Show JL LI J I Suit Is Abandoned A Hopeless 3 A H u 11 etl on Bridge B. B rl d g e playing By for the Position Declarant Illustrated LX r Y at nt au bridge the J O tim tion of ot the cards may be toe such ich that several and each carefully watching players are oro bidding to eventually obtain the e best bost position position the others so as ns tion for tor various holdings and to so eo o place the lead lend of ot the be made productive that the cards h hold held ld may best bost results In such Buch an nn instance It t is in likely that tentative the first round of bidding will be purely and only on n tho the second round will the players pl ors show respective bids while on tho the their hands b by their third round the real tussle for tho the right to play piny pIn the hand will be decided Here is a distribution distribution distribution dummy which will exemplify positions of this sort I The Tho o odealer tion dealer picks up these cards Hearts Hearth queen 6 5 A 4 3 S G 5 6 diamonds ace 10 9 spades 2 clubs lubs queen bids one ono spade Second S cond hand with The dealer 2 2 cards says one club hearts king 9 9 C 6 theses diamonds Jack 6 4 4 3 4 2 clubs cubs ace nce king Icing 7 7 4 makes a rather questionable questionable ques ques- 8 Third hand here spades one heart from his bid bid- bid He says force the tho club to up ding cling His Ills reason Is probably He lie has hearts ace 10 7 clubs jack 9 3 diamonds with G 5 5 6 4 Fourth hand G. G king jack 7 spades 8 S S. S Hearts one ono no trump this holding at nt once sa says 10 diamonds king kint queen 6 5 2 8 clubs Jack the analysis of ot An 9 7 3 S. 10 spades ace queen dealers dealer's The Tho result following tho the bidding gh gives cs nothing of ot the knowing bid was correct spade one and with neither of or the the spade suit situation of or bid in hearts or clubs his hie only possible honors top in held singleton although he a D. one spade was dif dlf- difficult Is It four tour clubs that suit and arid o. o as It happened to know that hey auction learners for first at between tho the spades and the clubs choose cannot If It the tho dealer deal deal- whichever suit seems the best and take told his partner part part- one club he would have havo er had bid clubs and held tho the ace and king of ot that he ncr ner two hand did well to go trick Second outside an nn clubs his bid of ot Holding Holdin- the tho ace and king clubs whom heis heis he lie lieis to his partner informatory one Is a veI very also take bid He can con to a no trump is inviting If Ie his hearts especially trick In the the thc requisite him led to and the hearts are arc up club bid holds bid of ot third man to It becomes the turn turn When learned something about the clubs at least ho he has bid should hold he would be obliged to If It the club and he might never take a trick the low spade open suit in trick odd any the suit He cannot see In that if his partner part part- because S one heart but l In his hand says It and leads that suit he can take e a D. finesse in ncr ner also he lie knows that as an overbid from third player him necessarily with the will not place his partner would if he made a free one he two honors a as top when he says heart bid The rho bid of fourth hand benefit benefit bene bene- excellent illustration of or the is an trump no Information about exact fit tit of or giving your partner hand so that the tho combined hands may be played your second hand that The information given I en b by as ho he one had the club suit headed b by the ace and kin king in sight emboldened and had also an outside trick his bid one no trump which to make fourth player er his hand alone surel surely would not have Justified His hand is also one that he would rather have led up than to lead away from It His spades headed to 10 would be Increased d in their by the ace queen trl trick taking lc value alue if it ho could finesse against the diamonds I king jack jacl and ho ma may take two tricks In Ho Holies Holies Holies if it he is not obliged to lead away from them lies in danger from his weakness in hearts for if ir tho the dealer will havethe have havo havethe trump trumps bid stands one his no the opening of the hand and the h hearts arts will be led he safely count his partner for or orsome up Ul to him but can n slight protection In the hearts for lor he has some promised to o take a trick in one other suit besides the clubs and must have either the ace of or diamonds or a guarded guardell honor in hearts When the bid goes to the dealer for the second time lime ho he says two hearts with Uh four small hearts to the queen the club suit stopped with the queen if it diamonds he is perfectly of 01 that suit and the ace justified in so doing Added to this there Is also after the first the prospect of r ruffing the tho spades trick if it his heart bid stands The first bidder in- in creases s his partners partner's one ono no trump bid hid to two and that declaration holds the dealer becoming tho the leader If IC tho the reader will la lay out tho the cards upon the table and follow tho the game ho he will find in it both Interest Interest interest Inter Inter- est and instruction Trick 1 Dealer 2 II ir dummy dumm G 6 H. H third hand 10 H. H declarant jack jacle H H. third hand knowing the weakness of his heart offer octet and seeking peeking the king at his ri right ht does not dare to put up the tho ace on the tho first trick Trick 2 The declarant Is ig keeping his spades in ambush lending leading low from his diamonds Declarant 2 of ot D. D Dealer 9 of D. D dummy Jack of or D D. 7 of D D. Tho The dealer takes a perfect Justifiable finesse fin fin- esso esse with tho the 9 of diamonds If Ie he hc saw in his own hand hind the tho possibility of running off tricks enough h to break the contract of the declarant such a finesse so would be excusable At trick 3 1 the tho 8 o of oC spades isled Is Isled led lcd through tho the king Jack Of or course courso tho the declarant doc not yet know tho the location of ot the tho honors out against his ten ace but ho he is In duty bound to lead tho the suit this way to find out Second player on this trick put up tho Jack jacle Had he not done KO so the tho declarant declarant dec dec- would not have hoye covered Tho rho declarant takes take the tricks with the queen of spades At trick 3 the declarant Is still sparring for position He refuses his spades preferring preferring prefer prefer- to make mako arty any an attempt to establish ring to lead lend tho queen of diamonds the trick goes aa as fol follows I Declarant queen of D D. Dealer DenIer ace aco of or D. D Dummy 3 of or D D. D Third hand S 8 of or D. D The dealer now thinks it would be clover clever to lead his queen of hearts toward his partners partner's ace aco to catch the king This is accomplished accomplished pushed making good the tho 9 of hearts with dummy as follows s 's Trick Irick G 6 j Dealer queen of or II Dummy king of H H. Third hand ace nce of H. H Declarant S 8 of or H. H Trick G- G G 6 Third hand cannot do bettor than thon keep the hearts moving along Third hand 7 of H. H Declarant 3 of S. S Dealer 3 of H. H Dummy 9 of II Trick 7 Dummy 4 of D. D Third hand 3 of clubs Declarant king kIn of D. D Denier Dealer 10 lOot of D. D The declarant at trick S 8 leads the tho ace nce of ot spades and then abandons that suit leading the tho 10 of or clubs to his dummy's aco ace and kin king of or clubs Dummy Dumm- al also o has the best diamond the 6 The two final tricks am arA am taken talen by the dealer with the tho queen of ot clubs on tho third round of clubs an and the tho last heart takes a trick The declarant carries out his contract andone andone and andone one over oyer having contracted to take two odd he takes taken nine tricks three odd as ns follows In his own hand Jack H queen S. S king D. D ace 8 S. S From dummy jack D. D 9 H. H 6 G D. D ace C. C king king- C. C The Tho dealer deal deal- er takes with Ith the ace of D. D the queen of ot clubs and the 6 5 of ot hearts Third hand takes but one trick and that with the tho ace of hearts The declarant hawon haa hos won the tho first game on the rubber Throughout tho the game every one is playing for no- no po- po The dealers dealer's first heart hoart lead lend is a feeler He has a perfect right to expect to find his partner with the thc ace and king of hearts when this fails ho he assumes that he will be able ablo to bring in a D. final heart as he has the queen of or clubs and the aco ace of ot diamonds diamonds diamonds dia dia- monds as re Ho lIo cannot afford to give o up either of or these cards until the last hearts are drawn from tho the declarant and dummy The declarant is very Ven unfortunate In having havin but one of ot each long suit in tho the opposite hand His dummy holds but hut one ono spade while he ho holds but one club If ho he had held another of each cach of or these suits in each hand he ho would havo been in a n. position to take a finesse on each side sido and to repeat the strate strategy There is no way wa in which the non-declarants non can better themselves certainly not in going goinS' three hearts In impossible contract as the cards lie One thing all aU experienced auction players have observed Is that whenever the declarant finesses ses or switches it can only onh be bo because he Is afraid of or the tho adverse strength of ot a a. certain suit which ho he cannot safely attempt to bring brine In In this coco case he ho wants to shut out the king Icing of or spades from making a n. trick and bend every energy upon the accomplishment of ot this purpose He might have ha played the spades this wa way which would have spelled disaster After Atter taking taking tak tak- ing lug the trick with the queen lead the ace then the tho 10 Third hands hand's Icing king will fall till and take a trick and will play to put his In if l possible |