European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 8, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Goren on Bridge by Charles Goren and Omar Sharif Iri t in in Penny Wise Pound foolish North South vulnerable. South deals. North a k 8 3 9 j 7 0 js6b 978 West East 754 10 558 9958 9kq10 6 0 q 10 7 8 0 4 a k j 10 6542 South 4 q j 9 a 5 4 2 0 ak92 a q 8 the bidding South weat 1 0 Para 2 it Para Para Para opening Lead three of 0 North East 1 Para 3 it Para can a trick be won too cheaply judge for Youra elves. The feud that had developed at the club Between Vot Mai tink Inov the russian emigre noted for his rapid if inaccurate play and Trump coup Tommy who played Well Only when declaring a hand with an awful Trump break grew More intense with time and this hand did Little to ease the animosity. The russian and his partner arrived at three no Trump via an irreproachable auction vote air a rebid showed a balanced hand of 19-20 Points and North had no interest beyond game. Tommy West made the one Lead that no sane defender would have found a Low Diamond. Our Choice would have been the nine of hearts. Dummy a five fetched the four from East and Declarer proudly Placid the two thereon. Now Vot Mai had a situation a could boast about forever he had won a trick to Haisting of the two three four and five of a suit to tie a world record. A Diamond to the King revealed the fact tha suit was going to produce Only three tricks. Declarer could count nine tricks but there was no entry to Dummy to collect the Spades. So Declarer cashed the Queen of Spades overtook the Jack and continued with the Ace in the Hope of dropping the ten. When that did not happen Declarer tried the club finesse. West won and exited with a heart and Declarer had to be satisfied with eight tricks. As happens so often careless play to the first trick had Cost Declarer the contract. Since West surely had not led a Singleton Diamond South could have made sure of an entry to Dummy by winning that trick with the King of diamonds. After cashing the Queen and Jack of Spades Declarer can get to Dummy by continuing with Ace of diamonds and another. That Way South would score four Spade tricks three diamonds and the aces in the rounded suits. Q. A both vulnerable As South you hold 72 9kqj10952 083 a the bidding has proceeded South what North East 19 Para 1 Para 2 9 Para 3 0 Para 7 what do you bid now rebid of two hearts already told partner you have a minimum opening bid with at least six hearts. Now its time to Alert him to the fact that your suit is self sufficient. Jump to four hearts. Q. A As South vulnerable you hold Vold 9q87 0k653 q58742 partner opens the bidding with one Spade. What action do you Taka 7 Points in High cards you have to respond. Since you do not have tha values to proceed to the two level your Only Choice is to bid one no Trump. In response to an opening bid in. A major one no Trump does not Promise balanced distribution. Answers for crypt quip and sunday crossword Hans Union Noiin ivae Loo my Oil Nam Rota if. Yini Uvo Asony via ivs a no Dar it g Ita a a Eph o Jim inv q. A neither vulnerable As South you hold 92 97 0qj9752 a1063 the bidding has proceeded North East South weat 19 Para 1 it Para 2 9 Para ? what action do you take this sequence partner promises a six card heart suit so we see no reason Why three diamonds should be a better contract. After All a Are delivering to partner an Ace and if a Baa a Diamond fit the hand could play As Well in hearts As in diamonds. And if partner is Short in diamonds our suit Isnit Good enough to elevate the auction to the three level. Q. A both vulnerable As South you hold qj7 983 01092 ak965 tha bidding has proceeded North East South West 1 Para 2 Para 2 9 Para 7 what do you bid now have pretty Good Spade support but you already took that into account Whan you responded at the two level. To of anything More than take a preference to two Spades now would grossly overstate your values. Q. A As South vulnerable you hold k5 9kj2 0ak8762 k9 your right hand opponent opens the bidding with one heart. What action do you take could Overall two diamonds hut if your Side does have a game it is far More Likely to be three no Trump than five diamonds. We would treat the hand As balanced and Overall one no Trump. In strength that shows the equivalent of a one no Trump opening bid. Las times j of a Brush off1a cryptic message devised by Art thieves is concealed in the diagram at right. It reveals a Means by which a smuggling gang a ? 1 intends to pass a valuable old masterpiece through customs. Can you decipher it clue message reads across from left to right line by line. How Long will it take you to Puzzle it out. Joao Peiu Ted Edes Spruei us upon spa a Potts saw u ant Protr. \ 0 is by Hal Kaufman sum Versei of Mirror Mirror on the door Square the cube Root of 64. What is the answer careful or you May figure wrong. A Znoj to i ends �4i six use Iris is a Umsu magic age tally want to learn the age of a Friend without coming right out and asking ask your Friend to Jot Down his or her age double it add 5, multiply by so subtract the number of Days in a non leap year 365. Now ask tie person to select a number below 100 at random. Have him or her add this number to the previous sum and then add 11s More. First two digits of the resulting amount will reveal your tried s age the last two digits show the random number chosen. A Moused up Why would a mouse strike the Odd pose above to find out add connecting liner from Dot 1 to 2,3, Etc. 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