Show BETTER a BRIDGE rw ftp I. C Co C. C H. H COREN GORIN 4 Both sides vulnerable South deals deab North 93 West Vest East Q 10 6 9 8 4 J 10 3 2 Q 8 7 5 5 K Q 10 5 A J 8 7 6 South V 42 The bidding South West North East 1 L Pass 1 spade Pass P ss 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 hearts Pass 5 Pass Pas Pass Pass Opening lead king of clubs There Ther is no objection to an occasional oc occasional occasional oc- oc bit of gambling for three no trump with an unstopped suit where no trump appears to be the only real hope for game There Theres There Is s always the chance that neither of the opponents has a five-card five suit to run against you However this is a little on the hazardous side and J if it can be determined that the minor suit offers the beter better better bet- bet ter er chance for game while at the same Bame time probing for no trump that appears the sounder dure Today's hand is from a tournament tournament tournament ment play in which players constantly constantly constantly con con- strain for no trump contracts contracts con con- contracts tracts because of the higher trick yield and where minor suit conTacts contracts contracts con- con tracts are shunned as the plague South opened with one diamond and North in all cases responded with a spade South had no choice but to diamonds even though he ie had somewhat more than a minimum It is at this point that thata a variance was observed in the treatment of the North hand Some players on the theory that their opening bid combined with partners partner's should produce a a. game took ook a chance on the club suit and bid two no trump which South gladly carried to three only to tobe tobe be je sunk by the original salvo of five club tricks Other Norths elected to make makeI a deliberate underbid of three diamonds diamonds diamonds dia dia- dia- dia I monds for the purpose of allowing allowing allow altow- ing partner to try for the game at no trump Some fearing fearing fearing fear fear- ing the club suit and lacking courage cour cour- courage age generally gave up the ghost Others tried three no trump with the result outlined above But the player whose bid bidding ing Is indicated in m the diagram gave himself every chance by his call of three hearts This presumably showed a fourcard fourcard fourcard four four- card suit but if partner had lead a club stopper it would permit him to try for three no no trump and if it not the door still was open for fora a game contract in diamonds if it either partner chose to bid it North of oC course realized that the partnership was without protection protection protection pro pro- in clubs and decided to chance a game contract in diamonds diamonds diamonds dia dia- dia- dia monds feeling that at the worst it should depend on some finesse Copyright 1948 by C C. H. H Goren |