5 West East q 10 8 4 j 9 4 9 j 9 3 9 10 652 0107 ok983 q 10 8 7 3 4 a 2 South 4 a 5 2 9 a k q 0 a q j 6 k 6 4 the bidding South West North East 2 pass 2 0 pass 2 it pass 3 it pass pass pass opening Lead seven of 4 by his very nature Man tends to cling to he assets. But once in a while a timely divestiture can bring huge returns. South s bidding  balanced 23-24 Points so North had just enough to raise to game had his King been a Queen pass would probably have been in order. Wen led his fourth Best club. You correctly inserted Dummy s nine to see if that would fetch the Queen and East Rose with the Ace. Before you commit yourself at trick one con Sider How you would tackle the hand. Fust count your tricks. With the Ace of clubs gone there arc seven. The two More you need will have to come from the Diamond suit. Since the Diamond finesse must work if you re going to succeed allow West to gain the Lead with the King of diamonds and he is going to be Able to run his club you will need either a second Diamond finesse or a 3-3 split. Obviously a second finesse would be the better proposition. However there seems to be Only one entry to Dummy the King of Spades. Is there a Way around that impasse Jettison the King of clubs under the Ace if West s Lead was fourth Best the Rule of 11 tells you that East started with Only one card higher than the seven and he just played it. Therefore Dummy s club Jack will be a sure entry. Whether East returns a club or not you Are in control. You use your two Black suit entries to Dum my for two Diamond finesse. If the cards lie As in the diagram that will net you three tricks in diamonds for a total of nine All you contracted Forl q. Both vulnerable As South you hold kq5 9aq oakq10s7 463 the bidding has proceeded East South West North 1 9 dbl pass 2 4 pass ? what do you bid now  suppose that the theoretically Correct bid is a jump to three diamonds. However if you Are go ing to play for nine tricks Why not at no Trump there is no guarantee that you can make three no Trump but it s certainly Worth a shot especially since you re Likely to get a heart Lead. Q. As South vulnerable you hold a1043 95 oakqj42 493 partner opens the bidding with one heart. What do you respond  time you need have no fear about a possible misfit your Diamond suit stands on its own Mer its it can serve Ai the Trump suit even if partner is void jump to three diamonds to Flash the slam signal at once despite the fact that you have no support for partner. Bitin  Sim Oniski him tmvil�b�l4a5 n an a pm s a. Q. As South vulnerable you hold Kyj 9a108643 010 4a1092 the bidding has proceeded South West North East 1 7 pass 2 0 pass7 what do you bid now  s the problem just re bid your six card suit two hearts. You Are not Strong enough to bid three clubs which is a High re verse and shows extra values. Q. Neither vulnerable As South you hold 4 Kif r Jip s Jib t a yous is of uni pm crypt equip of Yak  Vul Ogawa 2 g o w g d v h d g x a h 1. Glt  Parx f ofom re today s  clue d equals r