Show Lets Let 5 play Bridge Dy By Juanita Oden Charles Goren says Few points arE gained by doubling slam contracts In fact a slam double should be made to guide the opening leader in his selection of his attack When a partner makes a slam double you must not make your normal lead If you or your partner has made a bid you must not lead either of the suits you may have bid You must not lead a trump The double makes the following provisions 1 If It dummy has bid any suit or suits other than trump you should lead the dummy's first bid suit 2 If It the dummy has bid no side suit but declarer has bid another suit the double demands the lead of the first side suit bid by the declarer 3 If neither dummy or declarer has bid any side suit and the defenders have bid one suit the double demands the lead of the suits Here are two hands As south you hold No 1 l Spades Ax Axx Aix Hearts Diamonds Clubs None No 2 Spades Hearts Diamonds Clubs The bidding has proceeded thus West West spade spade North pass North pass East East 3 3 clubs dubs South South 3 3 hearts West West 3 3 spades North Pass North Pass East East 4 4 spades South South Pass Pass West West 6 6 spades North Pais North Pass East Pass East Pass South South- South 7 What should you do With hand No 1 you should double This demands the lead of dummy's first suit clubs which you ruff and defeat th the contract With No 2 you should not double If you do you will be instructing your partner not to lead the suit you bid hearts Without the normal heart lead to your suit the opponents may make 7 Have you ever doubled a slam holding 2 Aces and had to eat at least leas one of them Any player with a littler experience will not be bidding a slang slam with 2 Aces out without being void in one of them This happened to one one pa pair ir Thursday evening The result The one who doubled got a zero gave their opponents a top score on a hand that should have been average All the oher slam bidders got lower scores than they deserved This one double hurt all an the scores but the one-the lucky slam bidder who got doubled I 11 II I If you have two trump tricks by all means DOUBLE 11 II See you next t tJ 4 t |