European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 23, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse 1 a i i in a in in r r a Quot a a Goren on Bridge by Charles Goren and Omar Sharu More dangerous than the male North South vulnerable. South deals. North # 9 7 6 2 9 k 6 4 0 k 5 a q 5 West # a k q j 8 3 8 4 3 q 9 0 8 4 2 East # 10 4 9 q j 10 5 0 8 7 2 a k 10 6 3 South # 5 0 a 9 7 0 a j 10 a a j 9 7 3 2 the bidding South West North East 19 1 a 1 it pass 2 # 2 0 2 9 pass pass 2 # 3 # pass 4 9 pass pass pass opening Lead King of a the worlds top ranked player Bob Hamman of Dallas playing with Nickel of Raleigh n.c., added yet another title to his collection by winning the prestigious Blue ribbon pairs at the recent fall North american championships in Indianapolis. Had he failed to do so he could have blamed his wife Petra. In the final session Petra and her partner Joan Jackson gave the winners one of their few zeroes in the event. When the bidding revealed a double fit in the rounded suits Jackson South bid an aggressive heart game which looked like it was going Down because of a bad Trump break. Declarer ruffed the second Spade and cashed the King and Ace of Trumps to get the bad news that there were two Trump losers. However the bidding had been revealing and Declarer made the most of it. After crossing to the King of diamonds Declarer led the Queen of clubs covered by the King and taken with the Ace. West a contribution of the eight to this trick did not go unnoticed. The Ace of diamonds and a Diamond Ruff put Declarer in Dummy for a club Lead. The seven was finessed successfully and the coup de Grace was swiftly administered. Declarer exited with a Trump and that was that. Bob could Cash his remaining Trump Winner but then was forced to Lead away from the 10 6 of clubs into Declarer s j 9 Tenace. Declarer lost Only one Spade and two Trumps. Q. A East West vulnerable As South you hold #aj92 9kj42 06543 2 the bidding has proceeded East South West North i 0 pass i it dbl pass ? what do you bid now this sequence partners takeout double indicates Diamond shortness so you have a very Good hand that should fit Well. Our Choice would be a Cue bid of two diamonds asking partner to pick a major to be followed by a one level raise of whichever major is chosen. Q. A neither vulnerable As South you hold #1097643 95 0kq8 9q103 the bidding has proceeded East South West North Pom Pom 1 9 dbl Pom ? what do you bid now in support of partners promised Spade suit your hand is Worth some 12 Points. To make an invitational jump to two Spades would be pusillanimous. Make partners life easy by going directly to four Spades. 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