Show I I 1 0 I 1 EASY LESSONS IN l lJ J AUCTION BRIDGE I 1 I a aI I IB a J B Br B PAUL II It SEYMOUR I I I Author Auth of ol Itt oa on Auction BrU I I v- v 0 v I Iy y 1 CO Jr r. r Article Twenty Declarer Declarers Play of a No Trump Continued following deal Illustrates fi finessing n. n TUB TilE and creating entry cards 4 10 t I V n A. 0 10 e 0 0 1 4 47 t 7 41 4 Q 0 e e 41 11 V tr T 4 N NW e e s a 0 0 98 s. W E EIO A 0 0 J 10 t o I 81 51 S K I 11 A. 6 A K J 1 11 v-J v 1 1 11 S 0 K O 6 D. D T T. T I a 4 A. 0 1 South deals dents and bids one no trump a end and all puss West Rest leads the four tour of spades Dummy Is la placed pieced on the table and declarer looks ka over the two hands lie has hns command of ot every suit and so 10 feels free tree to finesse against either adversary He lie wants to lend lead both diamonds dia dill diamonds monds and end clubs from dummy and If the first finesses succeed he may want to lend lead each earh suit BUIt twice from there In III which case calle he Ire wll will nerd need four entry cards He Re sees that Hint the heart beart suit BUIt can be pIny played ell so as to put the lead In dummy three times and he must attempt at tempt to get a fourth entry card ID 10 the diamond suit The deal Is played as sa follows W tv N E K SI S t I 54 St sa S1 SI St S SJ 2 IU Ills 1110 lit 1 D DI De OS VS DOe DO e 4 no Ill III usa US I a D D. D I n. n 4 DJ DK DIt S I CZ 15 Ds DA nA Dr 7 SI St ST SS e SA 8 HK lilt IIA HA IK Its lii liis s II CS C. C C CS ca CJ Cl 10 CIO Cle t De HI III 11 Ii S Se C CS CS CO 12 SI Se CT O C. CA CAIS 11 IS SQ SO SIO CK CIt SK SIC Declarer makes males a small slam The fact net that declarer hopes tomake tomake to tomake make an nn entry card In diamonds Is the reason for tor starting that suit first At trick 0 6 In leading to draw out the theAce ice Ace ce the tire only remaining diamond held by the adversaries declarer Is careful to lend lead the seven and retain the deuce after Deter which dummy's six becomes an nn entry card The clubs and diamonds each ench re se require require quire two leads lends from dummy and so 80 this diamond entry card was absolutely absolutely necessary to play the hand correctly cor cor- It was wall used at trick 10 The Elimination Play This Is a play which may sometimes be used to render unnecessary the risk which attends every finesse The proper setting for tor It Is a major In declarers declarer's hand and the possibility of eliminating two suits suite from both of the the declarers declarer's hands after which the lead Is thrown to senior who Is com pelted to lead lend up to declarers declarer's major thus assuring declarer of two tricks In it While the play Itself Is com comparatively comparatively para para- simple it Is not easy for the average player to recognize a situation shun situa- tion where It may be used Therefore It may be classed with the grand coup nod and the squeeze play 1110 os as as common only with the experts An example would be when declarer declare Is playing a no trump and senior has bas opened clubs with the Ace and King and declarer takes the tho third trick with the Queen Queen- Declarer now wins three thre rounds of ot hearts and three of dla dia monds and the remaining curds cards are a as follo follows s spades Senior Senior spades K 10 clubs 10 10 0 L. Dummy has bas Spades Spades Spades-J. J 0 D 5 6 clubs D. clubs 0 Juniors Junior's cards are arc small and make no difference Declarer has lias Spades Spades ace ace queen 7 and 3 The lead Is In dummy Declarer has lias seven tricks and arid needs two more for game If a spade Is led from dummy and the finesse taken and wins declarer will just get his game but If the finesse loses or It If he does not take It ft he can canet get et only one more trick making eight In la all n Declarer therefore leads the club and discards a small spade Senior wins with his ten of ot clubs club takes the next trick with the five fie of ot clubs and then is compelled to lea lead l either the King or the ten of spades tle Thus declarer declarer de do darer wins both the last two tricks seeming securIng game gunie |