C8 BRIDGE N-S VULNERABLE
NORTH ♠ 8 4 ♥ K J 6 ♦ 7 6 4 ♣ K J 10 6 5
WEST ♠ 7 6 5 3 ♥ 10 8 3 ♦ A J 8 2 ♣ 8 4
SOUTH (D) ♠ A Q 10 2 ♥ A Q 5 2 ♦ K 3 ♣ Q 9 2
The bidding:
SOUTH WEST NORTH 1 NT
Opening Lead — ♠ 7 FRANK AND ERNEST
t’s nice to find effective opening leads (my topic this week), but it may not be enough. You must also be blessed with a partner who can interpret your lead. Today’s West led the seven of spades against 3NT: four, king, ace. South next led a club to dummy’s jack, and East won and hastened to return his partner’s lead: He led the jack of spades. South noted that play with approval and took three spades, four clubs and four hearts, mak- ing five.
I
Good players usually have good partners, but East let his partner down. After South took the ace of spades, East could tell that West’s lead of the seven couldn’t be fourth highest from a promising suit. West had chosen a pas- sive lead and had led a high spade to suggest a weak suit. When East takes the ace of clubs, he should shift to the ten of diamonds. The defense can take four dia- monds for down one. West found a good lead. If he leads a diamond from his A-J-8-2, the defense gets only three diamonds and one club. DAILY QUESTION You hold: ♠ A Q 10 2 ♥ A Q 5 2 ♦ K 3 ♣ Q 9 2 You open 1NT, your part-
ner responds two clubs (Stayman), you bid two spades and he tries 2NT. What do you say? ANSWER: Your partner has enough values to invite game. His Stayman response investigated for a 4-4 fit in a major suit, and since he didn’t raise your spades, he has hearts. You have a sound 1NT opening, hence jump to four hearts. If your diamond holding were Q-3, you’d sign off at three hearts.
— F rank Stewart © 2010, TRIBUNE MEDIA SYNDICATE More laughs online
washingtonpost. com/comics Feedback: 1150 15th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20071;
comics@washpost.com; 202-334-4775
Plus, in Comic Riffs, Michael Cavna blogs about
all things funnies. SUDOKU SHERMAN’S LAGOON JIM TOOMEY BLONDIE DEAN YOUNG & JOHN MARSHALL SALLY FORTH FRANCESCO MARCIULIANO & CRAIG MACINTOSH TOM THAVES GET FUZZY DARBY CONLEY EAST Pass 3 NT All Pass
EAST ♠ K J 9 ♥ 9 7 4 ♦ Q 10 9 5 ♣ A 7 3
MUTTS
R
KLMNO PATRICK MCDONNELL DILBERT
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2010 SCOTT ADAMS
RED AND ROVER
BRIAN BASSET AGNES
TONY COCHRAN
CLASSIC PEANUTS
CHARLES SCHULZ
PICKLES
BRIAN CRANE
RHYMES WITH ORANGE
HILARY PRICE MARK TRAIL
JACK ELROD
LIO
MARK TATULLI MOTHER GOOSE & GRIMM
MIKE PETERS
HAGAR THE HORRIBLE
CHRIS BROWNE BALDO
HECTOR CANTU & CARLOS CASTELLANOS
CURTIS
RAY BILLINGSLEY
BREWSTER ROCKIT: SPACE GUY!
TIM RICKARD
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78