Show I BETTER BRIDGE BETTER I B By C C. C H. H Goren I x I her vulnerable East deals North NorthA A 9 5 4 2 A 8 4 72 t East EastA A A 6 1862 Q J 10 9 7 5 6 5 4 K Q J Sou South th K Q 10 8 3 y K 4 K 63 1 A bidding South West cst North DbL Pass 1 V 2 A Pass 3 34 4 A Pass Pass Passing Passing ing lead Two of diar dia- dia r lock tock safety plays 01 the management l ious US card combinations ons I found fully set forth in I Jard dard text on the play of rid nd d. d But there are arc nuI nu- nu I I other types of safety Which cannot readily be bed bed d d Cl and which declarer as the situation situations s si s An opportunity for oner one r fety t measure ar arose se in to- to and idling idding was orthodox in South's hand worth 16 as as too strong for a simple tt of one spade so that the I double was appropriate i vas as well vell within himself 2 offered partner only a aise I aise ise to three spades but butY Y tarried carried on to four con con- Hat his cards were well oVer East's announced I o opened the deuce of diao dia- dia in m obvious singleton Dein Dein De De- in order to lead trumps from dummy towards his in fn spades won the trick l lace ace ace and led a trump 1 i not delay in taking his 2 1 return of the queen of ofis ofis Is put declarers declarer's king to to 1 lighter and since a dia- dia i mond and a it club had still to be lost declarer submitted to a one trick set South might have handled the dummy with somewhat greater caution That hat a diamond ruff was imminent should have been apparent apparent apparent ap ap- ap- ap parent to him but he must take pains to provide that West if he does get in a trump should place placeit it on a little diamond rather than one of oC the top ones If South wins the first diamond trick with the king he will attain safety lie Ile may cross to dummy with a aheart aheart aheart heart and lead a spade If East rises with the ace and returns a diamond West Vest may get in his jack of spades but he will be ruffing a low diamond which declarer declarer declarer de de- would have to give ghe up in any event ent and the ace would remain remain remain re re- re- re main secure Copyright the Chicago Tribune |