Salt Lake Telegram | 1950-01-17 | Page 3 | Better Bridge

w BETTER F BRIDGE By ay C. C H. H Goren y ier er vulnerable North orth deals t North K v j A J lu S 5 r 2 st East EastA 94 A A 10 S 8 6 2 I V Q 7 1 2 A None 4 South 5 V J 10 8 6 3 2 49 9 A t K Q 9 7 7 4 bidding bidding- g gEast East South West est 2 2 V 2 A 4 A 5 5 A 1 Pass r 5 A 6 6 A Pass Passi i L 6 A If- Pa Pass s Pass Pass Pass Pass Passing of hearts inS inS' lead lead- King bidding of today's hand it to me may be characterized if not accurate a a ibid bid of oC two hearts over o the was intended as an rather than as a showing bid although South in view of his ible hIe distribution was not too concerned if partner inter inter- this his bid as aggressive c At Dint jint the normal procedure iw w iv power would would- be to the lie le West's Vests free bid lid is justice justi- justi tice ice ce he holds one and nd a h half lf tricks Students will note response to a double a aird aro ird td major is preferred to a aird ard aro ird ro minor The last two t of bidding were highly tive each side resorting to since there apIto ap- ap Ito 0 to be no cut clear-cut way to toone toine tolie one ine lie the possibilities of the thel theli jp l' ll lh l li open opened d the king of hearts P was vas was won in dummy and rounds Mounds of trump drawn showing out on the second r-f r f 4 There was no doubt inis in rs is rs mind that North held leof JoC of diamonds but he hoped pie e jack hack was aas in the South I t He therefore led the three North Korth ducked andeen anden and teen een en was pIa played from dume dum- dum he e slam went up in smoke forth orth could not now be pre- pre from taking two diamond auld have been no secret to tor toc frer r c that South held a single single- mamond amond mond In order to make makee e should have cashed the theof tf of f hearts and when North ed ed out td-out out South would be j marked with a a. six-card six suit l declarer s should h o 0 u l I d have I anyhow I It- It le e vigorous club bidding by I fm in support of a suit that thas r. r has never certainly him with five cards of that mt's that's 11 and since he has r. r shown shown up with a spade if r have no more than one d. d If that one diamond diamonds s to be the jack or nine i I can still make the con- con He He therefore should lead of diamonds from dummy will will nil play the nine declarer play the king which North 1 with the ace The finesse even of diamonds will then thenan thenan an an almost marked play I tur r