Show Q D s. s soUr SOUN AUCTION BRIDGE BRIDGEt t By C. C WHITEHEAD The Worlds World's Grea greatest Authority HAND NO I AK A K 10 7 re A 6 62 2 A 10 9 7 3 rots A Q J I Q ii to a. a 05 s a K Q J ee 98 4 3 South 1075 10 7 5 CJ 10 4 3 2 South is the dealer What is the proper bidding and play In the next issue Mr Whitehead will explain the salient points to in inthe the bidding and play of the above hand Fill out your own chart and compare it with his m method thod These hands must not be bid or played Double Dummy i i. i e. e as though all four hands were exposed NOTE NOTE-In recording the Auction Audion or the Ih play use S for Spades II 11 for Hearts DI for Diamonds and C for Clubs Use Us N To T. for No Tr Trump DBL for double for redouble I Yesterdays Yesterday's Hand as played by Whitehead HAND NO 21 S 47 W 0 86 N- N N I K I. The Tho Correct Bidding and Play II THE PLAY Bracketed card carel shores lead to each acT trick 3 Won by br broJ Wen North Noah tut oJ I N Es E S w VI 1 p 2 3 I 0 4 s 6 C 7 S Ss s 8 r s 9 10 C Cu u II 12 HA 13 a. a W. W S Doilies edIt f It Scon m. m i. i Ti mE m BIDDiNG Soh Did Wen Noah Did Fist Bids 4 u I w THE PLAY r S South West W I No North r Tut l Won by 1 S W i 2 F 3 4 5 6 7 8 2 9 10 11 E- E 12 Total Tricks Trick Won Wen Bracket tIlt the card led to 0 each trick Declarer Opponents Opponent Point Score Honor Score THE BIDDING South Bids West Bids Final Bid Played by by Salient Points of the Bidding I South holding eight Diamonds headed by four honors bids five Diamonds to shut out if possible adverse bidding A sound preemptive preemptive pre pre- emptive bid is one that shout should go game with but the average expectancy expectancy expect expect- ancy of support three tricks or failing such support save game at small loss compared to the game so saved West holding a powerful ajor Major two two-suiter and refusing refusing re- re fusing to be shut out bids the longer and stronger of the two Salient Points Point of the Play Trick 5 At Trick 4 West could mark South as having held originally originally origin origin- ally either eight or nine Diamonds and two Hearts If eight Diamonds Diamonds Dia- Dia monds and two Hearts South's remaining three cards cards' must be three Spades three Clubs two Spades and a a. Club or two Clubs and a a. Spade West Nest cannot possibly possibly pos pos- sibly avoid losing at least one Club trick To attempt either dropping dropping drop drop- ping the Queen of Spades or finessing finessing fines fines- sing against it risks the loss also of a Spade trick If South holds two or more Clubs he can hold but one or orno ito Spades Therefore West's best play at this point is isto isto to lend lead a small Club toward King in Dummy to cle clear r up the Club situation before deciding upon how to play his Spades Spade Mr Whitehead Whitebead will answer questions QuestIon con coming your Bridge problems Write tit to him care of ai this paper enclosing self aeU addressed stamped damped envelope Copyright Co Republic I. I lid |