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Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-06-24 | Page 6 | Culbertson on Contract

Type issue
Date 1933-06-24
Paper Salt Lake Telegram
Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
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Article Title Culbertson on Contract
Type article
Date 1933-06-24
Paper Salt Lake Telegram
Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
Page 6
OCR Text CULBERTSON on CONTRACT By Ely Culbertson Worlds World Champion Player and Greatest Card An Analyst lyst A RF RESOURCEFUL DEFENSE Oswald Jacoby has gained most of his bridge playing reputation which is a avery very fine one from his unusually unusual unusual- ly bidding The fact that he be plays so many hands himself hunsel has in the minds of ot many minimized his skill as a defensive player But a few days ago playing at Crockford's club New York he had an for a most brilliant defense which defeated a slam contract That defense involved d giving the declarer a free finesse In a suit This was wa's designed to remove the West entry th thit would make the slam possible South South Dealer Neither side ide vulnerable Part score North and South GO CO A K J 10 7 1 4 T V A Q 10 8 4 0 J 6 r H 47 7 8 S 2 Q 9 6 63 3 j 1 6 6 5 2 K 9 3 K 8 83 3 2 Ej W io 10 5 8 K 6 32 Jf 6 t. t I i J A Q 9 ST ST. A J 10 O 86 5 e bidding fA j South West Wes N North r h East ill 1 14 1 Pass 14 Pass tt 2 3 P Pass IS 37 Pass 4 40 Pa 4 Pass Pasa Pass Pass Although Mr Jacoby h held ld live five clu clubs lubs to the j king and the king lung of hearts which appeared to be a a. possible pos pas sible aible trick winner as well as as the queen of spades s in a favor favorable ble situation sit sit- he did did not double because South's bidding indicated a very freakish hand West's opening lead was the spade 8 B 8 from dummy the 10 was played Mr Jacoby played the 0 C and the declarer de de- darer played the 5 The club Unease was taken and the ace ce of clubs led West sh showing v o out ot t. t At this point Mr Jacoby Jacoby- got a very accurate count on the hand and marked the d declarer larer with six sic clubs four dia dla mond two spades spade and one heart Obviously he had the ace of ot spades ren remaining as as' he had already played I one card in that suit He had He-had had shown k I six clubs and he must e have four diamonds diamonds diamonds dia dia- dia- dia monds to bid them The declarer now led the the ace of spades and then another club which Mr Jacoby refused re re- fused teed to win When the de declarer followed with the fourth round of clubs however the trick was was was' taken a and d East realized that the only way to set the hand was was t. t to kill the declarers declarer's de de- de- de cl darers darer's r rs entry into the dummy for the three spades by leading a heart away from the king up to the ace aceS queen This play which was made without hesitation is one one- of ot the most unusual defensive plays Jn lri bridge requiring re rea re- re quiring as it ft did a lead up to an ten ace holding from king and two small at t the right The leader also knew that the declarer held but buta a single card of the suit and hence that the pla play must present him with at least one free discard How However ver It It- t did effectually shut out the established spade suit leave South with witha a diamond loser and prevent the making of the slam slain MONDAYS MONDAY'S HAND South is is playing a contract of six diamonds How should he plan the pl play y against an opening lead of a club when he discovers the unfavorable unfavorable able break in the trump suit stilt Ni North rth Dealer North and South vulnerable A K 5 I A AK K 54 4 A 1 K Q J 10 N 4 10 9 8 2 c 10 9 8 c Q J 6 4 2 L W E 1 9 3 2 06 06 B C 5 9 S 6 23 3 t I 0 A K Q 10 8 7 1 A It 4 2 a 2 The hand will be discussed In Mondays Mon days day's days day s article t Copyright 1933 Ely Culbertson FREE CULBERTSON BOOKLET By special arrangement readers of f this newspaper may ay have a free copy of ot The Rules and Ethics of Bridge by Ely Culbertson Address Mr Cul bertson In care of this n newspaper in inclosing ri closing a stamped self addressed en en-
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