BLACK C8
DAILY 03-11-10 MD RE C8 BLACK
C8
R KLMNO THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 2010
MUTTS
PATRICKMCDONNELL
DILBERT
SCOTTADAMS
BRIDGE
BOTH SIDES VULNERABLE
NORTH
a109Q1097
a110AKJ
a111Q7
a112AJ98
WEST EAST
a10962 a1093
a110Q1092 a1107543
a111KJ109 a11186542
a112752 a112KQ10
RE
AGNES
TONYCOCHRAN
DANDROVER
BRIANBASSET
SOUTH (D)
a109AKJ854
a11086
a111A3
a112643
The bidding:
SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST
1a109 Pass 3a112 Pass
3a109 Pass 4a109 Pass
5a111 Pass 6a109 AllPass
Opening Lead —
FRANK AN GET FUZZY
DARBYCONLEY
DERNEST
TOMTHAVES
a11010
muffler store near my
Aclub has this sign:
“No appointment
necessary. We can hear
you coming.”
A good defender must
seewhat’scoming.At
today’s slam, South took
the king of hearts, drew
trumps and led a club
to dummy’s eight — the
percentage play, winning
ifWesthadthetenplus CLASSIC PEANUTS
CHARLESSCHULZ
PICKLES
BRIANCRANE
either the king or queen.
East took the ten and
shifted to a diamond.
South doubted that East
would have led from the
king of diamonds. Seeing
one chance, South put
up his ace and finessed
with the jack of hearts. He
pitched a club on the ace,
took the ace of clubs and
ruffed a club. When clubs
broke 3-3, South threw his
RHYMES WITH ORANGE
HILARYPRICE
MARK TRAIL
JACKELROD
diamond loser on the good
club.
East can see that
South’s plan in clubs won’t
work; but if South gets
discouraged with the clubs
and finesses in hearts, he’ll
strike oil. So East should
win the first club with the
king and lead a diamond.
South will win and
persevere by leading a
second club to dummy’s
nine, and East’s deception
LIO
MARKTATULLI
MOTHER GOOSE & GRIMM
MIKEPETERS
willresultindowntwo.
DAILY QUESTION
You hold:
a109 Q1097 a110 AKJ
a111 Q7 a112 AJ98.
Youopen1NT,andyour
partner bids three spades.
The opponents pass. What
do you say?
ANSWER: Partner
promises 10 or more
points with a five-card
or longer suit. You would HAGAR THE HORRIBLE
CHRISBROWNE
BAL
CASTELLANOS
DO
HECTORCANTU&CARLOS
usually raise to four spades
with three-card or better
support or return to 3NT
otherwise, but here your
hand is a super-maximum.
Bid four clubs, an “advance
cuebid”toshowgood
spade support, the ace of
clubs and slam interest.
— Frank Stewart
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