Show r Kr BETTER f BRIDGE By C. C H. H GOREN East and West vulnerable South deals NORTH 4 42 2 V 1004 IO 1094 9 4 4 Q J 9 5 A Q 7 5 3 WEST VEST EAST 9 8 6 5 Q J 10 3 V Q 6 2 4 A K 7 63 J 10 9 4 2 48 8 SOUTH 4 A K 7 4 A J 5 3 10 1082 8 2 4 K 6 The actual bidding South W West st North North- East Bast 1 spade Pass 2 clubs 2 diamonds 2 hearts Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT Pass Pass Pass Opening lead queen of spades The road hog that we sometimes sometimes' encounter on the highway is a much less sinister individual than his counterpart one so frequently engages at the bridge table The former ormer brings about a temporary discomfort which can be obviated by y a bit of ot skillful maneuvering but ut the latter usually places us ina ina in incompletely a completely helpless position from which there is no escape An attribute not sufficiently stressed by bridge players is that of f partnership The partnership instinct must be developed to a high degree before anyone can lay claim aim to proficiency at the game There are some decisions that one one simply cannot make himself When one has already given a general description of his hand and md the point is then reached inthe inthe in inthe the auction at which the proper procedure is not clearly indicated there is no need to make a decision if f the burden can be shifted to partner artner The forcing pass is avail- avail able ble Partner may be in a better position to decide An extreme case of ot this principle principle le occurs in today's hand South opened with one spade and partner responded with two clubs East though lough vulnerable came in with two wo diamonds and South made what appears to be the very normal normal normal nor nor- mal of two hearts North in inlew view lew of partners partner's free tree went wenton on n to two no trump and South carried car car- ried on to game Against the proper roper opening of the queen of spades declarer r could take nomore nomore no nomore more than eight tricks It Is South's that is the subject of our observation North contended that his partner should have passed the two diamond bid around round to him This bid he would have doubled for tor a set of ot points South maintained that there here was no noway way for him to know that his hiB partner could double two diamonds To which North replied You could pass and find ou out But what If you were unable tOdo t to todo do anything over the two diamond bid 7 was South's query North properly contended You might have trusted me mc With sound values I would hardly permit the opposition to steal the hand from froma troma a partner who has opened the bidding bidding bidding bid bid- ding and if It I had no particular strength perhaps it would be just justas as well to permit the enemy to tolay play lay the hand I am inclined to sympathize with Norths North's view Copyright 1948 1048 by C. C H. H Goren Garen |