C6
BRIDGE
N-S VULNERABLE
NORTH
♠ A Q 6 4 2 ♥ K 3 ♦ 10 5 2 ♣ J 5 3
WEST
♠ 9 8 3 ♥ Q 7 5 2 ♦ 8 6 ♣ 10 9 8 6
EAST
♠ K J 10 7 ♥ 6 4 ♦ 9 7 4 ♣ A K Q 7
SOUTH (D)
♠ 5
♥ A J 10 9 8 ♦ A K Q J 3 ♣ 4 2
The bidding:
SOUTH WEST NORTH
1 ♥ 2 ♦ 3 ♦ 4 ♥
Pass Pass Pass
All Pass Opening Lead — ♣ 10
“Y
our honor,” the district attorney
announced, “we will prove South committed a felony. He went down at a cold game.” “Proceed,” said the
judge, and the court heard the evidence. “South ruffed the third
club,” the DA related, “led a trump to dummy’s king and returned a trump to his jack. When West took the queen, he led a fourth club. South ruffed again and cashed his ace of trumps, but West still had a trump. South then started the dia- monds, but West ruffed the third diamond, and South went down a few. “South must let the jack
of trumps ride at Trick Four,” the DA summed up. “Objection,” roared
South’s counsel. “My client misguessed. How could he know which defender had the queen of trumps?” Do you convict South of
foul play? Guilty! South should
play West for the queen of trumps. If East had the queen and captured the jack, South could keep control. He could ruff a fourth club lead in dummy, come to a high diamond, draw trumps and run the diamonds.
DAILY QUESTION
You hold: ♠ K J 10 7 ♥ 6 4 ♦ 9 7 4 ♣ A K Q 7 The dealer, at your right, opens one heart. You double, your partner bids one spade and the opening bidder rebids two hearts. What do you say? ANSWER: If you trust
your partner, pass. If he has anything, he won’t let the opponents buy the contract cheaply. If instead he has nothing, you don’t own the deal. If you raised to two spades, even in competition, you’d prom- ise more than minimum values.
— Frank Stewart
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