European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 31, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse It Iirth Goren on Bridge by Charles Goplin and Omar Sharif North South deals. Vulnerable. South West 4 5 4 2 9 a k 8 4 3 2 0 5 5 4 7 3 the bidding South West North East 1 4 Para Para pass opening Lead King of 9 it was with great sadness that we Learned of the death of one of the greatest women Bridge players of any Era Rixi Markus of London. Her death follows by less than two months that of Fritzi Gordon the partner with whom she achieved her greatest successes. Together they won two world women a pairs Thi world mixed teams and world women a olympiad teams and numerous european women a championships. Markus became the first Rixi Markus 1910-1992 woman to achieve the rank of world grandmaster followed soon after by Gordon. At the table Markus was an aggressive bidder and enterprising player with excellent table presence. There Are Many great hands featuring her skill yet this simple one was among her favourites. North South were using a in which a one Diamond opening bid promised a hand of 16 Points or better hence South a Choice of one Spade for the initial action. Sitting East with the vulnerability in her favor Markus elected to defend rather than bid a decision not easy to contemplate but which was soon led the King of hearts and continued with the Ace. East discarded a Diamond and Declarer reluctant to Ruff did the same. West shifted to the three of clubs East Rose with the Ace and returned a Low club. Declarer ruffed cashed the Ace of diamonds and continued with the King. East ruffed cashed the two High Spades and then forced Declarer a last Trump with a club. That was South a last trick�?400 and an absolute top to East West. Rixi worked Long and hard to promote Bridge. The game will miss her sorely. North 4 10 3 9 j 9 7 0 5 0 10 6 4 10 5 4 2 East 4 a k 9 7 9 q 0 j 2 4 a q j 9 8 6 South 4qj86 9 10 0akq9743 4 k q. A both vulnerable As South you hold 493 9q105 0kq9 4a7652 the bidding has proceeded North East South West 1 4 2 0 ? what action do you take one would dispute that two no Trump is a reasonable action. However there a no guarantee your Side can make nine tricks so we fancy a double assuming that a for penalties. If you play negative doubles by All Means bid two no Trump. Partner might have the wrong holding in diamonds to reopen so a pass might find you defending two diamonds undoubted when your Side has a vulnerable game. Q. A neither vulnerable As South you hold 4k9 9kq6 0aqj2 4aj93 your right hand opponent opens the bidding with one club. What action do you take hand is too Strong for an immediate Ona no Trump Overall which should have a top Range of about 19. Since the positional Factor makes this hand Worth 21 Points you should Start with a takeout double. 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A neither vulnerable As South you hold 4a5 9k2 ok10054 4kj85 the bidding has proceeded South West North East 1 0 pass 2 it pass ? what do you bid now a a this is not the hand where you should introduce your second suit. Since partners bid shows a balanced 13-15 Points which put9 slam out of Range there a no reason not to raise to three no Trump with a stopper in every suit and a hand that is essentially balanced. If you rebid three clubs you might land in an in Marable 11-trick contract. Puzzles and pastimes round trim place the six numbers 1,3,5.6,8. And 9 in the Blank a paces of the circular figure at right so that each three number straight line Row totals exactly Kate 2steve i Alvin a ports set vol 18. Finding the Correct Center number is the key. Suffice it to say it is a mid Point number in More than one Way. How quickly can you fill in the missing numbers my food Lepow Iutzi by a a Orus so do Tellula Kinais such Street sorrow Quot said the Motorist paraphrasing Shakespeare. 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