European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 3, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A. A a a a. A i a a a a a a a a or a a a a _. Iii j hrs rip it a a m a a a of the a.  f5 is s it amp ? i p l q a m a few m is a rom of a his seeing is believing North South vulnerable. North deals. 1 North 5 #74 v a a j 6 0 q 9 k 10 7 6 4 West a a a 2 9 a 0 8 5 4 0 7 6 a #983 East j 6 3 9 10 7.3 2 0 10 4 a a 4 a j 52 South 4 a 10 9 8 5 9 void 0akj8532 a q the bidding North by ust South West pass pass 10 19 2 4 pass 2 4 pass 3 it pass 4 9 pass pass pass opening Lead four of 9 in the course of a combined 150 years of Bridge we have come across Many strange hands. Few however equal this example from a national1 pair championship some years ago. We done to know what North was thinking about when he accidentally passed South a four heart Cue bid. What crossed South a mind when he found himself declaring four hearts without a single Trump is not fit to print. West led a Low heart North a Jack won and there was general hilarity at the table when South discarded a Spade. East ducked when a Low club was led from the table after All his Ace  get ruffed away and Declarer a Queen won. The Queen and King of diamonds were cashed and then came the Ace. West did not know that East was out of diamonds and elected to Ruff Low. Instead of Over ruffing Declarer discarded one of Dummy a Spades. For dome unknown reason perhaps the Moon was full West decided it was imperative to draw Trumps and led the Ace of hearts and another. Dummy a Queen won and the King of Trumps Drew the remaining enemy fangs. Declarer who had discarded Spades on All the Trumps was now Down to nothing but the Ace of Spades and Good diamonds. Since there was still a Spade on the table Declarer was Able to make the rest of the tricks and bring Home his contract with an Over trick. That was a top score. The other. North South pairs played in either four Spades making 10 tricks or five diamonds making 11 tricks when West failed to Lead a Trump. A few got to slam going Down. Did East West have a justifiable beef or should they have been a bit More careful with their defense q. A both vulnerable As South you hold 4k983 9k6 0752 4kj53 the bidding has proceeded West North East South 10 1 4 pass Quot what do you bid now  vulnerable Overall even at the one level must show a reasonable hand close to an open Ingrid. A jump raise to three Spades is invitational asking partner to go on to game with a sound Overall and that bid Best describes your hand. Q. A both vulnerable As South you hold 4a105 9k976 0aq1o2 4a10 the bidding has proceeded South West North East 1 it pass 3 9 pass ? what do you bid now  matter what the Range of your one no Trump opening bid you have a super maximum in support of hearts. Tell partner of the Good news by making the cheapest Cue bid available in this Case three Spades. 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My seventh s in Crow but not in Rook. My eight a in Niche but not in Nook. My whole is a vital key to teeming and discovery. Whal word am i houv3s3u n pm we flub med Complete the following sentence by filling Blanks with variations of the capitalized word it is notable that because a a a was available the surgeon was a a a a to operate. Quot ,. Kit a up ooh so Wei in xu1q is a q. A As South vulnerable you hold4kj652 9 862 0 q872 45 a the bidding has proceeded West North East South 1 9 Dale 3 9 what action do you take  players we know would pass lamenting a i had Only six Points partner a that overlooks the fact your Side has an excellent Spade fit and the hands mesh Well partner surely has no More than one heart. Bid three Spades. Indeed should partner raise to four we would expect the game to be Lay Down. We would prefer an overbid of four Spades to a pass q. A both vulnerable As South you hold 4a105 9k978 0aq1o2 4a10 the bidding has proceeded South West North East i it pass 3 v Pasa 3 4 Pasa 3 it Para 7 what do you bid now  obvious bid is four hearts. However your hand is so Good that we think it merits another move toward slam especially since you can do so below game level. Cue bid four chips. Q. A both vulnerable As South you hold 473 9aqj53 0kj9 4763 the bidding has proceeded v North East South West 1 it pass 3 9 pass 3 4 pass 3 it pass 4 4 pass. What do you bid now  your denial of slam interest partner has not Given up and has made another slam try. You should cooperate since you too can do so below four hearts. Bid four diamonds. Look at the combined holdings of 5 amp 6�? a heart slam is an excellent venture. Hocus focus w i 1 1 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 Thoss below. 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