European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 19, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                 11 ur.-1 a Quot t,.,? so it Jim a a t i v re a   a a aces in their places East West deals. Vulnerable. Northi rib i tract North a k a 9 0ft Obj a q j 1os0 96 West East 465 4qj32 9076 9kj 097543 Oak 4 a 5 2 4k10 8 7 3 a a a South a 1097 4 9 a q 10 4 3 2 a 0 2 a a a a 4 4 the bidding North East Paw 14, 2 0 pass 3 it pass pass pass opening Lead eight of 9 if you held the West hand and defending against four hearts had to make two Early discards which is the last card Yoo would part with you probably made a wrong Choice follow the play. A t South s club cite bid promised s major two Suiter. North first made a waiting hid then tried three no South 2 4 2 9 4 9 West pass pass pass Trump but South was too Distri tonal to accept a no Trump cont and corrected to four hearts. Sitting East West were the Brill Hant British internationalists Jeremy Flint and Jonathan Cansino. Cansino found the Best Lead of a Trump. Declarer won and elected to take an immediate Spade Raff by cashing the King and Ace and ruffing a Spade. West carefully discarded a club. A a thanks to the fortunate lie of the Trimpe it might seem that All Declarer could still lose was a trick in each Side suit but things did t quite work Cut that Way. Declarer had to return to hand to draw Trumps so the Queen of diamonds was led from Dummy. East won and did not make the mistake of trying to Cash another Diamond. Instead Flint placed the Queen of Spades on the table and West found the sensational discard of the Ace of clubs is that by any Chance the card you elected to retain. The rest of the defense was easy. East cashed the King of clubs and continued the suit and whether de Carer ruffed High Low or not at All the defenders were assured the seven of Trumps would be promoted to the setting trick. Q. A As South vulnerable you hold 46 9aq3 0k6 4akj0762 the bidding has proceeded West North East South 14, pass pass ?. What action do you take.  Only dub bid that might do Justice to your holding would be a jump to five clubs however the bid we recommend is double. Should partner convert to penalties you have More than enough High cards to make that a sound investment. Q. A both vulnerable As South you hold 4k104 98 0k982 487632 the bidding has proceeded North East South West 1 4 Pasa 2 4 Paas 2 it Pasa ? what action do you take  have a minimum in the Way of High cards for your initial action and a raise of a one club opening bid suggests five card support. Thus you Don t have enough for game but there s still an Obliga Tiki to get to the Best spot. Since the hand is unbalanced Retreat to three clubs. It Vul 3 Viv v a tar in i a a r of it ,.��� i re a 1,1 1s Uil Lomo Noa inv Sian to aug nah v i it Sims of Jim 3aoi.s  in whih Iuchs trick. To no Dij 61 to a a Pwns of Jet by <5 q. A both Vuht Erable As South you hold 4k7 993 0a1092 4q7652 partner opens the bidding with one club. What do you respond  you raised to two clubs with the previous holding Yoo can t make the same hid with this hand. Start by responding one Diamond then support clubs at your next turn. That implies a better holding than a direct raise. If you play limit raises this hand just about qualifies for an immediate jump to three clubs. Q. A As South vulnerable you hold 4q1072 9kq95 0k7 4aq6 the bidding has proceeded South West North East 1 it pass 2 4 Pasa ? what do you bid now  response asks you to show a four card major if you have one. Most play that with both you show Spade first. Soma prefer hearts first. Others bid their stronger major. With this holding partnership agreements Are moot if you Don t immediately connect in one major you have sufficient Overall values to contract for game in the other. Q. A neither vulnerable As South you hold �T�a94 9kj92 09742 4k4 the bidding has proceeded North East South West 10 19? what action do you take  Angle for a Low level penalty double when you have four card support fur partners suit even if it is a minor is a losing tactic. Far better to try for game and the logical Way is to show your Multi stoppers in the enemy suit by jumping to two no Trump. That a not forcing whatever methods you play. Iv1/-1 11,11 j in i a Quot i. J go team what s this see right ? it s a mysterious message relayed by members Elt St. Nick s spirited Reindeer team. At a glance it resembles we bar codes used on checkout lines. But it will not respond to a scanning device. How then in it read simply hold diagram Flat at Eye level before a Mirror. Head along parallel lines. See How quickly you can discover the urgent message Santa steam wishes to convey. Santa Claus ha3 Khz atm amp a 00 of let Hwa. Wesson Yule Logi unscramble names of Holiday traveler . 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