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Show Sfv . How to Play WM4v BRIDGE jfV! Scries by s frBr Wynne Ferguson I &$t$T Author of 'PRACTICAL AUCTION BltlDCa. Copyright. 1929, by Koylc. t ARTICLE No. 19 A friend of mine invited me to play at his home the other night and asked me to criticize any mistakes of bidding or play that he might make. Here are three criticisms that were made that should benefit all players: Criticism No. I : V i i A B : . : Z : Hearts 7, S Clubs A, 9, 8,5 Diamonds K, Q, 10, 9, 7 Spades 8, 4 Z ted the ace of hearts and followed with the seven, thus allowing B, who held thrce hearts to the quern, to win a heart trick. Ths proir o;ieui-g for my lriend, Z, to have made was tiie trey of hearts. As Y held the K, J. 10, 9, 2, he would have played the Ling -on ill first trick and led back the jack. No matter what li then did, he could not have won a heart trick. Remember this play for it comes up very frequently. When you hold three to an honor of your partner's suit ami the uo trump bidder is to your riht, o.wn low. The same rub holds true in case you hold four or more, although in that case you should open fourth !)Mt. A InW mvfllmv f trmjtm 2n ilm No score, first game. Z dealt and correctly bid one diamond. A passed and V bid one no trump. 11 passed and Z bid two diamonds. All passed and Y Z made three diamonds. As tliey also could have made three no trumps, I asked my friend, Z, why he rebid his diamonds. His answer was that as he didn't liave the ace of diamonds, he thought he ought to warn his partner of that fact by a rebid: I pointed out to him that an original suit bid shows two quick tricks, one of which must be in the suit bid. Quick tricks do not indicate indi-cate aces, but merely that the bidder can win these tricks, either on the first or second round of the suit. In the hand specified, Z held the are of clubs, a winner on the first round, and the king queen of diamonds, a winner on the second round, so that hia original bid of one diamond was a sound Lid. When a bid is sound, there is no need to rebid to warn partner. Z's bid of two diamonds was an incorrect and unnecessary bid. position, should indicate eitlicr four or more or three to an honor. The only exception to this rule occurs when the opener has two cr more honors in sequence of his partner's suit, la that case, he should open the highest honor. In case he holds only two in the suit, one of which is an honor, he should open the honor. If the opponent who raises the no trump bid, after partner's suit bid. is on the leader's left, then the top honor should be led, irrespective of number. Criticism No. I The opponents of my friend, Z, had bid three spades and he held a very good hand, one with which he felt pretty certain of winninc at least lour, . possibly five tricks. Although there was no score, be doubled the tliree spade bid and the opponents just made tlie bid, thus scoring a game they couldn't have made except for the double. I pointed out to him the distinction dis-tinction between a free and a forced double. Criticism No. 3 "' : Y t t A B ! Z t Hearts A, 1,3 Y Clubs J, 10, 4, J V- k . Diamonds 9,1 V , . Spades K, 10,4, J ' ' No score, rubbercame. B dealt and bid one no trump. Z passed and A bid two diamonds. Y bid two hearts and I) and Z passed. A bid three diamonds, Y passed, li bid three no trumps and idTpassed. What UZ'i proper opening A free double ta a double of a bid that would score game, if made, irrespective irre-spective of the double. Kor example, : the double of a three spade bid, if the opponents have a score of ten or more towards game. A forced double on the other Innd is a double of a bid that will enable the opponents to score game if they inake the double. For example, the double of three spades, if there is no score, will enable the bidders to score game if they make their bid. The rule to follow in such cases is to make free doubles when you have a good chance to defeat the bid, but make forced doubles only when icrUun to defeat the bid. Problem No. IS . . " Hearts K, J, 9 Clubs 4,3 . Diamonds K, 10 ' Spades none Hearts Q. 10, 8, 7 ; Hearts none Clubs 10,8,6 : Y -t Clubs J,9,5,2 Diamonds none , 8 A B l Diamonds Q, 9 Spades none ' Z t . Spades A . Hearts 6 ' Clubs K, Q. 7 k Diamonds o, 4 Spades K If spades are trumps and Z is in the lead, how can Y Z win six of the seven v tricks against any defease? Solution in the next article. |