European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 22, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse It if o r m. I % my done to play reflexively North South vulnerable. North deals. North a j 9 7 9 j 3 0 a k 10 6 k j b 4 West East 4 a q 2 4 797654 7 q 10 0752 q j 9 8 a q3 a 10 9 8 7 6 South 4 k 10 8 6 5 3 7 a k 8 2 0 4 3 4 2 the bidding North East South West 10 2 4 2 4 pass 3 4 pass 4 4 pass pass Pas opening Lead Queen of 4 some plays look so obvious it is difficult not to View them As automatic. You will fatten your Wallet considerably if you decide staunchly to make no play no matter How easy it seems until you have studied the position from All angles. We think North would have been Wiser to slow Down the auction by bidding two no Trump on the second round. However tour spa cites would probably still have been the final contract so Well concentrate on the play. West led the Queen of clubs covered by the King and taken by the Ace. East found the Trump shift West raked in the Queen and Ace and led a third round As East parted with two clubs. Declarer was looking at two heart losers and Only Orte parking place in Dummy the Jack of clubs. Down one. This is another Case of playing reflexively to a trick rather than applying reasoning to the problem. Go Back to the first trick and see what would happen had Declarer followed Low from the Board if East rises with the Ace to shift to a Trump both the King and Jack of clubs Are set up for two heart discards so East must play Low. Now West cannot attack Trumps without surrendering a Trump trick so lets suppose that West switches to a Diamond. Declarer wins in Dummy cashes the Ace and King of hearts and leads a third heart ruffed on the Board. If East is Able to Over Ruff and return a Trump Declarer has the Dummy entries to establish a club to dispose of the other heart to amp or. Should the first heart Ruff go through without incident Declarer cashes the remaining top Diamond enters the closed hand with a club Ruff and Trumps the last heart thus limiting the defenders to at most two Trumps and a club. The play follows similar lines if West continues with a club at trick two except that there is now a club Winner in Dummy As insurance. Do the right thing neither vulnerable. North deals. North 4 7 0 4 West 4 j 9 8 6 2 7 3 0 8 7 4 4 k j 9 3 South 1 7 4 7 West pass pass q 7 a q 9 aqj65 10 7 4 East 4 a 10 5 3 7 6 5 2 0 10 3 2 4 a q 6 South 4 k 4 7 k j 10 8 7 4 0 k 9 4 8 5 2 the bidding North East 1 o pass 2 7 pass pass pass. Opening Lead six of 4 we done to know who irritates us More the player who never returns partners suit or the one who always does. Both Leet to forget that what distinguishes a Dino Sapiens from the lower i Pecten is the ability to reason. Consider this hand. North had a Choice of rebid at answers for crypt equip and sunday crossword a 1a3it1b a Liq ipod i Mcd mod 1fw Kyj Nom Sih Al crisis Jam Ansa so m As was j 31u dnboiui3 Zzz idas a a Pun o met by isi3iniui9w j Milf his second turn raising partner or rebinding the diamonds. With such excellent three card support and a ruffing value the raise stands out. When this hand was played at rubber Bridge West took the first trick with the Ace of Spades and shot Back another Spade. A delighted Declarer took the rest of the tricks one Spade six hearts and five diamonds instead of the nine that were South a limit had East not played mechanically. When Dummy comes Down East can see that the Best he can Hope for from partner is one of the four missing Kings Declarer must surely hold at least three Kings for his jump to game after a single raise from opener. If that King is in Spades the most the defenders can do is hold Declarer to his contract by taking two Spade tricks and the Ace of clubs. If West he he either red suit King it is Fine stable and All the defenders could do worm be to Cash the Ace of clubs and concede Declarer the contract with an Over trick. The Only Hope for the defense is that West has the King of clubs. Thus at trick two East should have Laid Down the Ace of clubs. That would have brought an enthusiastic come on from West in the form of the nine of clubs and a club continuation would have led to an inevitable one trick defeat. We Are changing a hoary Rubric. Henceforth it will read a always return partners suit unless common sense tells you there is a better play a a san Usua Nama no qom Diann a a bin h0q Lily Lihsi solv do a a Tiona ten non Ennana oos0 Tinann Annas Bod a Beo a a a a a 00000 Ana ish Ihl i Mhz r ni3i0mv1niv11 Lai 9 it Vlf a Eye Catcher try focusing your eyes on the Star shaped Central configuration at right. Look closely and you will find concentric circles made up of Small diamonds which contribute to a pulsating effect. Indeed everything seems to move. Just for fun try enhancing this effect by adding red and Blue colors to alternate rings radiating outward from Center. I i e 1 a 7\ 7 by i a h 1 in a a h 1 add 3 per 3 raw 4 ree 5 lop i out 7 Hoe \ \ \ i v a i i / by / ii he a baseball puzzler a turn the three letter words above into seven five letter words in accordance with definitions Given and Presto the names of two major league baseball teams will appear in first and last vertical columns. Definitions 1. Warbucks to Annie. 2. A Aida Quot is one. 3. Curtain state. 4. Type of Cross. 5. Run away to marry. 6. Newsboy rounds. 7. Cobblers product. How quickly can you fill the Blanks and name the two teams be sex pus sea opos Oje us jeep. Saong i so Noy 9 Adoia g it 86.19 p us Bjo e Riedo z ppr i a moves on 1. Remove a tree from Mou Alke and leave a stubborn animal. 2. Remove a Garden pest from a Bouse and leave a fragrant Flower. 3. Remove a fish from to Honda leave another fish. 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Quot the cloister 18 Tennis units parties persians 67 pop Singer of and the 28 half hitch for 63 aside 90 roman god the 50s Hearth Quot one 64 a the a of War 71 the feast of 103 Yorkshire 30 curved professor Quot 91 fencing lots River molding movie sword 72 culled 104 network 32 harsh Chest 65 word before 92 be foolishly 73 noisy 105 mount the sound Bay or bean fond confused Soapbox 34 sulks 66 Oscar Winner 93 refuse of fight 108 sea eagles 107 talk violently moodily for Ernest Metal 74 band or Box 35 Palm Leaf Borgnine 94 supernatural Lead it 108 Quot the bad 36 Manile Var. 67 Marshall of Force 75 biblical name a Quot movie 37 Hersey s Bell comedy 95 hawaiian 76 made a boo 109 spells of fury town 68 role Tor Pat feast boo 110 Leavening 36 glowing Coal Morita 96 serf 77 or. A Salk agent 39 spoken 69 variety of 97 . Basket 78 Coffee 111 membership evidence Law seedless Ball team colloquially levies 40 Europe a Orange 100 Man a 79hwy. Down Quot Boot Quot 70 French mouse a 80 conserve of 1 p4t of Nick 41 in Octive states 102 Quot Able was 1 grapes and Nora agent 82 certain 1 2 3 4 i9 23 21 in 7? 18 22 a 36 44 48 52 56 63 71 75 79 63 98 104 108 average time of solution 77 minutes. Sunday september 22.1991
