Show I BETTER BRIDGE I. I B By C C. C H. H Goren I I Enst East West Vest vulnerable West Nest deals NORTH V 4 WEST EAST EASTA A J 3 A 4 V Q J 10 63 V 4 2 A Q 4 95 95 SOUTH V 0 4 A Q 10 1073 7 3 I The bidding West Vest North East South 1 IV V lA 1 Pass Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT Pass Pass Pass Opening lead queen of oC hearts Leading through the player who is known to have the outstanding outstanding outstanding out out- standing high cards is elementary technique but selection of the precise moment at which to make the play is not quite so simple Declarer in today's hand missed the bus wheAl i he made the proper play but just a little too late The final contract of three no trump was reached in less time than it takes to tell about it It was a close question whether North should carry carryon on after South's jump to two no trump This bid is not forcing inasmuch as North was not the opening bidder But North reasoned that South would likely produce a highly sound hand For in this sequence even a bid of one no trump would indicate a desire to move mo forward and he lie interpreted interpreted interpreted inter inter- South's bid to mean Partner if your your- hand is at all allI suitable for no trump Id I'd like I you you to go on West Vest opened the queen of hearts which was taken by declarer de de- declarer with He reached an immediate count of eight tricks and hope for the ninth seemed to rest with an end play With the purpose of embarrassing embarrassing embarras embarras- sing West Vest he decided to run the club suit West Yest realized it would be fatal to part with the queen of diamonds and not wishing to let go an heart discarded discarded dis dis- carded the three and jack of spades Now South led the six of spades West est won and returned returned re re- re turned the jack of hearts establishing establishing establishing lishing the suit simultaneously driving out dummy's entry for fott forthe forthe the spade suit This sent the contract contract con con- tract down to defeat South's spade play was well welli I i conceived but came much too toolate I late late It should have have been made madeI I at declarers declarer's first opportunity When hen South wins the opening I lead he hc plays the low spade at once knowing knowin that West Nest has the ace West Vest must duck else declarer de cle darer will pick up the entire spade suit The trick Is won with I Ithe the king and now as S declarer I runs the club suit West must mist find flOd one additional discard He lie can afford to discard the jack of spades but the discard on the fifth club is more irksome If he lets go a heart retaining the ace and queen of declarer can score with his king of diamonds diamonds dia dia- monds by throwing West Vest into the lead If he throws the queen of diamonds declarer can win the contract by playing a low diamond dia dia- diamond mond out of his own hand establishing establishing establishing lishing the king I Ii i I |