C10 BRIDGE N-S VULNERABLE
NORTH ♠ A 9 5 4 2 ♥ 8 6 ♦ 8 ♣ A Q J 10 5
WEST ♠ J 3 ♥ Q 9 ♦ Q 10 7 2 ♣ 9 8 6 4 3
EAST ♠ K 10 8 7 6 ♥ J 10 7 ♦ K 9 6 5 ♣ 7
SOUTH (D) ♠ Q ♥ A K 5 4 3 2 ♦ A J 4 3 ♣ K 2
SOUTH WEST NORTH 1 ♥ 3 ♥ 4 ♦ 6 ♥
The bidding: Pass
Pass Pass
All Pass Opening Lead — ♦ 2 “I
think I’ve got some- thing on the ball,” a
club player told me. “I’m just too tired to bounce it.” My friend said that he and
his wife work, and when they play in an evening duplicate game, fatigue is a factor. “We got to six hearts,” he said, “and West led a diamond: eight, king, ace. I ruffed a diamond in dummy, came to the king of clubs, ruffed a diamond, took the ace of spades, ruffed a spade and cashed the A-K of trumps. I then led another club, expecting to discard my last diamond, but East ruffed and led a diamond to West’s queen. “The winning play wasn’t
hard to spot, but I lacked the strength of mind to see it. To play this game, you need stamina.”
A bridge player need not be in shape to play a quarter against the Chicago Bears, but focus and physical condi- tion are undoubtedly related. South needs a 3-2 trump break to make six hearts, hence he should lead a low trump at Trick Two. He can win any return, draw trumps and run the clubs for 12 tricks. DAILY QUESTION You hold: ♠ A 9 5 4 2 ♥ 8 6 ♦ 8 ♣ A Q J 10 5 Your partner opens one diamond, you bid one spade and he raises to two spades. What do you say? ANSWER: Two-suited hands improve when you locate a trump fit; you can expect to keep control and set up your second suit. Your hand is well worth a jump to four spades. Don’t bother to bid clubs. You want to play at game, and if you showed the clubs, you’d be showing
them only to the defenders. — F
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