European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 22, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse A Tik. 3. A a Vii a w. To act pc amp to ssh in t s Kuhn by Charles go Omar no place for aces both vulnerable. South deals. North a q 10 4 9 2 a a a cq90705 West a 4 4 8 5 3 vkj7 a 0 2 4 8 East 4 76 9 q 10 0 j 10 4 3 j 10 8 6 3 4 q 9 7 5 2 South 4 k j 9 2 9 a 98543 a o a k a a 4 k Quot. The bidding South West in 2 4 39 4 it 5 it pass pass pass pass pass pass pass North 2 0 3 4 4 4 59 7 4 East pass pass pass pass pass opening Lead Jack of 4 when this hand was played in a team match a grand slam in Spades was bid at both tables. Both declare Era found spectacular lines to bring in All the tricks. Once South who was known to hold poor Trumps could look for a grand slam by bidding five no Trump North realized that South had to have sufficient outside controls to make it a viable proposition. The grand slam was then reached via the most direct route. At one table Declarer won the club Lead in hand cashed the Ace of hearts and ruffed a heart with the Ace of Trumps. A Diamond to the King provided the entry for another heart Ruff again with a High Trump. The four of Trumps to the nine was the entry for a third heart Ruff. Declarer came to hand by ruffing the Ace of clubs with the Low Trump Trumps were drawn and the rest of the tricks were aimed. This Fine needed Little More than a 3-2 Trump break. \ a a Quot \. A a the other Declarer did even bet Ter unearthing an approach that would make even if Trumps were 41, As Long As diamonds were 3-2. After winning the King of clubs Declarer cashed the King of diamonds then crossed to the ten of Trumps and discarded the Ace of diamonds on the Ace of clubs Diamond was ruffed High and when West showed out Declarer now had to find Trumps 3-2. The Ace of hearts and a heart Ruff provided the entry for another Diamond Ruff setting up the suit. Declarer s last Spade was overtaken in Dummy. Trumps were drawn and the table s diamonds took the rest of the tricks. Q. A of South vulnerable you hold 4kq 9j73 09873 4aj102 the bidding has proceeded North East South West 1 9 pass 2 4 pass 3 4 pass ? what action do you take hand looks no Trump oriented but with Only one stopper in the undid suits you can hardly try that Strain. Since your two Over one response promised a second bid the Only one available to you is three hearts. % a a As South vulnerable you hold Quot a. 4kj10 986 0q2 4ak8532 the bidding has proceeded South Weet North East 1 4 19 2 0 4 9 ? a a a a a. What action do you take can you do the auction has soared into the stratosphere before you could make a rebid. Despite your six card suit you have a seven loser hand definitely a minimum. Pass and see what action partner wants to take. Q. A both vulnerable As South you hold 4kqj6 992 0k984 4943 the bidding has proceeded a North East South West 1 it pass 2 4 pass 2 0 pass ? a. What do you bid How is not so much a question of Point count As common sense. All the High cards Are in the Long suits so they should be pulling their full weight. Since partner has length in the minors the King of diamonds is particularly Strong. We would bid three no Trump regardless of Heth or our no Trump Range is 15-17 or 16-15. A a q. A As South vulnerable you hold 4q974 9j532 04 4qj83 the bidding has proceeded South West North East pus pass to pass 1 9 Para 1 a pass ? 9. What do you hid now doot blame you if you chose to pass one Spades you Don t have much. However we hate suppressing four card support for partners major especially when we have a Singleton to Boot so we would dredge up a raise to two Spades fully prepared to take the blame if anything goes wrong. Q. A As South vulnerable you hold 4j1073 9a10432 002 4aq the bidding has proceeded South West North East 19 pass 14 2 it a minor suit takeout what action do you take have a dead minimum opening bid but reasonable four card support for partner s suit. Since the latter fact could be essential to partners judgment of the possibilities we would bid three Spades. A Jujic i j l i i fax i age a. O r is j h 1 Vit i it rack pm Challenge. Balls numbered 1 to 15 Are to be racked in the triangular Frame at right so that each Side of the outer Triangle is to total 36. Comer balls 6, 8 and 10 Are already in place. And balls 7,14 and 15 a totalling 36 a Are positioned at Center. You Are asked to insert the remaining nine balls. Remember a total of 36 is required on each outer Side. Can you meet the Challenge Fey i Ial Kay Friio notables not step Down objects of this step. 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Guzzled it 116 opening night Mecca 120 to kill a mockingbird Quot Star 124 84 Kenny Loggin shot 128 Cleave 127 acts like Attila 128 so Marist Shankar 129 poet Wilcox 130 pile up 131 Ages 132 Nasbah site 133 prepare cherries Down 1 nest noise 2 Carpenter s tool 3 Benito a bread 4 rap session 5 pirates prize 6 burmese statesman 7 literary types 8 mean Marquis 9 Singer buddy 10 accumulate 11 skater Midori 12 Patch 13 planned a burglary 14 a inc acid a a g 15 butt for Short 16 fireworks reaction 17 qty. 20 meteorology 23 made Taffy 25 stun with sound 26 Texas City 31"�?kapitai&Quot 34 sidewalk Slot machine 35 if s and hers 36mjsfcorg 37 Nick of the Prince of tides Quot 36 Paddington police 40 heavenly Hammerer 42 common contraction 43 make a with go Over big 47 sociable staring 49 Ballerina artist 51 Hercie s creator 52 Hoskins role in Hook Quot 54 Eastern Christian 55 trick. 56 Grapefruit garbage 60 conclude 63&Quot. Where Angels a tread Quot 65 unsullied 68 a great expectations Quot character 70 have a bite to eat 71 prominent 72 mine entry 73 chinese principle 75 future of the present 76 treacherous 79 follow the Trail 80 soap Star Slezak 81 hazardous 63 stocking stuff 84 bit of gossip 85 consecrate 86 forsaken 90 laundry a worker91 russian coins 93 Farina or buckwheat 95counte-Nances 97 Fossey s Friend 101 Nero s Tutor 103 big scene 105 anguish 107 whiffs 109 knocks Down 111 he was Gomez Addams 113 amex rival 115 curly coif 117 no Einstein 118 vacation. Location 119 fashion line 120 youth Gap. 121 dreamer s initials 122lehar operetta 123 a for the course typical 125 breakfast of centurions #630 average time of solution 65 Man Tea. Sunday May 22,1994
