Show if BETTER 0 BRIDGE BRIDGEy 1 f iy jc y C. C H. H Goron Garon I tiei Neither either vulnerable rable S Sou South o u t h lIs I North 1 S m V Q 10 1032 3 2 Q 4 2 West Wed East 8 A II A AV Ar r 96 V A 8 7 5 2 4 K Q J 10 8 lO 9 8 7 6 3 south South SouthA J A 10 7 4 A he Tie bidding 1 lib Ii- ith- ith West est North East i J Pass 1 NT IE Pass Passi I Pass 4 A b i Pass I lead jack of or clubs I tn n nJ unusual bit of oC card manent manent man- man i ent is featured in today's i tie fie final contract of four 1 lI Ides s was amply justified by the sing ling Some players will re- re with with disdain South's jump three ree spades on a ten high I It t but we cannot look upon I is 1 an impropriety Assuming I hand hand qualifies in other rests re- re tS the jump may be bee beje je fie e on any strong e e suit suiL A strong I may may be vaguely described as with ith which you would be beg beg beng ng g to play at a game con- con I. I if the dummy in addition sj expected values produced ore lore than two small trumps ther her or not North should accepted the invitation to I JiS a close question Norths North's 10 nse onse of one no trump had at least six points but its lis IS case he held seven ing in- in ang ng g the very vital king of oC His action was there- there then hen dummy appeared it be be- t that the success he contract depended upon i ing the losses in the trum trump p 1 to two tricks Declarer for Imperial ecial reason chose to lead 10 of oC spades in an effort to toce toce toce ce ce ce a cover West Vest covered the the jack and the king was d cl from dummy This trick ito to East's ace Vests West's queen queen- J was vas now a over Ji ads ad's is i's seven nine-seven and insured injured ense of two more trump y i 1 which in addition to the I Jot bf hearts was sufficient to to contract view of the bidding b deb deJ de- de 2 3 J should have marked East Eastace the thc ace of spades The only d tion therefore on which decan dei dei de- de i f can ean lose the hand is iff if i f has the queen and jack of ofin s S in addition to the ace DeLs De- De rs Ls proper play therefore T ck two was a low spade his own hand intending to tot j. j t tin jin dummy unless West Yest Westi Westan I i an honor If H East should ti JL a singleton ace only two T P tricks need be lost Or if Wades spades divide 2 22 declarer dose only two trump tricks of his play i plight I ight 1951 by C C. H H. Goren |