| Show P CULBERTSON on CONTRACT II by Ely L chain Champion Player and Greatest Card REFUSING A CHEAP TRICK It is not always wise to win a trl k as s cheaply as possible Hands occur at t the Bridge table daily dally illustrative of f this principle which occurs whenever whenever when when- ever vcr one or the other has a long suit which must be established and brought rought in to make the contract but lacks acks entries to b bring ng In the estabLished long cards If Il the defense is adequate The hand below played in a recent Duplicate game in Chicago is an nn example cx- cx I eX-I ample mple of this principle Nine tables participated in the play of the hand and nd of these only three made their contract of three through a propensity to take a trick as cheaply cheap j ly y as possible South South Dealer North and South South Vulnerable 4 Q j K 5 4 o 0 Q 5 K 10 8 3 65 A 8 7 10 3 2 lw ELO W E 0 K KiOS 10 8 o J 7 Lii s ti 62 2 76 A J 9 o 0 A 9 3 K 10 3 The Tho Bidding after bids l In the tho table refer refer to numbered explanatory explanatory atory tory paragraphs hs South West North East Pass 2 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pa PaThe Pass The Bidding Figures after aUer bids in the table refer to numbered explanatory para para- graphs 1 Some l-Some Some players would prefer to open this hand with a shaded heart bid but this would not change the eventual contract 2 A 2 A rather strong but South fears that North might permit the bidding to die if the response were only two 1 At all tables West opened his fourth best spade as his hand and did not ot offer a good alternative lead At the tile les where the contract of three was made the two of or spades was played from the Dummy East played the three and South won with the Ace At this early point In the pIa play the success or failure of the hand was determined At the tables where the contract was defeated South won the first trick with the nine of spades believing firmly In the principle that tha it is wise to buy as cheaply as possible With the correct play of the Ace o of spades the contract of three not rump could not be defeated The second process in the development develop develop- ment of the land was the establishment establishment establish establish- ment of the club suit East noting that Dummy contained no possible en entry entry entry en- en try in hearts did not take his Ace until until until un un- un- un til the third round of clubs To th the fifth trick East lacking a better lead returned his partners partner's suit West won with the King and established two spades by returning the suit The Th I Queen and five of clubs were then I played followed by the King o of i hearts from Dumm Dummy which was won b by East with the Ace and a diamond returned The Declarers Declarer's troubles trouble were over On the clubs he lie discarded his losing diamonds and took all th the remaining tricks Where the first trick was won with the nine of spades an entirely different different differ differ- ent eat story was as told South's nine held the first trick and he led the King Kin o of clubs following with the Ten East refused to take either of these with the Ace South now abandoning th the hope o of bringing In the club suit decided decided decided de de- de- de to try to make nine tricks b by winning three hearts two clubs tw two spades and two diamonds He therefore therefore there there- fore lore led a small heart which East won with the Ace cashed the Ace o of clubs and returned his last spade South played the Knave and West Wes won with the King and returned th the suit as he knew the Declarers Declarer's Ace must fall faU Thus pl played led the Declarer at the end was compelled to concede 3 tricks to his opponents and thereby lose his hb contract TODAY'S POINTER It Is not always ays wise to win a trick as cheaply as IS possible The Declarer should always take stock of his hl combined combined com corn resources and decide whether or not such play is wise in view o of establishing entries in one hand or orthe orthe orthe the other TOMORROWS TOMORROW'S HAND nAND The bidding and play of the hand printed below will be discussed to to- morrow North North Dealer Dealer North and South vulnerable A A K 10 j 7 6 5 o 0 A 9 2 N i S 8 4 3 A 10 9 2 M. M L W 5 43 3 o J 10 G I 0 8 6 2 4 4 3 2 5 4 C K Q J 8 7 6 0 o 07 7 j 4 A K Q 10 Study the hand decide how you would bid and pIa play it and then compare compare com corn pare the results you obtain with those hose shown in tomorrows tomorrow's article Copyright 1932 Ely Culbertson |
