European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 24, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                By  Goren and Omar Sharif elementary my dear Watson neither vulnerable. South deals. North k j 2 9643 0 1 5 a k874 West East 75 3 8 49 a k q 10 8 992 of 10 7 0 q 8 6 4 2 462 j 10 9 3 South a q 10 9 6 9 j 7 5 0 a 9 3 is the bidding South West North East 1 pass 2 pass 2 a 4 pass pass pass opening Lead King of 9 there arc some recurring situations which every Bridge player should be Able to manage automatically. This is one of the most com Mon yet it is a constant source of amazement How Many get it wrong. The bidding was routine. With no heart stopper. South could do Noth ing other than Rabid his Spades and North had just enough to raise to game. At the table we watched Declarer blew the hand in no time not. Wot started with three rounds of hearts then exited with a tramp. After drawing the remaining Trumps Declarer went after Chibi. When that suit broke 4-2the Moil Likely distribution there weren t enough entries to the table to establish and Cash a Long club so Declarer ended up Down one. Obviously if clubs Are 3-3, there s no problem. And if Trumps Are 4-1, Declarer must Hope for an even club split. The Fate of the con tract hinges on those hands where Trumps Are 3-2 and clubs 4-2. After winning the Trump shift in hand Declarer should continue with a second round of Trumps to the Jack. When they behave kindly Declarer can claim the contract if clubs Are no worse than 4-2. Leaving the last Trump outstanding for the moment Declarer cashes the Queen and King of clubs then ruffs a club in hand. Now South can get Back to the table with the King of Trumps to take discards one on the Ace of clubs and the other on the Long card in the suit. That gives Declarer 10 tricks five Trumps four clubs and the Ace of diamonds. Q. Both vulnerable As South you hold 4aq1073 9akj oq107 462 the bidding has proceeded South West North East 1 4 pass 2 pass what action do you take  hand values to 17 Points so you arc Worth a try for game. We would bid three diamonds asking partner to evaluate his holding in that suit for game purposes. Q. Both vulnerable As South you hold k763 98 oakj987 k6 the bidding has proceeded South West North East 1 0 pass 1 a i 3 pats 4 a ? what do you bid now  Don t blame you if you bid six Spades but we feel you should investigate grand slam possibilities. The Way to do so is to Cue bid four diamonds which tends to show both top honors since it is in the suit you bid initially and see How part Ner reacts. Ii no n Licud Honono Ion 8.3111111 mrs h pm at Ishva Tiki Xvi ourm m in Cinus 01 Minn a Vii  Tiv Joja Muo Sivh 1sow q. Both vulnerable As South you hold k763 98 oakj987 k6 the bidding has proceeded South West North East 1 0 pass 1 pass 3 pass 4 pass 4 0 pass 4 9 pass ? what do you bid now? All intents and purposes All Side suit losers have been accounted for. The Only exception is where partner holds specifically three Low diamonds therefore a grand slam depends Only on the Trump Situa Tion. To find out whether partner holds both missing top Spade Hon ors use the grand slam Force. Bid five no Trump. A neither vulnerable As South you hold 4kj6 9873 oaq653 93 the bidding has proceeded North East South West 1 27 what do you bid now  Choice is Between a Gross overbid three diamonds and a slight under bid two Spades. Since Gross overbid Lead to major disasters we would opt for the conserva Tive two Spades in the Hope of getting a Chance to catch up later. Q. As South vulnerable you hold 4a9874 9kj6 083 aq7 the bidding has proceeded South West North East 1 4 pass 3 0 pass 7what do you bid now  task is to warn partner that you have no fit a thin suit and values in the undid suits. The Way to get All that information across in one fell swoop is to bid three no Trump. Tom by Hal Kaufman spot five place the numeral five in t diagram at right. Now see ii you car Rema so u three Pizont Dlag Moi Pons e by Reval vagal smile at this if you can How quickly can you solve this brain leaser whose one word answer should give you reason to smile my first letter is 12 times my second. My second s v4 my seventh 17 less than my eighth. My third s equal to three times my fourth which is one less than my fifth. My fifth is four less than my first Divide my sixth by four to stat san my seventh. Clues a corresponds to 1, b to 2, Etc. My first letter is l fish eyed s a i pro Smi Ujj decide which i All aboard if following colors Brown. A flesh t can you Trust your eyes there Are at least six differences in drawing details Between top and Bottom panels. How quickly can you find them Check answers with those below. Ii a p auit i a wis c Bui Miuji eurond i in in 1 us i Muo of Spelle score 10 Point letters in the we two Complete w show then score words of four found among the try to Scere a it Imis a crypt quip Cir Calm i Ohio  by Frau orb Mzx re a Xyth Rex la Foz Myu tier  rjxox1 doxy by or. Today s crypt pulp clue t equals p