European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 18, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                J 7fr Goren on Bridge by Charles Goren and Omar Sharif to to it it Ica a  a try both possibilities West 4 void it 10 7 both vulnerable. North Deais. North a a k 9 j 8 0 5 0 k 8 7 6 4 5 4 3 East 4 j 10 3 2 9 q 0 4 2 0 q j 10 4 3 30 a 9 5 4 j 10876 a k 0 South 4q987 654 9 a k 3 0 void 4aq2 the bidding North East pass pass 2 it pass pass pass opening Lead Queen of 0. I. One of the attractions of Bridge is that it can be enjoyed by it Ayr of All Levels of skill of Chap that la because even at tace pet level you can make mistakes without even realising you have done so my thing wrong North had a Dif Wuh bid to Reeste. Two no tramp probe pfc of the Hilt As Well As any and Souta knew where the hand should he of twi True Given the right hand there could be a la Down stain hut since South West 1 pass 4 4 pass North did no to open the bidding and rated to have some wasted values in diamonds four Spades was the judicious decision. Declarer won the opening Lead in hand and a Trump to the King revealed there was a Trump loser As Well As one in diamonds. Since Declarer could not afford two club losers the remaining Trump was cashed and the club nne aae was taken. When the Queen held Declarer claimed the contract. While this approach might seem impeccable on the surface Declarer actually displayed the hand what if the King of clubs was offside instead of putting All the North South eggs in the Basket of the club finesse Declarer should have played for an additional chances a favourable position in hearts. Correct technique is to Cash the King of hearts and then test Trumps. When West shows out Declarer Abandons Trumps and leads another heart to the act then plays % third round of the suit. If hearts Are 3a or should West Tarn up with the Queen do Kirmet will have Tel up the Jack of heart and can discard a duh on that Wina Efi the scr of Trumps is the entrap to the heard since nothing fave rank happen on this layout Dak Beer is forced to Fott Hack on the Chib the Eye. A. A As South vulnerable you hold 476 9j8& 0aq8 4qj962 the bidding has proceeded West North East South 14 dbl 14 ? what action do you take  have too much to pass. With your balanced hand one no Trump is the obvious action. Done to worry about not having a Spade stopper partner promised Spade values or length with his takeout double. Your bid confirms club stoppers. Q. A a As South vulnerable you hold 465 9673 0a4&3 4j054 the bidding has proceeded North Kant South West 1 14 f what action do you take  we Seldom a with a smattering of Points when holding four card support for partner s a Uit opening hid the aame data bid Jor suit _ not hold True a a is a minor especially of  this feature hand i not Worth any action. Anoh tint v c1vh i �?~1wvd m3xoj a1x33m 3h4 Xor jul cd Mohs Sun Iliad am 30 anew ool n3hm to no aj3 i Sny a Punj 01 my Sun 00110 obb0 Soqr shod 00000 00ns Damn 00000 Stin mra 0oon0b0ida non in �0000000000 000000000 a on 0000 Brno Nims 000 b000 us Dou any �00000 non Nunn 000000 a Nama Mam 000a 00000 �000 a ii Blig 0000 0000 maa 00000000 00000000 00000 00000 a Nolte earn Nona a in Coomo of Bonn Bado obo Ono 0000 Taoan Nunn Oao a Mono Amanna to Dauod a Faaoo Rinn i 00000 0000 Onn 0000 00a Boom u0q a Bao Nobao  000bn 000000000 nd0o0 oooo 0000 Nano Nanaa 10qf 0000 00oo dob0 q. A neither vulnerable As South you hold 41083 9aq85 0ak62 4aj your right hand opponent open the bidding with three hearts. What action do you take  is the Type of hand that makes you regret that you done to play penalty doubles of opening preempts. You Are too Strong to pass or to Hope that partner can reopen. Bid three no Trump. A a both vulnerable As South you bold 4a865 9q7 oak1076 a a partner open the bidding with one heart. What a you respond  the Modem style jump shift is merited a Jay with hands containing a self sufficient put or with an excellent fit for partner. Thi hand meets neither criterion so Start with a quiet two diamonds. You can catch up later. A neither vulnerable As South you bold akq762 9a167 0q96 #5 partner open the bidding with one Chib. What do you respond a a you have a powerful hand with great trick taking potential despite the fact that you have a Singleton in partners suit. With a self sufficient suit you can get this message across to partner by jumping to two Spades. A a As South vulnerable you hold 4762 9j6 0akq872 4k6 the bidding has proceeded North East South West 19 4 4 ? what action do you take  Point count is the same As in the previous example but this hand is vastly different. Here your defensive potential is weaker and your trick taking capability much enhanced. Bid five diamonds. O it a n inn finear a Sweet 171 numbers 10 to 17 Are in place in the outer circles of the configuration at right. You Are asked to fill Blanks with digits 1 to 9 so that the sum of each two numbers from Center out Avard equals the amount in the outer Circle of that Row. Key to solution is to find the Center number. �?�s�?~8�?~z e 9 Zvi it win a it pop a do Udit a Jei Ueo us 6 Sevid Ujj 0� q5 a answers elsewhere on this Pago Tkv a a hit i la a i a. A  a i / i o u 1. 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Brown. 8dk. Purple. 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. Flu Sajiu is Asnon pig 9 Buss ii a gang a a joyous is ii Ieuv v Jou Ujj a so apog a a be yous is Jeppes 3 Finis Simiu is a ining a amp a i Seoul Ajse a Conri i a inned  score 10 Point for using All the two comelete words Pedestal. Then score 2 Points each for All found among the letters. Try to score 1 least so Points. A Bop s8d Aiuto Sovin Esq Issora. Crypt quip 8 v 1 p eff Ukaz few us Wysin Puj Jav fix a a Way eve b1irgz hfr1y Skui s vex k Wogg vfqj1. Today s crypt equip due v equals h Premier crossword / by to Paquin a russian visit across 1 tailors Pride 5 Anagram of save 9 they come out at parties Short 13 actuality 17 soviet River 18 minute particle 19 concert Halls 20 epic by Homer 22 fragrant 23 soviet bigwig 25 the Bard s theater 2f russian Domain 29 soviet mining innovator 30 it s opposite new 31 korean vip syn Man 32 a ooh what a tangled a we  34 fit of pique 35 up. Matron 36 Row of seats 3? italian seaport 39 very in Versailles 41 respectful greeting 44 somewhat Saline 48 City on the Vistula so rotate rapidly 51 pointed tool 52 ladder or brother Lead in 54 soft willed fabric 55 treat for Dobbin 56 italian town on the Gulf of Salerno 59 Lily Plant 61 Lebanon seaport 62 Hardwood tree 63 they re often removed with tonsils 65 health Apa employee 57 Complete 69 urgent appeals 71 musical Dir. 72 Zanzibar Bantu. 75 olympic games event 77 a if i a a hammer14 80 wine comb form 81 Maple Genus 83 tammany official 84 Gumbo 85 wealthy scottish landowner 87 Pree Emty 89 secreted 90 keep away from 91 arranges in folds 93 african flies 96 soviet newspaper 97 Greenland settlement 99 race of wheat 100 Lively dance 101 before the Cia 104 crude metals 106 French spirit 107 High tableland 108 Quot the waste land author s Monogram 111 seaport on the Gulf of Finland 114 popular word in the u.s.s.r.? 117 slowed land 118 russian 120 Reddish Brown color 121 bundle of Sticks 122 privy to 123 not varying 124 Horn or House Lead in 125 Capri for one 126 soviet news Agency 127 Spanish muralist 128 knights and Baroness deeply 9 Pitcher Down 1 concert highlights often 2 French student 3 hindu fire god 4 pertinent 5 More obscure 6 make amends 7 clusters of spore cases 9 embed once let Gooden 10 Anglo Saxon letters 11 borscht ingredients 12 eminent scholar 13 combat planes 14 a Breve Cut time in music 15 Plant shoots 16 Small drum 17 German dramatist 21 hindu god 24 concerning 27 Sci of movie about giant ants 29 Douglas of films 33 French picnic spot 36 sailors 37 horse s gait 38 Loy s tour legged costar 4q Fries lightly 41 pillared portico 42 milk fishes 43 troubled Republic 44 the ugly duckling ready 45 wheel or Tiller 47 Kab Leader 48 rowers 49 Gleeful exclamation 51 a West Side Story Quot song 53 hunted ule Gaity 56 author St. Johns 57 motion b cure r 88 brainstorms 80 biblical name 83 Luton Negrito 64 actress Altwood 06 d c. Denizen 88 noted olympic. Athlete 70 smak scent 72 relator s sign 73 Wash s partner 74 dispatched 76&Quot a nearly was mine 78 Barren 79 Art cult 82 Antarctic sea 64 Washington office 86 explode violently 88 Needle Bug 90 popular floor coverings 92 Marionette maker 94 orchestra conductor s concern 95 jacket parts 96 nuisance 98 or a or Thrush 100 feel bitter indignation 101 King of Norway 102 turkish Palace 103 unexpected obstacles 105 finnish Bath 107 measuring device 108 Rome s River 109 Snow runners Var. 110 Merit 112 Pedestal occupant 113 British Mil. Decorations 115 spilt 116 King of Israel 119 neurologist s abbr. Average time of solution 75 minutes. Sunday August 18,1991