| Show o I 6 9 0 t EASY LESSONS IN 1 l AUCTION BRIDGE 1 I 6 a C I B Bf Br PAUL IL It SEYMOUR I 1 Author ef of on co Auction Bridge I e dS r n M- M 1 e C 1 S I a Copyright b bj by II Hoyle I Jr Article Thirty ree Unblocking by Declarer deals Illustrating unblocking un un- T T ImE are two H O blocking by declarer In his own hand band The bidding of ot the first deal den I also Is la of Interest South deals and as his hand Is so very strong in hearts and weak In spades he decides to preempt In determining determining de de- how high to go he lie counts his sure tricks tricks adds adds one for his diamond dia din mond mood suit and two to come from his partner and bids bills four tour hearts All pass 6 4 I J. 71 0 o-e o 4 4 K O. O t. t I. I S. S S 6 x K T r. r AL 1 2 e d-e e I. I 5 N 0 7 A 0 Q O. I 9 V E o 10 0 0 e A 10 7 1 4 S 5 J 4 J. J s 8 2 29 9 98 S 6 I A. 7 O K Q O. O 10 t 4 S 0 O J. J 70 10 7 1 70 0 West Nest leads the Ace of ot clubs dummy I Is spread and declarer examines life tift I hands Ills His only chance of discarding I his losing spades Is upon dummy's clubs and for tor this he may need two entry car cards s In to dummy Ills only possible possible pos pos- sible sibil way of getting Into dummy Is inthe In Inthe Inthe the trump suit The Jack Is one entry card and he lie sees w-es that If It the time adversarIes adversarIes' adver- adver sarles' sarles trumps are all nil exhausted In two lends leads he cnn can get Into dummy again agan with the seven se spot provided he lie saves a n small mall one In his own hand band lie He therefore plays accordingly as ns follows W tv N E s 5 1 CA C. cs Cl CJ I 2 Its m III 12 IIA HA 1 III lIe 17 M OS liS 4 Ct CK CS Ca S se 58 seI I 8 W c CO Q CJ CI sa saI samo I 8 CIO cs C. 52 mo 1110 7 1 w III ss IU IUs s SS 55 CI DS 05 59 51 t 9 Ot CO CI ns 08 m Dr 10 nA DA nAno Ot mo mosio ns IK 11 DO no Dl De sio DJ 12 57 51 S. S SA no 18 13 SK SO SQ SJ 51 ilK HK Declarer wins five live odd tricks At trick 2 declarer Undo finds that West has hns both of the remaining adverse hearts the six and the eight therefore therefore therefore there there- fore dummy's seven and Jack Jock both become become become be be- come entry cards s. s At trick C G declarer must again use a high trump saving the four tour to put dummy In fn the lead again to make malte the remaining clubs In diamonds he must lend lead up to West's Vests major and so loses two tricks In the following deal South obtains the declaration by a bid bit of ot one heart beart 6 1 G 4 47 1 7 O-A. O 0 1 II J. 1815 A. 6 A O. O 10 I K g J 18 8 I s C-s 1 6 4 N I I a a J. 0 0 9 4 W tv E p-g p to 10 a 8 I 2 4 1091 S Q 4 0 71 6 A. p A Q O. J I. I 10 10 2 Q 0 4 6 3 a A. A K K 4 West leads lods the Ace of ot spades ana after dummy Is spread declarer examines examines ex ex- amines the hands In order to fin finesse the hearts heart and catch the King If It 1 lust Kast holds It be he Is ts likely to have ha to lend lead twice from dummy and he has but one entry card carll there How glow can It be done After a moments moment's study he sees that his nine of hearts Is Just as os good as ns his Queen because e he holds nil all of the Intervening Inter cards therefore If he hel l lends leads the nine he can con pass poss It through and In this way get Jet a second lead leod through East Kast To do this however howe he mu must t be sure to trump the spa spade Ill If It I Is led the third time with his ten of hearts and save ave the tile deuce with which to duck under the nine He Ire now prO f proceeds s and plays ploys the hand as ns folo fol fol- o tows os s W N N E F. S 5 1 SA 5 H 58 18 ss sa 2 52 S Se 56 SK Sr 51 a 8 55 1110 4 n TH DA 12 DS Dsa a 5 IN u nil liS 6 JIll HJ III 7 Its III ns DS UK ilK IIA S 8 CB ca CB CA CACK 9 Cs CO CK 10 coo CJ CI 13 15 Ct 11 09 CB ca nio Dlo to n 14 U 12 DJ Cl SJ SJUK DO PO DOno POIS IS 11 SQ 50 PT UK DK no Declarer five odd tricks It so often Is necessary to have a small trump for use ns Oj Illustrated l In Inthis Inthis this hand band that many mony players make It a arule arule arule rule to save the smallest one when trumping In for tor the first time In a adeal adeal adeal deal whether or not they can foresee any ony need of ot doing so 80 There can be beno beno beno no harm In It when holding so many high ones and the ne need d for tor It often orten develops after the first play This Is Isa Isa isa a point well worth remembering and Incorporating In your practice |
