European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 30, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Quot i. A a or or re is a Quot a Ltd a a a a a a is p1 Charles Gorum and cml ignore the percentages 54 m is i 1 West -4 5 9 6 4 both vulnerable. South deals. North k 9 74 in 9 k 5 2 a a a a a a a 0 9 6 3 4a q 10 East a q 6 2 v q j 10 8 3 0 aka j 8 .7.50 void 2. ,. A Quot Quot a m 4 8 6 9 7 5 4 2 South 4 a j 10 8 3 a a a 9 a 9 7 a a a a a a a a a a a a a0 10 4 4 k j 3 the bidding South West North East 1 4 4 0 4 a pass a a pass pass opening Lead King of 0 while we have warned against following Bridge rubrics slavishly there is one which is soundly based on mathematical principles. We refer to a weight Ever nine with eight cards missing the Queen take the finesse with nine play to drop the lady. But once in awhile even such Sage advice ignored. West a vigorous preempt did not prevent North South from reaching a reasonable four Spade game. However it should have had repercussions in the play. West started with three top diamonds Declarer ruffing the third. There was no Way to avoid losing a heart trick so the Fate of the hand hinged in finding the Queen of Trumps. A firm believer in Bridge maxims Declarer banged out the Ace and King of Trumps to go Down one trick. Much As we believe in going with the Odds if Ever there was a hand on which to ignore the a Priori percentages this was it. After ruffing the third Diamond Declarer should Lead a Trump to the King. Once West follows nine of that defenders cards Are known eight diamonds and the Trump leaving Only four cards unknown. However Only four of East a cards Are known the three discards on the diamonds and one Trump. Therefore East has nine unknown cards so East is More than twice As Likely to hold the Queen of Spades As West. Based on that Declarer should continue with a Trump from the table and finesse. When West fails to follow the contract is Home. 1 knowing the pure Odds is All Well and Good. Knowing when to temper such knowledge with logic is what makes the difference Between someone who plays by Rote and someone who understands the game of Bridge. Luck be a lady tonight North South vulnerable. South deals. North 4 a a 9 8 5 2 9 q 10 a a -.0 4a a a a a a 4 q j 10 6 West East 4 10 4 3 4 j 7 6 9 6 3 2 9 a 5 0 q 9 7 6 0 a 10 8 2 4 7 4 2 4 9 8 5 3 South / 4 a. A Quot a ,. 9kj9874 0 a k 5 3 a. 4 a k a the bidding South West North East 2 9 pass 2 4 pass 3 0 pass 3 4 pass 4 9 pass 5 9 pass a a 6 9 pass pass pass opening Lead ? of All forms of Bridge Competition the team of four match represents the fairest. Since one pair on each team plays the North South a or ,. A a Ironim i in 1 Ekimov so Mun Nikii Guiou . . A Iio Sam i Sonoi in limb Oil not us it a i runs �1 �m4uy 7s cards and the other East West theoretically the Par result on every Board should be Zero. If one team makes say three no Trump with the North South cards so should the other for exactly the same score. But bidding styles differ and sometimes being aggressive at one table will pay off. At other times its right to be conservative. These idiosyncrasies will yield differing results. And then once in a while lady Luck will intervene in the proceedings. When tins Deal was played in a team match one pair reached six Spades As North South that was not a particularly appetizing contract. Since the Ace of hearts had to be lost Declarer needed a 3-3 Trump split to get Home about a 35 percent Chance. Flint came to pass so North South racked up 1,430 Points. A a a at the other table the bidding went As shown. Six hearts is a far Superior slam. With any Plain suit Lead 12 tricks could almost be claimed. Declarer can Cash the Ace of Spades Force an entry to Dummy by ruffing a Diamond and discard the other Diamond loser on the King of Spades. An excellent slam except for one funny Little thing that happened on the Way to the forum. At the table West found a Trump Lead. East took the Aee and returned a Trump and Declarer was in Dummy before he wanted to be there the blocking Ace of Spades and the High clubs were still in hand and the entry to Dummy had been removed lie fore it could be put to use. Declarer had to concede two Diamond tricks for Down two. Two Ptter Quiyo in you l11 each Blank at right with a two letter . State postal abbreviation to Complete each word add a the abbreviation for Alaska for instance to no. 1, and the word formed is akimbo. A see if you can find at least four or five More. Its not an easy test. Eizis Sixl Eib Sjem sub Jefflo pm z-/1lea i my Sam i reer Topia. I a. J i trick track conditions fashion a trick paper track one Inch wide and 2.4 inches Long twisting paper one turn before taping ends see Illus above. Write the word finish in red on one Side of taped end and in Blue on the other. Now for a test using a Small toy car or a Penny will do ask friends to guess which finish line the car will Cross when driven the full length of the Roadway. A a give it a try. Track is a simulation of the famed Mobius on sided band 01 cd 6 a 8 of t vow 9 3w\s Vogt a did g Zvy 2 Xiv i a safety is an important word while on vacation or any time. Can you find five or More words of four letters or More among its letters. Oja a sea Iseed a Ajes a teas Ejen eyes Teig fire away Why is our Ranger Friend holding a lighted match above add lines from Dot to Dot to Complete scene. T hocus focus Sweet Liberty of thee i sing. Add the following colors to this july 4 scene 1�?red. 2�?dark Blue. 3�?yellow. 4�?orange. 5�?purple. 6�?u. Green. 7�?dk. Green. Can Doit 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. 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Chemist 34 intoxicating 35 classify 36 roof worker 39 prickly Evergreen Shrub 40 Ark arrangement 44 Holiday song 45 gentleman a gentleman. 46 smiles broadly 47 Aries 48 great Pitcher Nolan 49 propelled the Gondola 50 dried fruit 51 split 52 always to a poet 53 edible ,. Starches 54 spirited dance 55 Wax Candle 56 finish the Job 58 lab con it Tainer 59 stingy hoarders 60 noun. Forming suffix 61 concede 62 narrow ship channels 63 county in Northern Ireland 66 packing Box 67 attending to work 71 coins of Iran 72 froth 73 chatter foolishly 74 one of the gators 75 Ashen 76 exaggerated comedy 77 waste producer 78 flexible body Armor 79 one time 80 Swiss capital 81 mythical King of Crete 82 to letter Turner 83 in regular sequence 85 audited the class 86 becomes taut 87 toward the Mouth 88 Keepsake 89 Josip Broz 90 animal of Madagascar 93 distributed the cards 94 favorite activity. 98 College on the thames 99 Bay window 101 praying figure 103 twist out of shape 104 beguile 105 to s Quot a it to Beaver Quot 106 manuscript Leaf 107 Jason s ship 108 luxurious vehicle Short. 109 gave sparingly 110 counterfeit 111 Cross Down 1 Urban problem 2 Melon or Squash 3 the Dill Weed 4 abandon 5 Strongbox 6 put to rest 7 equal 8 Quot Norma a Quot 9 losing Money 10 in addition to 11 variety of corundum 12 Stewart and Steiger 13 Airport info. 14 very Good Odds a 15 not uniform 16 superheroes garb 17 Lily Plant a 18 Low deep sound 28 City on the Oka 30 Bridge position 32 spheres 34 Goff course units 35 big band music of the 30s 36 Ball or Driver Lead in 37 single. Thickness 38 Palm cockatoo 39 Lively round dance 40 a Saratoga. 41 nonsense 42 vacillate 43 hebrew measures 45 popularity 46grain to be. Ground 49 Eye protector 50 Carpenter s tool 51 Civet 53 warbles 54 London apartments 55 a tenth part 57 Clergyman author 58 a of reference 59 Dull finish61 bring Honor to 62 annoying insects 63 hungarian hero 64 Lasso 65 indonesian language 66 sentimental 67 bean or. Welles 68 casual garments 69 sheep like. 70 Ruby spinel 72 unit of. Capacitance 73 sudden unreasoning fear 76 treated a common ailment 77 get along Well together 78 armed naval vessel 80 cow barn 81 shopping Center 82 presidential Power 84 world s third largest Island 85 closed Hernet locally 86 walk stealthily 88 actor Christopher 89 former Barbary state 90 legendary Swiss hero 91 Needle Case 92 Standard 93 old Telephone feature 94 Umpire s declaration 95 source of Poi 96 therefore 97 like peas in 100 classic car 102 Brown Kiwi 1 2 3 4 19 23 27 r 16 17 18 22 26 36 37 38 44 48 52 56 63 64 65 71 75 79 83 9091 92 98 104 108.average time of solution 68 minutes. Today s crypt quip clue k equals n sunday j14ne 30, 1991
