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EU!TORIAL DowN YouR " ' AY " 6 Pi:.RS01'iALIT\' OF THE 1\IONTH 7 ToDAY 30

EXPI:.RT j UUGEMENT 8 DEVONSHIRE CUP .... 31 ,. E1'iGLlSil BHII.>GI!: UNION 9 HAND OF TJIE l\IONTII 33

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HE framing of new conditions some areas would only produce T for tltc Competition three or four teams and the is a good move by the Bri~ish winners would be on level terms Bridge League. For some hme with areas which produced con~ . now, the Competition has not siderably more. made the appeal to players it Some prize or momenta could. should have done, although it is be a warded to league ,winners: ' ·(. . · still the premier event in British We look fonvard to again seeing . Bridge. · the glamour of winning the Gold In pre-war days, success in the Cup as strong as in the first two Gold Cup was far more important years of its inception, when than winning any other competi­ literally thousands attended SeH~ tion. Quite a number of players ridges in 1~32 and the Waldod were prepared to compete for this Hotel in' 1933 to'witness the finalS.' and nothing else. In the latter year we find .that The two chief reasons for lack of . 130 teams competed, and in entries come under two headings 193-!, 205 teams. (a) In a knock out competition which is zoned in the early stages, • • • • • many teams have to play other The news that 1\f. Harrison Gray teams on their own doorstep whom had withdrawn from the Trials they probably play several times and had stated ·he did not intend in a year and it becomes very to play any more international uninteresting, (b) If it is a straight bridge came' as a bombshell to the draw unzoned, travelling becomes a trouble both on the question of B.B.L. Committee. Gray's de­ time and expense. A team from cision is to qe regretted as there is Plymouth for instance would not no more reliable player in the look forwarcl with particular en­ country. 'He will be missed: thusiasm in Round I if they were It is rather a pity that Gray did drawn against a team from say not make up his mind before Stage M!ddlesb~rough. Unless played III of the Trials had started and rrudway, 1t would probably mean before he had played in one two days away from home. session, as he has k-nown ·since · It is not at all easy to find a early in the year the full details of solution to circumstances such the scheme and his withdrawal at as these. Possibly it might be this stage has upset the B.B.L. a~~nged. that the country be arrangements. No doubt Gray divided mto say sixteen areas \\;11 give the reasons for his step t.o and all entries from each area the governing body: Joel.Tarlo 1s .• play a series of matches against most unfortunately left Without a 1 all other teams in that area on the partner and, therefore, unabl.c }O league principle. play for h~s place in the Bnhsh ., Having thus reduced the entries . team in Venice and the reserve t.o the sixteen winners, knock'out pair who could '1mve come in· at . hn.es could come into force. Against Stage III were also put out of th1s, however, is the fact that court. Bad timing Gray I 6 PERSONALIT.Y OF THE MONTH ·. KENNETH KONSTAM

N any sport or game, _it ~hould prevent him from playing I must be very gratifying to m the European Championships be world known and world famous. at Venice, there' will be much That is the position of Kenneth rejoicing amongst all the countries Konstam or to use the nickname on the continent. by which he is universally known- Connie h~ on.e. fault at bridge. " Connie." r (a fault which ts very compli­ He was educated at Oundle, mentary to his partner)-he al­ and on leaving was connected for ways thinks ·his partner is as a time with the Stock Exchange clever- as he is himself. · What is but for a number of years now clear as daylight to him, however he has been with the well known can at times appear like a Londo~ finn of De Ia Rue, though strange fog to others. For this reason it to say, he has nothing to do with is often said that " he is diffi~lt · the playing card side of the to get on with,"-But is that business. quite ,fair? One might as welL As a bridge player he has not say that because Stanley only won practically every major Matthews completely outclasses Cup and Competition, but he has all outside rights, he is difficult to the distinction of l1aving repre­ play with. sented his country in the only two I wonder if Connie remembers World Championships ever held. 1\funich night at Boumemouth Budapest in I9:J7 and Bermuda when a congress was in progress, in I9;;o. With Harrison Gray and organised in an effort to popularise he shares the record five suit bridge. Whilst practically <~f ha\·_inl{ won three European all of us were floundering in an Championships in succession. effort to understand the difference De\'astating as a player, he is between spades and Royals, he absolute!\' fearless at the table was bidding as if he had played and wi ll · at times take risks few the game for years. · ~!he r s would be bold enough to No mean performer at outdoor ad\'(~ n tu n •. These risks at times sports, Golf is undoubtedly his go astra~· but the dividends earned favourite, and he still plays .to a rompensate a hundred times over. five handicap. Before the war on ~fall the ~ri dg~ players of today one occasion, he reached the last Ill rJ_IarnpiOnsJup class, 1 WOUld sixteen in ~he Amateur Champion- ~.lescnl~<· ·' Connie "as the quickest ship. ' ' _nd ~mcst in summing up a Every bridge piayer will con­ situatiOn- in recognising a diffi­ demn Connie for ope thing, calling cult squeeze position or in him a rencgade- H c ple~ys c~ e l: uting a line of play which Will I . Ca11asla- in fact, he has written a . >nng home an impossible book on the game-Take away lookmg contract. If anything his medals I H.I. 7 ExPERT Ju DGEMENT by PAUL MASTERS ONTESTANTS ti1is month W. Lee, new and promising C arc Newcastle and Notting­ Notti~gham talent. Using the ham with your Editor, H. St. Austnan System, they bid t11e john Ingram, as the refe~ee. hand as follows : There is probably nobody playmg North South today who has done more to 10 :1+ popularise in titis 4+ 4+ ~ountry than Mr. Ingram. The S+ No bid British Bridge League was formed Four spades was an , as a direct result of his suggestion asking for second round spade to the late Manning Foster. As a control. North's denial suggested player he has both captained and a spade trick for the defence and represented England on many South felt it was too much to occasions and had the further expect no loser in the minors. distinction of reaching the semi­ Enter Newcastle and of course final or final of the Gold Cup in two protagonists of the Kempson each of the first five years of the " natural bidding 11 system, 1\lr. competition. and Mrs. H. Estl1er. Hand number one: North Soul/• • 108 10 3+ K 2 4+ 40 0 AK987 5+ No bid + A983 It was suggested and agreed timt ti1e " system 11 bid was for + A94 South to make the cue-bid of four \;}A hearts over four diamonds. North 0 J 53 could then bid five diamonds and . K76542 t + South six clubs. At Love All, North is the Dr. Winifred Dewell, new secre­ dealer. 1\lrs. D. Hopewell and tary of ti1e North Eastern Associa­ ,, N. R. C. Frith, Nottingham tion, and G. Hayles. came. next. ,, e.xperts who are too well known to An experienced pa~r, wtth . a ,, need introduction to the bridge great deal of " flair " they quickly .,11 · public tackled this one as follows : reached a good spot by slightly ,; North South unorthodox methods. ~ 10 2+ North South 3+ S+ 1 N.T. 3+ J No bid 30 3N.T. An unadventurous effort by 4+ 4 N.T. South, perhaps, with his controls (Black·wood) and fit in two suits. 5ty> 6+ .second in for Nottingham was No bid ?lhss Daphne Kleuser who, with Although ti1ey employ a wea.k Mrs. Hopewell, has represented no- Nortl1's bid on tush1 I •• I c Great Britain's ladies in the particular shape was . ~ 100 European Championships, and bid." It certainly fac11itated the

8 } CONTRACT BIUDGE JOURNAL bidding of this hand. To refresh This month's second hand: the memory, l1ere again is the + A 10 9 2 . hand: r;;; 105 • 108 0 QJ6 r;;} K 2 + KJ97 0 AK987 ,. + A983 + KJ 3 ~ AQ3 + A94 0 K 10 7 54 3 r;;} A + S 0 J 53 1\Irs. Hopewell and Frith went + K76542 smoothly to game (North the dealer, E-W vulnerable) ~lr. Ingram says that it should_ North South be simple to bid this hand to.six, No bid 10 but that ~e , · e n would be a bad I+ 20 contract, depending as it does on 30 so diamonds breaking three-two and No bid club:; two-one. and the Vienna System reached.' He s u ~ges t s t he following three no-trumps in two more­ auction : bids. .\'orth North Smtih 10 No bid 10 :4+ 2+ 20 S+ 2N.T. ); () bid 2+ 30 3 N.T. and awards points as thus: No bid 114\1 10 points . Newcastle and the Kempson \ S+ 6 points System got ' there by direct : ~ :\.T. 3 points methods: .\11 other contracts Nil North South No bid 10 This gi,·cs i\cwcastle a lead of 3+ 3 N.T. sixtt•en poin ts to twelve. The No bid hand happened in a match while Dr. Dewell and Hayles between the \'isiting American produced a new sequence again_ k am and Dr. S. Lee's Hamilton N orth South Club Team. Leventrith and No bid 10 Crawf orcl reached the slam in this wa ,. : •• 2+ .\'orth South 30 40 · ;)- 0 No bid 10 2+ South's four diamonds was a :4+ 3. well conceived bid, giving North : ~ :\.T. 6+ a chance to bid four spades with a :tnd to show to what extent the strong holding in the major. Jud ~ t'I.n e n t of ex perts can vary, We were quite surprised at t~1e :'ll t•n

10 CONTRACT BRIDGE JOURNAL career by winning a big Pairs hospitality extended to visitors Competition at the Crantock and this occasion proved no Bridge Club, Nottingham. Oppo- exception. sition was provided by pairs from A teams of four event was won ten Midland Counties of whom fairly comfortably by the visitors Leicester took second place and and one of the couples finished Nottingham third. The other two second in the evening Pairs event. Swedish pairs came in fifth and The high light of the tour was sixth. found at Scarborough where the On to Manchester, the party Yorkshire Association had invited was received by Colonel P. L. the Swedish players to take part Coates, President of the Northern- in their Annual County Congress. Western Association, who pro- This was a delightful experience vided a really tough fight with a as the English Congress arrange­ very strong team. Right up to ments, with a multitude of events the end the issue was in doubt- includjng open pairs, aggregates,. so close that almost a " photo- match pointed pairs, and several finish " was required to declare different types of team contests, to the Home team winners by twelve say nothing of "individual" Match Points. events and the popular " play- A rather longer journey took with the experts " provide a. the team to Newcastle where the scene somewhat novel to Conti­ North-Eastern Association were nental players. One pairs event waiting to entertain the visitors. fell to the Swedish team, who also­ Newcastle is noted for the claimed a win in the mixed team,.

- THE SWEDISH TEAM (L. to R.) C. Holmer, E. Holmer, H. Bor~, G. Ahlen, Sven Welith nnd Didrik Nissen. 11 CONTRACT BRIDGE JOURNAL with one pair reinforced .by· the best thanks for their care and incorporation of Mrs. Flemmg an~ trouble for our comfort, as it is Swinnerton-Dyer. 1\lr. Rex ·impossible for me to reach them Vincent, President of the York­ all personally. We will never shire Association asked the forget those happy days." Swedish Captain 1\lr. Holme~, to • • • • • present the prizes, and he delight­ The National Pairs Champion­ ed all the Company with a ship gains in strength each year charming little speech · in perfect and this year's entry was the English. record one of nearly 1,000. The - Back to London for tl1e end of finals were held at Nottingham the tour the Swedes were invited (reported elsewhere) and a really to a real Swedish Schnapps and enjoyable week end was spent by -sandwich party offered by mem­ the fourteen couples who had bers of the English team who had come from all parts of the country. · .toured Sweden last Autump. The Nottingham Association are •1 • J The Hamilton Club put up a to be congratulated on the arrange­ ~?:' ;. ~ strong team of six players who ments made at the Crantock Club ' achieved a good victory, and under the expert management of finally the Visitors were handed Bob Frith. The prizes awarded to over to the hospitality of the the final winners and to regional London County Contract Bridge winners were much admired and Association. Here was found a on all sides one heard the hope great array of all London's leading expressed that in future, aU players in a twenty-two table pairs prizes at congresses and for com­ competition. The first place was petitions, would be of the useful captured by l\L Harrison Gray variety and not the usual small l and J. Tarlo who tied with cup replicas. R. Preston and R. Swimer with 693 points; Dr. Grosser and E.B.U. Tournament P. Kuhn third with 658, and the Committee Swedish pair D. Nissen and At a recent meeting a question S. \Velith fourth with 645. was put up by the Y.C.B.A. On their return to Sweden, the asking whether in the event of !he Captain, Mr. C. Holmer, wrote to Champion Country team bemg the Chairman of the E.B.U.: unable to enter for the Pachabo, " After my return to Sweden I the runners-up should be all~wed hasten to write you in order to to enter instead. The Committee express on behalf of the Swedish ruled that this could not be team our very highest apprecia­ permitted, as any change in the tion of all the courtesy, friendship, rules as to elegibility woul~ and hospitality extended to us impair the status of the competi- during our stay in England. It tion. . t was in every respect a wonderful The Secretary reported rccelp tour- a real dream-trip, and we of a letter from 1\lrs. R. Markus have not yet come down to the offering a Trophy and ptizes _f~r a ground. Ladies Individual CompehtJOn. I ask you to convey to all our The offer was accepted with much I friends whom we met, our very appreciation as a very happy ~~ · • 12 ij ~ , J.: CONTRACT BRIDGE JOURNAL addition to the Programme. position as tltc defecting qualifaer• • County Associations will be asked (c) Wlten qualifying an odd to nominate their leading Lady number from a heat (e.g. two pairs players from whom a suitable and tl1e best third) is the best number will be selected to com­ tltird, tl1e player nearest to the pete for the Trophy during the qualifier in his section, or ·the week-end June 14tlt/15th, 1952. non-qualifier with tlte highest Four questions were submitted score? for consideration, and the follow­ Reserved for further considera­ ing rulings agreed. tion. Qualifying of reserves in pairs Breaking of Ties competitions (d) In l\lulti-team events (a) When two sections are run decided on victory points the tie and one qualifier drops out-the shall be broken by reference to alternate must come from tlte the l\latch between the tieing same section or group of pairs as teams. If that match itse)( was Ute defecting qualifier. a tie within the rules governing (b) When the heat is a Mitchell the event, then the tie shall be mo\·ement, the alternate must broken by reference to tl1e total come from Ute same N-S or E-W I.l\l.P. scores. CA.MROSE TROPHY ENGLAND v. NORTHERN IRELAND THE E.B.U. completed this West. The trumps lay fair and year's Cat)lrose programme eleven tricks were made. On the when they met the N.I.B.U. in next England made two Ireland. Selection difficulties no-trumps in both rooms. which were only resolved b}• the + A 3 last-minute choice of Major ~ 10 4 3 G. Fell and J. Pearlstone, a pair 0 K Q 8 52 who had never previously played + 10 9 8 together, made the possible result • ] 9 6 4 $ 8 7 2 a \'Cry open one. ~ K 9 5 ~ A ] 2 Fell and Pearlstone, Rockfelt 0 ] 7 4 0 A 9 6 3 an~ R?se put England fourteen + 6 5 3 + A Q 7 pomts m front on the first twelve + K Q 10 5 hoards. The first alarum was on ~ Q 8 7 6 board two when these were the 0 10 East-West hands: + K J 4 2 + A 7 + K 6 s 4 After two passes Pearlstone bid <::! 7 6 5 ~ A K 8 4 3 2 one diamond with the North 0 J 10 9 7 () 4 3 0 A hand (E-W vulnerable) a~d East + Q + 5 4 doubled. Fell passed wtth · the .In both rooms East -opened South hand, which might have Wtth one heart and after West's been expected to re-double, and r~ponse of two diamonds bid West's bid of one spade was two hearts only; duly passed by passed round to South who now

•13 CONTHACT DHIOGE JOURNAL • bid one no-tntmp and made eight + A J 10 8 6 4 a tricks. In the other room North

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.1 CONTRACT BRIDGE JOURNAL Goldblatt now bid two clubs­ • Q873 East and South passed and West \? 9 52 decided not to protect. Ten 0 J 763 tricks were made in comfort: • 102 After the forty-eighUt board + 4 + KIOS England again took control and \? A K 7 6 \? 10 8 3 built up a steady lead. The 0 A K Q 10 8 0 5 4 2 standard of slam-bidding on both + J97 + AK53 sides was exceptionally high. + AJ652 Board forty-nine saw one of the \? Q J 4 few mistakes in this direction. 09 + A Q84 • Q864 \? 10 9 The point they failed to appre­ 0 J 10 9 ciate was that if the club queen or + A J 65 the heart queen and knave were about to fall they would still fall if • 10 2 a third round of diamonds were \? AQ8 6 played and there would then be a 0 AQ 4 further chance of squeezing South. + KQ9 2 Since South holds the clubs and NorUt was dealer at love all. hearts a Utird diamond does put Rose and Rockfelt bid the ]tand him iri an impossible position. ·If smoothly as follows : he gives up a spade a fourth North South diamond can be played and three I+ 2\? spades only will be lost. 2+ 3+ Burrows and Sharpe gained 3 N.T. No bid points for England on board Hanna and Gabbey bid the seventy-two with a nightmarish hand the same way up to Uuee bidding effort. no-trumps, but at that stage .2 Gabbey went four diamonds with \? 9 :~ the South hand, Hanna withdrew 0 A KJ6 !o four hearts and Gabbey settled + A K J 10 54 m five clubs-down two. A third + AK]8763 + 95 effort, having forced, was a most \? AJ542 \?106 uncharacteristic bid for an expert 0 - 0 Q 104 2 to make. + 8 + 97632 • Two boards later both declarers • Q 104 missed Ute point of a fascinating \?KQ87 deal. 0 98753 East was declarer at three + Q no-trumps and the fi ve of spades East Sortill was led. Declarer took Ute first TV est North 2+ 3. 4+ 50 le_ad with the king and played 60 No bid No bid dtamonds-on the second round 5. Double No bid he got the bad news and in both 70 6No. bid No bid ~ooms started to cash side winners m the hope of something dramatic East's initial bid of four spades falling. Both went one down. was a rather surprising effort and 15 •. CONTRACT DRJDGE JOURNAL l1is failure to double six diamonds one, Rose and Rockfclt who were when his partner was in danger of the principal architects of U1e bidding six spades was very ncar­ English victory earned most of sighted. Their plus score of seven their success with well-maintained hundred might well have been accuracy. Close behind them were minus five hundred. Fell and Pearlstone whose per­ In the other room Pearlstone formance was remarkably good bid three clubs over two spades for a completely untried partner­ and then took no further part in ship. Burrows and Sharpe were the bidding. His judgement undistinguished in their inter­ proved excellent for the contract national" blooding." was one down although it could It is difficult to assess the Irish have made had declarer read the players since they did not appear trump position correctly. in constant partnerships. They The England lead continued to completely failed to maintain the mount steadily, aided by another great effort which had put them ,lucky effort on board ninety-one. on terms of equality by the half + A7 + Q way stage. \? 72 \? AQJ3 With this win England kept for 0 K 10 6 54 0 A 8 3 2 another year both their unbeaten ·+ A J 10 7 + Q 8 5 2 record and their hold on the Rose and Rockfelt reached an . :adventurous six diamonds as Team s follows: N.I.B.U. 1\? 20 Mrs. Atkinson, \V. McCallum. 30 lV 3+ G. Hanna, M. Gabbey, E. Gold­ E as t 3 N.T. est 4 N.T. blatt, D. Cohen, J. 1\IcRobert 60 No bid (non-playing captain). The cards were happily placed E.B.U. ' for declarer who escaped with only G. Fell (capt.), J. Pearlstone, the Joss of one trick in trumps. A. Rose, Dr. M. Rockfelt, Although this result was a lucky G. B. Burrows, G. D. Sharpe. A 11ice se1zse of lmmottr from our B OOK REVIEW Post Bag. AN ENGLISH MURDER Dear Sir, by Cyril Hare As ?ne oft y~ur many ,Jewish (Faber & Faber lOs. 6d. 11cl) ·subscnbers I was highly amused As a relaxation from the per­ by Mr. Dickel's unconcious plexities of partnership psychology humour in his description of a and distributional values, I strong­ ha!l? on page 36 of your .May ly recommend to you this most -ed1bon. unusual murder mystery. Like He states that to obtain his all essential plays, the soluti~n of -small slam contract, Mr. Cohen the mystery is simple and ?bvto.us, 'finessed l1earts and spades and and rests entirely upon 1t bemg brought home the bacon. essentially " An English Murder." Naughty, Naughty,·Mr. Cohen 1 One word of warning when you Sincerely, read the book, don't cheat by SAMUEL DEAN, Coventry looking at the end before _you have formed your own conclus10ns. 16 LONDON AND

·THE SOUTH b:y TERENCE REESE

WHEN the fi rst session ended but. in a mild enough tone of Ute eagerly awaited Stage obv10usly, for Gray redoubled_ Three of the Open Trials, Schapiro That was 1600. and I (despite the forebodings of those who said that the preoccupa­ We were rather unkind to Tarlo tion of Canasta would be our undo­ and Gardener, for the North­ ing) held a narrow lead from Gray South cards on the other board we played against them were as and J. Tarlo~ with those ever­ steady pairs, Preston and Swimer, follows: and the. Sharples brothers, lying + AJ 7 2 equal Uurd. There were not many A Q 10 4 memorable hands in this session 0 6 but I cannot forbear from remark~ + Q 10 7 3 ing that had it been practicable to comp.are scores on aggregate the • Q 105 margin between outselves and the KJ84 second pair would have been more 0 K 109 pronounced, ·for on one hand we • 852 ha~ a swing against them of 2700. Schapiro bid one club, I one Thts was the deal : heart, and he two hearts, where we rested. As the spade finesse + AQ J73 was wrong and the opponents ~ Q J 4 could come to a of the third 0 9 round of clubs, eight tricks were + K Q I0 9 all Utat could be made. Opening + 8 -t 2 + K 10 5 the travelling slip we found Utat - ~ A K 10 7 3 we were the only North-SouU1 0 Q 10 7 6 3 0 K J 5 pair to have made a plus score t + J5432 + 76 Opponents had not intervened, • 96 but the North players, I imagine, ~ 9 8652 had · raised to three hearts, or 0 A 84 2 alternatively the South players + AS had tried two no-trumps over two North dealt at game all. At hearts. Neither bid seems justified. our table Schapiro opened one Before Ute second session was spade and Louis Tarlo carne in played came the unexpected news ~t~two. hearts. That was 1100. that Gray had retired from lhe s rays table he opened one event. There comes an age (not pade, Rockfelt passed as East necessarily numbered in yea'rs) 1 arl 0 b'd • Jh~art 1 two hearts, Gray three beyond which success in Utis sa . s, and J. Tarlo-I am only competitive game is hardly won, 1 ymg what happened- four and Gray must be congratulated tearts. Rockfelt now doubled, on recognizing this. 17 CONTRACT BRIDGE JOURNAL The second session saw a level- other tables Nortl1-South had ling up of the positions at the t?P· recorded 140 for a part score in The Sharples brothers led wttll hearts. It was a very unlucky 360, followed by Truscott and outcome for Konstam and d'Unienville 359, Baron and Rose l\taU1ieson. 353, Schapiro and Reese 351. Crockford's Cup Tarlo and Gardener had the best score in this session and pulled up There were three strong London to fifU1 place. Leist and Meredith teams in the eight-table final of had another poor session and, Crockford's Cup. They were: lying twelfth, were in considerable Pavlides, Dodds, Cotter, Oliner, jeopardy. Merkin ; L. Tarlo, Gardener, A hand that proved difficult Preston, Swimer ; Lee, Booker, for the East-West pairs was the Rockfelt, Meredith, Leist. In a following : very close finish Pavlides beat Tarlo by one victory point, and ~ IJC} 6 3 + A Q 9 the Nottingham team, Godfrey, v ~ 7 Haddon, and the Bland brotl1ers, 0 A 10 8 53 0 K Q J 6 2 accomplished an excellent per- + K Q + 8 6 4 3 formance by finishing third, in The best score was made by tl1e front of the other London team Sharples. After Soutl1 had passed, and Franks' four from Manchester. West bid one diamond and East This was a hand played by two clubs. South came in with Pavlides in six no-trumps: two hearts and North raised to + K Q 7 3 three hearts. East now bid three ~ K J 4 I spades on the ace, queen, nine, and 0 A 10 8 5 I - passed when his partner raised to + K 4 four. Ten tricks were made. + A 10 6 2 • 9 5 4 At my table South, Konstam, ~ 9 5 2 ~ 8 7 63 opened U1e bidding with three O K 7 6 0 J 9 4 hearts. My partner pushed the + 8 7 5 + J93 boat far out to sea with three + J 8 no-trumps, a bid that in the ~ A Q 10 system should be reserved for O Q 3 2 very much stronger hands. North + A Q 10 6 2 Mathieson, bid four hearts, and~ " Pav" opened one no-trump East I jumped to six diamonds. on U1e South hand, and Leslie I '~as not particularly happy about Dodds raised to six. West opened tins, although the bid was techni- a club ; declarer played a second cally quite justified. As we were club to the table and led a spade, non-vulnerable against vulnerable the jack losing to the ace. A opponents, there was a chance · spade came back, and ti1e rest of ~hat they would be " bounced " tile play was clearly marked. The mto sacrifici ng in six hearts. oti1er top spade was cashed, and They were too smart for this ti1en tile winners in hearts and however, and we were one down: clubs were played out; on t~e Remarkably, we scored eight out last of these West was squeezed m of twelve for this I At most of the spades and diamonds. 18 i, :l t I

CONTRACT BRIDGE JOURNAL The interesting point of the saves the contract when East has hand is whether West was right to the singleton king. play his ace of spades on the jack: It has been suggested that if he When the last four boards were does not, he gives declarer an played, the leading teams were in extra trick should South's spades opposition and the score was as be jack, x, x. With that holding, close as could be. Victory points however, the right way to play were equal, but Tarlo had the the spades would. be to lead advantage in net international twice towards the king, queen, as points ; Tarfo ~was three points a against a possible down in the present match and ace, x, in t he West hand. !\lore­ two points would count 'as ·a - over, if South had held jack, x, x, draw. Tarlo had therefore to and had won two tricks with the pick up one match point in jack and queen, it is doubtful order to draw this match and win whether he would have had the by virtue of his net score. Of the ner\re to play a third round of the four boards played one was a tie; suit, lest East hold ace, ten, x, x. one was a gain to Pavlides of one points ; one a gain to Tarlo of I am coming more and more to one point, leaving the scores the view Umt, in defence to high unchanged ; and this was the no-trump contracts it is almost fourth and final hand : always a mistake for a defender to - release aces or kings on an early · • J6 round of a suit. So often this (\/AQ5 leaves U1e way open fo r declarer 0 94 2 to make the contract on a + 10 9 6 4 3 squeeze. In the present instance + 10 8 5 + .K Q 7 3 2 if West holds off fo r two rounds' ~ K J 8 7 3 (\/ 10 6 2 South ca!l ~ake twelve tricks by 0 AQ63 0 KJ7 a throw-m tf he gauges the lie of + K + ]5 !he cards correctly ; but the play + A94 15 much more difficult than it is (\/ 9 4 after the ace has been played on 0 108 5 the first round. + AQ872 I published in " The Observer " South dealt •at love all. This another interesting slam hand was the bidding at table one, ~om thi~ event, in which the where Pavlides and -Dodds were rump SUit was divided as follows : North-South against Tarlo and A J 5 3 Gardener : 10 9 7 6 K South West North East Q8 4 2 t+ 1(\/ 1 N.T. 2(\/ No bid No bid 3+ 3(\/ an!!~ ~e~larer , Louis Tarlo, could No bid No bid No bid and he 0 ose one trick in trumps, of th made the fi ne safety play Pavlides opened the spad~ jack, is a e ace on the first round. This and it is obvious that 1f the play that cannot cost and defence plays for its ruff in spades 19 CONTUACT DUIDGE JOURNAL the contract is defeated PY one employed by the editor of anothe trick. The queen was covered by magazine and say that the secondr the ace, and now Dodds retume~, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth pai~ o} all cards, the club quem. Thts all played magnificently. enabled Tarlo to make an over­ .The first session ended with trick. Leslie's idea in playing the Vmcent and 1\lrs. Addison in the queen was this : " Partner lead, followed by Brown and probably wants to ruff spades ; Woodhouse, Dale and Mrs. Evans however, I will play a high club Mr. ·an,d Mrs. Hay,cocks, Meredith first to see whether or not he and myself. Rose and Colvin, and peters in clubs ; and I will play Truscott and d'Unienville, both the queen rather than the ace so started too 13adly to give them' that, when he wants to give me much hope of overtaking the the lead to play a third round of spades, he will not have to risk-· leaders. under-leading the king of clubs In the second session we had to put me in with the queen." this hand against Truscott and: Brains can be a handicap some­ d'Unienville : times, as the bishop might have said to the actress. • J 10 7 6 2 \() 974 At table two the contract was 0 J 5 also three hearts, so the defence + A42 had only to hold declarer to nine ,. 94 • AQ85 tricks in order to pick up the vital \()2 match point. But they found \()Q85 Q 10 7 4 3 0 A K82 another way to give West his 0 1 contract and an overtrick: North + K63 + QJ 107 led the club ten and South • 1{5 • ducked .1 So the board 'was a tie \() A K JIO 6 3 and Pavlides won the match 0 96 . be.hyeen these ~wo teams by the + 985 mmtmum margm of three points. At love all Truscott opened one National Pairs spade as East, and I over-called two hearts. After two passes . The South sent a strong con­ East doubled ; West left the tmgent to Notting)mm to contest double in-a doubtful bid-and the final of the National Pairs. led the spade nine. His partner Ingram and Mrs. Humer, Dale won with the ace and returned a and 1\lrs. Evans, 1\lr. and 1\frs. spade, which I took with the king. Haycocks, and Truscott and d'Unienville, came from the I must observe here that the South, Rose and Colvin and previous board had been played Meredith · a!ld myself, ' from by Meredith in three spades, ~ondon. It ts embarrassing that vulnerable, with six trumps in Ute Jt .should fall to me to describe two hands, divided three-three. . ' tlus event, for Meredith and I The strain of playing this contract were good winners, but I can with one more than his usual always adopt the formula so often complement of trumps had 20 i !I CONTRACT BRIDGE JOURNAL delayed the play to such an the scores were : extent that we started the present I R. Sharples, J. Sharples, 556 hand after everyone else had 2 A. Truscott, R. d'Unien-ville, 553- finished the set. Th~ we had 3 J. T. Reese, B. Schapiro, 524 quite a gallery, to wluch I was 4 A. Rose, L. Baron, 509 accused of playing _when I took 5 L. Tarlo, N. Gardener, 506 some time about tlus contract of 6 j. Tar1o, L. Ellison (substitute), 485 two hearts doubled. Actually, it 7 L. Dodds, j . Pavlldcs, 4Soo took me a little while to see the 8 R. Preston, R. Swimer, 4~5. solution, which is quite neat. 9 K J{onstam, G. Mathieson, 461 To the third trick I led the 10 J . Pearlston, Dr, Rockfe1t, 436" 11 R. Priday, J. C. J. Tatham, 423- heart ten, partly to give West an 12 A. Meredith, Dr. H . Leist, 401 anxious moment, and partly to 13 S. Booker, Dr. S. Lee, • 394 create entries to the dummy. 14 H. R. Evans, R. Smith, 369- West went up with the queen and led a small club. I won with the · Ladies' Trials ace in dummy and ruffed a In stage two of the Ladi~· spade with a high trump ; then I finessed the heart seven and Trials each pair was allowed to deduct its two worst scores from ruffed another spade high. The heart nine was the entry fqr the the eight sessions. After this adjustment had been made, the fifth spade, which gave me eight tricks. (A master stroke-EDITOR) final scores were : 1 Lady Rhodes, Mrs. Markus, 1540 At the end of this session Brown 2 1\lrs. Hurner, 1\lrs. Cooper, 1425 and Woodhouse led by three 3 1\lrs. Evans, 1\lrs. Williams, 1402 points from Meredith ;;tnd myself, 4 1\lrs. Fleming, 1\lrs. Gordon, 1357 with Dale and 1\lrs. Evans ten 5 Mrs. Black, Mrs. Gardner, 1329 points behind us. In the third 6 1\lrs. Lester, 1\lrs. Trollop, 1308. session we had a great run of 7 1\lrs. McDonnell, Mrs. Gardner, 1305 luck, scoring 221 out of a possible 8 1\lrs. Richards, 1\lrs. Durran, 1302 312. The final scores were: 9 Baroness Knoop, Mrs. Kahn, 1280 A. )leredith and J. T. Reese, 584 10 1\liss Shanahan, Miss Jonas, 1268. J. Brown and J. Woodhouse, 531 11 l\lrs. Crisford, 1\lrs. Carr, 1265 Mr. and Mrs. H. \V. Haycocks, 509 12 Mrs. Tarlo, 1\lrs. Kaplan, 1250 Mrs. Abrahams, Mrs. Freeman, 1249 The Lincolnshire pair, Brown 13 14 1\lrs. Spencer Cox, 1\liss Curry, 1243 . and Woodhouse, did well in their 15 1\lrs. 1\lillett, .1\lrs. Cole, 1238 boards against us and played 1\liss Teggart, Mrs. Wellman, 1203 excellently throughout ; it was 16 bad luck for them that we had­ The first eight pairs 'l.ualify such a run at the finish, for their for the next stage-a ~nes of sc.ore was quite good enough to sixty-four-board team matches. wm. The Haycocks from Kent played well throughout. The ·couples 'tave formed tip into four teams as follqws­ Open Trials, Third Session Couples 1 and 4, Couples 2 and 3, At the end of the .third session Couples 5 and . 7 arid Couples of Stage Three of the Open Trials 6 and 8. 21 I· .I. THE STARS FALL DOWN· I I by GORDON H. HAMMOND

I N my left sat a super-duper tion of myself, everybody was r O expert, famed throughou~ the ·content to let the matter rest I world of bridge-on my nght, there. · .poised forth~ kill, another master, A low heart appeared on the considered by many to be even table, and, on seeing the dummy, more super-duper than his partner. an even lower heart throbbed ' In front, my beloved spouse, not faintly in my breast. This was , noticeably impressed by the array the decided!J unsettled outlook: . i'of might on her fl~nks, looked (Dummy) (Me) 1 · ·,, -.. • somewhat keyed up m her efforts • }Q X X X • Q X X I 'J ' • t ~ • :~ ·,.to spot my m1stakes m t'1me o . I ~(..}' • ' <:7 AKxxx ~ Jx •• :J ~ apologise to me for them. OJ OAKxxx :. The occa.Sion was a lieat of the 4t xxx +Jxx National Pairs held in a West End It looked like ending up in a club. As usual, the entry included nice little bottom of 500 even if I a sprinkling of Great Ones, some was allowed to make my two ace ' of' the Up-and-Coming and the ldngs. Without hope, I played ! 1isual bunch of Never-will-get- low from dummy but no queen . Theres. . appeared and I pounced on the Having survived the first hand first trick with my knave. Prob­ 1 without catastrophe, mainly be­ able penalty now 300 I Pursuing a cause Expert No. One had bid and policy of masterly inactivity, I made three no-trumps on a hand followed with a low diamond to that not even a · master could the knave, but apparently the make more (or less) than ten enemy didn't want the lead either, r tricks, my next dip in the bran for the second knave also held the , tub produced this prize packet : trick. Assuming that I would .Q xx~Jx OA Kxxx + J xx eventually make ace-king of dia­ I was the dealer and only the monds, probable penalty now enemy were vulnerable. I took reduced to 100 I another peep at them and decided The sensational success of this • that. I. had never seen a pair " knavery" having gone to my lookmg less vulnerable. I wasn' t head, I tried a small club to my particularly proud of my " one knave. East played the deuce-he diamond" bid, but at least it wasn't going to tell me where the silenced the first big gun. 1\1 y clubs were-as if I cared I I felt a partner responded .. one heart " trifle hurt when West won the trick apologetically, and there being no with the king. After conside£?ble volley or thunder from my right meditation the opposition dec1ded I helped things along by re~ that the m'oment had arrived for ,bidding" one nc;>-trump." A brace the master play of a low spade of· passes followed and the East from ace, jack, x. Now, anyonrte ·~ battery opened fire with a loud but an East who was an expe .. double." With the sole excep- would play the king, holding king, 22 . CONTRACT BRIDGE JOURNAL · nine, x, but' my friend (I can't call I may say that this sort of him an enemy any more) produced defence has occurred hundreds of the nine! times to me when playing with the I decided, rightly, I think, that Great Ones. I don't write about this was not the moment to try for them because in these other an overtrick, but to be satisfied instances, I have been doing the , with seven tricks, tlte doubled defending, the Big Noises have contract and an unexpected top. been collecting the tops I SYSTEMATIC B ·RIDGE' by C. .M. STURGES ABLE up I Two in t he continued, " do you play CAB T A man and a woman joined to opening two Club bids ? " our table. ' They were strangers " I'm afraid I don't know both to us and to one another. them." Though our stakes were only 3d. a " What is your positive hundred, he looked as if he took response?'' his bridge seriously. They cut " About a trick and a half." together. " Are your doubles of original "I rather like Vienna," he began, three bids penalty or take-out? " "but I don't expect you know it." " Penalty." " I used to know it ql,lite well in " Do you play McKenny suit my young days, but I don't preference or Lightner slam quite-" doubles? " "The system, I mean." " Sorry, no." " Sorry I I'm afraid I don't." At this point I said to my "Strong Two, Acol, Baron, partner, "are you C. of E., Losing Count, Barton-" Catholic, Methodist, Presbyterian 11 ".Please stop I I just play the or what? • ordmary Two Club and Black­ " I don't quite know," be wood." grinned, " why can't they have ". What do you mean by just one religion, they're all ordmary? Strong No Trump? " fundamentally alike; I suppose I "Yes!" try to play the game and leave it "Weak take out?" at that." " Very well." Our male opponent began to " Prepared Club ? " look ratlter annoyed, but his "No." partner laughed and be bad to ." But surely sometimes-never join in. nund, weak threes ? " " You win. Let's get on with the ;; Only with major suits please." game, whose deal is it ? " What about minors? " Why can't they have just one-? ;:sol~d suit inviting No-trumps." Tennyson might have been a . Smts· me. What's your two bridge player when be wrote :-:­ btd? " ' • Our little systems have theJ.r " Eight playing trick~ but day, aren't these-? II ' .. They have their day and cease "We must settle these points," to be." 23 OVER THE BORDER by C. E. DICKEL.

..rrHE Haig Trophy Final over run, consider the counter argu­ · .1 forty-eight boards was played ments for playing the ace. in.Glasgow on April 28th, the line If the trumps break even: • up being · H. Kersha\V (Capt.), 1. West was capable of leading J. Muon, J. Fergusson and from king of clubs, but would he ·A. Cooper v. V. Goldberg {Capt.), have the nerve to when the J. Bergson, G. Adler ~nd, 1\L ten was led? Shroot. At board ·tlurty-two 2. If West then fails tQ pro­ Kershaw led by 1,020 points which duce the king declarer ducks and fell to 180 points at board forty . tries to ruff out tl1e king on the In an exciting finish Kershaw's third round to establish the queen team increased this to the final for the discard of a spade. margin of 1,280 points by virtue 3. If queen of clubs cannot be of making two games which their established there remains ' the opponents also bid but failed to spade finesse. make. If a trump trick must be lost A pippin of a hand was the declarer may try out the spades following, played by 1\lr. Kershaw with a view to ridding himself of in six diamonds. the losing club. Those who let E-W Game. East the dealer. the lead run round are assuming + AQJ 3 that West has one of the honours r::} A , at least and tltat unless West has 0 AJ 42 both king and jack of clubs no + A Q 53. . . trump trick will be lost. Al50 Ute · + 97~2 +K64 possibilities of the spade suit seem '" Q 10 7 5 " 9 8 6 3 to be ign'orei:l. 0 83 ' O Q9 . Although it failed, I personally ·+ J 8 2 + K'9 6 4 strongly favour 1\lr. Kershaw's • 108 line of play. " KJ42 Another argument arose about 0 K 10 7 6 5 the play of one suit in a no-trump + 107 contract. The suit was distributed Bidding-. thus: East South H' est North Q952 AtOSo3 2+ (Acol) One declarer played the ace 20 2+ first and the other finessed the ten. ·- 30 so When I saw the finesse taken I 60 turned to the well known. inter- Harry Kershaw got the nasty' . national player, Mr. H. Barnett, lead of the' two of clubs. Forget and whispered " He should ltave the East,\Vest hapds'and consider played ' the ace." "What would how you would phi.y as declarer. you do if the queen were ~he 1\lost of the spectators (seeing the jack?·" queried 1\lr. Damelt, t.e. East hand) blamed Mr. Kershaw J952 1 Al0~6~ for putting up the ace of clubs at "Take two ," J ·replsed. ·once. If you would have let it "Well what' is the difference?

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CONTRACT BRIDGE JOURNAL You are still concerned with played small and the eight was placing the two missing hon~urs . s~cce ss fully fmesse~. When the That stumped me at the bm~. dmmond finesse won on the way Does it stump you? I worked 1t back a careful observer could see out later and verified that my a slight glint of pleasure in answers were correct. I don't declarer's eyes and ten tricks were know whether Mr. Barnett had duly rolled .up. been pulling m¥ leg, but anyway In tlu: o~her room Mr. J. l\lunn you can puzzle tt out for yourself. of the wmnmg team was defending One of the games made by tlte at North and when a small spade winners near the end and not by was played he put up the queen ; their opponents was: spades had certainly been bid by N-S Vulnerable. East deals. West in both rooms but still he + K Q 6 2 did well to step up with an honour r::J 5 2 in front of ace, eight. Declarer 0 1() 5 cashed ace of trumps before + A J 7 5 4 playing another spade which + J 10 9 4 3 + A 8 North won and continued with ·a ~ K J 7 6 ':) A Q 4 3 small spade ruffed · by queen · of 0 A Q 0 8 7 4 3 2 trumps. Unfortunately declarer + K 2 + 9 6 tried clubs and North took two + 7 5 club tricks before ·playing his last ':) 10 9 8 spade which South over-ruffs. 0 K J 9 6 Everyone was pleased to see in the + Q 10 8 3 winning team our old friend Jim Both Wests got to four hearts Fergusson, who plays consis~ently and both Norths led the heart good bridge, but when it comes to five. A. Cooper of the winning the finals generally finds himseU team won this in his own hand and doing all the hard work of played a small spade. North organisation. I -

Dow:N· YouR• WA.Y t by HAROLD FRANKLIN T HE tremendous success of the In the individual tournament Y.C.B.A. Congress at Scar­ the broken tie favoured 1\lrs. borough was in no small part due H. G. Nicholson as against t~ .the popularity of the Swedish J. N. Colley. vtsttors. The Swedislt visitors did not fare too well in the teams events. . ~he. keenness of the competition The only pair to reach either final 1S mdtcated by the fact that in tw? of the principle tournaments were H. J3org and G. Ohlen who a be had to be broken to detennine teamed.,... up with Mrs: A. L. the winners. In the Ladies Team Fleming and P. Swinnerton-Dyer ~vent the holders, Mrs. Conven, · in the Open Teams: !hey. d!d lrs. Rankine, Mrs. Hopewell and however have a convmcmg wm m 11blrs. Hadfield, retained the cup, the final when the'· runners-up were ·H. Ingram. G. Fell, and 1\lr. \~t only after a tie with Mrs. he'!Vell, Mrs. Chope, Mrs. David- and Mrs. R. F. Corwen. 50 n and Mrs. Ormerod. 25 I •

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CONTRACT BRIDGE JOURNAL that the result has been deter­ IRELAND- mined by a broken tie, and more KILLARNEY CONGRESS importantly, the ~econd year that While E ngland shivered and this event has ratsed more than a soaked in March winds and April ' hundred pounds for the Poo~ showers which had penetrated into Children's Holiday Fund. May, a kindly sun shone on the ' . The following interesting prob- Killarney Bridge week. This lem in play was put to us. congress has still retained its + 10 9 6 3 unique character: a lightness, a ~ K62 spirit of enjoyment and above all 0 104 a friendliness which embraces the + A 10 8 3 most transient of its visitors. + AKQ82 Bridge playing was restricted ~ J 10 5 to ti1e evenings and here, for the O. A K J 9 8 record, is a brief account of its + - progress. You are declarer at four spades The Dawn Cup (Open Pairs and the opening lead is a club. Championship) was played over Trumps are cleared in two tiuee sessions. In the first rounds-how do you play the session C. Ellis and P. Duff went hand, remembering that it is a into the lead with a great score of match-pointed pairs contest. 158!. The brothers F. W. and There is obviously a variety of M. F. O'Connell of Cork followed ,ways in which the diamond suit wiU1 1461t, and 1\Ir. and :Mrs. can be tackled. We won't say E. Seldori with' 141! witl1 :Mrs. what we would do-what would E. Kempson and ·w. J. L. you do and why? O'Connell (fati1er of the brothers) The Waddington Cup final, for fourth with 137!. In ti1e second winners of the various League session 1\frs. O'Connell, not to be Championships, produced · an outdone by her menfolk, made a equally close final. tremendous spurt which raised In the ten team Patton Schedule her and partner H . Franklin from final there were ten points at twentietl1 place to sixth. At tllis stake in each match. Rudders­ stage tile brothers were in the lead field who had enjoyed an early­ with 28-t! followed by the S~ldons lead did badly !n their concluding with 279, Scottisl1 internationals match and finished with a score Ellis and Duff witl1 277, Ewart of 66. Meanwhile their nearest Kempson and Selby Wraith challengers, Scarborough (62!) and fourti1 at 2761t followed by Mrs. Hull (58) were meeting on the Kempson and O'Connell 270!, last round. Hull won by seven 1\lrs. O'Connell and Franklin 270, points to three and finished third and Mati1ieson , and Konstam half a point behind the Scar­ 254!. borough team who were in turn Early reports of the final session half a point behind the winners. suggested several possible winners The SllCCessful Huddersfield - ti1e trophy went to :Mrs. -I team )Vas composed of Mrs. O'Connell and Franklin who con~ Sutcliffe (capt.}, Miss Crowti1er tinued their spurt in which tiley and Mr. and Mrs. C. Vickerman. headed the field in each of Ute 28

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last two sessions.' · Theird final 1\lrs · \V · L · O'Conne 11 'In rs F \Y score was 41 6 ~· mne an a half in Quinlan and w L' · 0' · · · front of the brothers O'Connell. finished third and tl · ~onnel_l Third place was shared by Ellis the best Munster t earnle pnzes went forto { an d D u ff and 1 empson and l\Ir. and Mrs J M O'S II' Wraith, fifth were Mrs. Kempson R. Keating a~d ~~ F o·~ tvan,. and O'Connell (senior) and · · onnell Mathieson and Konstam were DERBY CUP WINNERS • sixth. The 1\lagnier Cup, presen- STAFFORDSHIRE CHAMPION ted to the best Munster pair, TEAM OF FOUR " went to Mrs. K. O'Farrell and . ,EverybqgY, to attention, please, D. Waldron of Killarney. 1t s the · 'S.crg~ant 1\l,ajor 1 Four The next two evenings were HAILS :thts tlme, one for each of devoted to the " Egan Bowl " the Team of 1\IR. MILLWARD : for mLxed pairs. 1\lrs. H. Spiro ~In : B. 1\ltLLWARD, Hail! and H. Franklin were off to a 1\IR. D. FIDDIAN, Hail t flying start with a score of 170 1\IR. and' MRs. SHEEHAN followed by :Mrs. Phillips and Hail l Hail t ' K. Ko~stam, 155!, 1\lrs. F. 1\lc- But what a fin.al t All players" lllenarrun and P. Quinn, 148 and aft;~ the forty_-etght boards n!­ ~lr.and Mrs. Ewart Kempson,146!. qumng r~toratlves and sedath·e5. ~Ir s. Phillips and Konstam had -59(> dtfference, after sixteen a splendid second session which boards : :370 after thirty-two ~ised their score to 308, six points boards, 90 difference after f?rty• m front of Mrs. Spiro and Franklin. boards, and 1~ after for~y-et~ht M_r. and ~Irs. Kempson were third boards, ~nd m the last e1ght With 292! and a local pair, 1\lrs. boards, hterally hundreds and ~ 1: J. O'Connor and T. Brennan ~housa~ds ~f swings both ways: di? splendidly to finish fourth I!flposstble bttle slams attempted,· with 290!. httle slams unbreaUable-calledl The teams event for the beauti- ~nd lo~ t ; same calls vulnerab_l~, · ful Loch Lein Trophy, soon 1mposs~ble to make, and yet tl1ey developed into a neck-and-neck were made. Bad play, blocked stmggle _between the holders, suits•• ~ad calls, ~illy ~alls," under-· Clement l:.llis, P . Duff L McLean calls, everythmg m the world and R. S. Carswell and £. Kemp- happened, with the exception of a son .. The Scotch team led for two cross word between the oppo­ sessJO~ s. They were caught during ne~ts, who e.njoyed every _minute the hnal session and the last of 1t, and wtll remember 1t for a ~~~I~d began with the teams long time: Once, again the na'?es x.tct~y lc\'el. Althou h the of Mr. Mtllward s tea~ go on to ~rotttsh team scored seve~ points the Cup, and worthy.wmners too I ~ ~~~t of ~wc l ve, it was not enough By the way, ~hetr opponents in .their challengers netted nine were 1\le~srs. Aldts, Cato, Kesson .· •1 . splendid fmal effort The and Robmson. \(' 1.nntn!-; team was E. Ke.mpson LONDON CONGRESS GColpt ~j ). · ·:S \\' nut . h, K. Konstam, All is set fair for the London 1< ~ I ' 1~~~ 1 c on, H. Franklin and Congress, at Earls Court Stadium · Connell. Mrs :· K~mpson, from June 29th to July 1st. 29 AcoL To-DAY by TERENcE REEsE

RITING in the February against the then so prevalent W issue of the C.B.J ., " Over change-of-suit-forcing idea. The the Border" contr.ibutor, C. E. Acol attitude was : if a bid is not Dickel, reported that a feature of forcing, you can always pass it. Scottish bridge in recent times Dickel asks·: " Is this still Acol had been an extensive surrender to bidding or is a bid of the fourth the Acol system. Adding that suit now forcing? " many of the new devotees were The second part of the question suffering from growing pains, is easily answered. The bidding Dickel observed that it was high sequence is not by definition time that the Acol system was forcing, and the " fourth suit" is brought up to date and the a phrase U1a t I never use to myself. " attitude of mind " more pre­ If East had had a hand that cisely exemplified. If the authors promised a sure game opposite the did not propose to do anything, opening bid, there was nothing to be concluded, what about the stop him saying three spades, so C.B.J.? I • two spades is not forcing. Touche, as they say. I \vill On the other hand, East has attempt to do something, in this responded at U1e level of two­ and two further articles. and to that I attach more Let it be said, first, that there importance than I used to-and have been no such radical changes his next bid is also constructive. in the system as would make the (In discussing points like this I Acol book way out of date. On must inevitably break into U1e the other hand, there are many first person, for other good bidders bidding situations that the book who play Acol may hold slightly does not adequately cover ; and different ideas, and one can but _ looking at the examples that express one's own). Dickel quotes, I can see that there Therefore, I should say that are some hands that I would West should not drop the bidding analyse differently today. This is unless his opening bid was under the first of them : normal strength and the bidding • K X X • J 10 X X was taking a turn that seemed ~Axxxx ~xx dangerous. In the present OAQxx OKx instance that is not the case. + x + AQxxx West should bid again ; I think The bidding in the book 1s three spades is best, for he J1as a given as: hand that is not unsuitable to a West play for game with perhaps only 1~ seven trumps. Looking at East's 20 hand, I am not sure that I care for Pass that bid of two spades anyway. This was a favourite hand of He should say two no-trumps, S. 1: Simons and an important where the bidding stops. Two one m the book, for it expressed spades is slightly better, but there the reaction of Acol players is not a Jot in it. zo CONTRACT BRIDGE JOURNAL The next example quoted by dark. In all ordinary situations I Dickel is from Simon's Design for regard the bid of a new suit at the Biddiug. The hand is : _ range of three as forcing for one • X round. Thus, I think tltat the ~ AQJxx sequence one spade-two hearts­ 0 A Kxx three clubs should not be passed + K x x by responder. Simon suggests responding two The third question is an easy hearts to one spade and says that one: over a two spade rebid '' you can + Ax bid three d iamonds." The ~ A.Ji...:x X X question is, how to reconcile t11is 0 AJxx presumably of three • Jx diamonds with the non-forcing Partner one club, you one two spades of the previous heart ; partner two clubs ; now example ? what? Two diamonds, three First of all, I would force on this diamonds, or three no-trumps? . hand, singleton spade or no ; but Three diamonds, certainly. Two take the jack of hearts away, and diamonds is not forcing, so it it is not a sound force ; one would cannot be considered, and three still bid three diamonds, however, diamonds is clearly better than and would not expect the bidding three no-trumps. If partner now to die. says three hearts, incidentally, The reason why three diamonds the bid is three spades ; t11is ~u~ t be forcing is quite simple : gives partner the cue to bid three It IS that four diamonds would no-trumps if his clubs are solid. take the bidding beyond three The final point raised by Dickel no-trumps. Note that there is concerns the qualifications for no force to game here ; if partner's light opening bids. There is a next bid is three spades or three great deal of misunderstan~ing hearts, the bidding can stop. If about this, as some recent articles three diamonds were not forcing, in the American Bridge World bavt!' shown, and it wi11 be the subject manx h ~nds would he impossible to btd w1thout taking a le:w in the of my next article. T HE D EVONSHIRE CUP CLUB by MAJOR \V. E. L. REES most of the rounds, and en T~E ~ev.onshire Club Cup, i! an C tnvttahon Rubber Duplicate passant we noticed Hu~ .ontest and on this occasion Phillips, Sir Guy Domville, " Bass " \Vorthington, and many ~~gh tecn teams entered. During others. The final was won by the B many of the stars of ~dc ~mtes t R.A.C. after a very close fight ~I ge past and present a ppeared with the Royal Thames Yacht ~~a 1 the various clubs. The two t reached the fi nal in fact had Club by only 1,000 points. Rubber Duplicate, for the bene­ n· o les s t 1t an four In' ternational' s ln tl le.tr teams throughout fit of the uninitiated is Rubber :n CONTRACT llRJDGE JOUHNAL Bridge played on duplicated The R.A.C. North-South bid boards at tl1e same time by the as follows : two halvcsofthe teams. Love All. South dealer. There were some interesting South West North East boards in the final rounds. On I No bid I + • 2+ board six, the Royal Thames 3+ No bid 3 N.T. No bid Yacht Club gained a swing on a 4+ All pass non vulnerable slam : which Tarlo as North was able to + 7 6 make. 10 9 7 2 In tl1e other room, tl1e bidding 0 Q 10 8 5 went: ' • Q52 South North + KJ10854 + AQ3 Graham 1II atlu"eson S. B. Baldwiu \?8 \?AQ6 1\? 2 N.T. 096 OAK2 3\? 4\? + JI073 + A864 which was also made. • 92 <:v> KJ543 It will be noticed that th~ 0 J 7 4 3 natural bid of four spades by + K9 South cannot be made with the West was the dealer and North­ club lead. South vulnerable in each case. The teams in the final consisted In room one the bidding went: of R.A.C., Major North~ and West East Messrs. Alfred, Nico Gardner and Crosbie Wri8lztson Louis Tarlo, whilst Royal Thames 3+ 4 N.T. Yacht Club was represented by 5+ 5 N.T. Messrs. Chris Wrightson, Graham 60 6. Mathieson, S. B. Baldwin and In room two the bidding went : R. P. Crosbie. 1\!r. Crosbie had West East played the semi final and final in '][qjor North Alfred the place of Eddie Rayne who was ~o bid 3 N.T. away in the United States. -t + 4 N.T. The Royal Thames Yacht Club's No bid narrowl!st squeak was in the first Board one can easily produce round against the Constitutional some controversy over the bid­ Club whom they only just beat by ding. 40 points. They reached the final + A io 2 by beating the by <::? 7 6 3 3930, Reform 8380, Devonshire 0 Q962 1080 (after being well ,down at + AQ6 half time). + QJ8 + K7 The R.A.C., on the otl1er hand \? ]854 \?9 won their matches handsomely 0 ] 10 8 5 0 A 7 4 3 beating Brooks' by 5180, Gua~ds + 72 + Kj8543 by 6090 and the ConservatiVe + 9654:-J by 3090. \? A K Q 10 2 • 1\[eredith' s ma11ile seems to OK have bee11 taken over by Tarlo -!t 10 9 with ltis three card suit. :12 THE HAND OF THE ·MONTH

UR prize of half a guinea goes ·Having been lectured by · his O this month to Mr. C. H. partner a~out isolating menaces Guilford, 74 Uxbridge Street, on a squeeze, declarer led a third Burton-on-Trent for a hand spade for a rufi. The king of recently played at the Burton clubs and the ace of diamondS Bridge Club : were cashed and then tlte long club suit followed. C. H. Guilford • 9 7 64 Opponents sent up distress ~ A.9 6 2 signals, and the last club at tlte Q K8 4 eleventh trick successfully com- ~ pleted the , North + 10 ~3 Mrs. G. Drackley shedding the useless (but useful N. Rces nine of spades) when West un­ • 10 52 + A K QS guarded diamonds, as perforce he 7 3 ~ K54 ~ J.B must. 0 Q 7 6 5 0 J 10 9 3 + 4 2 + Q6 Position at tenth trick : Mr. Drackley North • J 3 .9 ~ Q 10 O Kx 0 A2 West East + A KJ9875 • 10 ~1 Score: E-W Game, N-S Love. 0 Qx 0 J X Dealer South. Playing Notting­ South ham one club (sixteen- twenty­ ~ 10 one points) responder denies by 0 X ./ . one diamond on leSs than eight + x points on· the fi rst round and may Thus South brought home a tebid on the second round on well bid (!) and excellently played exactly seven points. game in clubs, employing a South ll'es! North East menace isolation play, a Vienna I+ t+ No bid No bid in fact, and a double ~ + No bid 2~ No bid squeeze. ~+ (Making up for his " Under- bid " on the principle that game is either there or it SEND IN ANY INTERESTING isn't. Anyway it takes the HAND TO THE EDITOR strain ofi partner). HALF A GUINEA WILL BE All pass PAID EACH MONTH FO~ , West led ace and king of spades THE BEST ''RECEIVED. and then switched to a trump. MARK ENVELOPE ~rae, deciding that West ought " BEST H AND " 0 hold the king of hearts on his vulnerable bid played queen stating where played and names of players. com pe II'm g king' cover, and ace'. 33 GOVERNMENT SPONSORSHIP FOR AUSTRALIAN WORLD IC by M. J. SULLIVAN OLYMP Brisbane, Australia HE granting of sponsorship to, tract bridge devotees, and their T and provision of prizes for, a organisations, in bringing it to a bridge tournament by a govern­ successful conclusion. ment is something which, so far as We particularly appeal for the I am aware, creates a new, and co-operation of readers in publi­ very welcome, precedent in the cising the contest and in organising realm of cards. Nevertheless, applications for Local Centres. that is precisely what the Austra­ Although the Olympic is still lian Government is doing for the several months away, immediate 1951 Australian Jubilee Year applications are essential to avoid World Olympic for contract possible disappointment. The bridge pairs l granting of later applications will This unique international con­ be dependant entirely on avail­ test is to be held in Local Centres ability, or otherwise of essential of all countries of the world at supplies. 8 p.m. on the evenings of Friday, November 16th and Friday, UNIQUE T ROPHIES November 23rd next. It is being As mentioned previously the promoted by the national govern­ Australian Government is pro­ ing body in Australia- the viding prizes for the outright Australian Bridge Council. In winning pair, as well as for the actual fact, this Olympic repre­ winning pairs in four major zones, sents the projection into the viz., (1) Great Britain and Ireland; world arena of what is easily the (2) Other British Commonwealth most popular tournament in our nations and territories ; (3) The national fixtures-the annual two American continents, and Australasian Par Point Pairs (4) Europe, Asia, Africa and .the Championship. rest of the world. These pnzes will be massive symbolic trophies TREMENDOUS bearing the Australian Coat-of­ j ORGANISING TASK !' Arms, a general inscription, and a It being customary for winners plate for additional inscriptions. of that championship to set the National and, where warranted, hands and act as General Tourna­ regional prizes will be provided by ment Directors for the following the Australian Bridge Council. year's contest, Harold Riley and myself, as 1950 titleholders, have PRESENTATION been constituted Olympic Com­ BOOKLETS mittee by the Council. Although Sixteen hands per session will fully alive to the magnitude of the be played and, on conclusion of task confronting us, we are con­ the second session, the Local fident that we will be aided by the. Tournament Director will present wholehearted co-operation of con- every competitor with an attrac- 34 CONTRACT BRIDGE JOURNAL -tive booklet containing all thirty- compete should secure a compe­ two hands, the pars, our official tent and trustworthy Local comments on bidding and play, Tournament Director and arrange and some interesting data about with him or her to apply to the Australia and Australian b ridge Olympic Committee, 49 Ann activities. Street, Brisbane, Australia imme- Any profits accruing from the diately, stating the estimated Olympic will be used by the number of competing pairs. Council to further contract bridge No doubt there will be a large in Australia and New Zealand. entry from Great Britaiu aud it is An advertisement appears else- hoped that all readers will pair up where in this issue. Any club, or a11d make this unique competitiou group of, piaye rs, desiring to the success it deserves.-EDITOR CHILDRENS OUTING FUND L AST montl1 we announced Club, Beckenham Club, Hull B.C., that the Abadan Bridge Club Albany B.C., (Cheltenham), Abadan, Iran, would be holding a Halifax B.C., The Bridge Club pairs contest to provide funds for (Herne Bay), Flint Twenty Club, the above. We have since re­ Derby B.C., York B.C., Wigan ceived a letter from the Secretary, B.C., Mayfield B.C., Birmingham H. G. Wiggins, stating that Civil Service Club, Silhill B.C., £.75 12s. Od . had been raised, Binningham Water Dept. B.C., including £25 the result of a G. W. Attwood, C. \V. Beale raffle for two bottles of Scotch. (Amman), C. H. M. Sturgess, ~tr . Wiggins concludes " Our Nottingham C.B.A., Sheflield B. only regret is that we are too far Association, Herts B.A.; Surrey away to take any active part in C.B.A., Middlesex C.B.A., War­ British Bridge. We hope next wickshire C.B.A., The Harrow year to enter a team in some of the B.C., Ace Bridge Club, Ayr. Congrcs;;es if some of our better To each and every one we tender plavers are on leave." our sincere thanks for the support Thank you again Abadan for given. you r splendid effort and we shall Arrangements are in hand with he delighted to meet your teams the N.S.P.C.C. for parties to go when they arrive here. from London to the South Coast, The chcme is already assured Sheffield to Skegness, Leeds to ~f success. tl!anks to many clubs Bridlington The Potteries to ,tnd assoc1at10ns that have either Rhyl and Birmingham district to sent cheques or promised to run a Aberystwyth. ton~n.ament for the fund: In ~ddJtwn to those already named • • • • • In previous months promises of Have you made arrangc_men~s CO · 0 pcratJOn' and he'lp have been in your area? Every £1 sent m n~ceJved from the Lincoln B.C., sends at least one child to the 1Mly Golfers Club, North Lines seaside for the day. Please do .\., Lcdcrcrs Club The Hove · your little bit. Thank you. ' • 35 I '

-NOT VERY ADVANCED by H. ST. JOHN INGRMI

HEN you are playing the all five in the suit. If however W dummy and see the two the Queen is led first and th; hands, can you visualise at sight player on right holds ·111 f0u 1he how many tricks certain combina­ will now make the jack. •• tions of cards will make? For instance the simplest is Kx and • • • • • •' Qx ano who ever leads the suit To show how you must always you are sure to make one. As be on the alert, here is a combina­ suits get longer and the honours tion very similar to (I) and (2) lower it is not always so easy above, but just sufficiently however and some rna y like to different to make the play exactly make a note of the following the . A K94 and Q8732, combinations and the method of in other words missing the jack handling them;: (A) Kx and Jx.:x; and ten. If all four missing cards (B) lh-x and ] x ; (C) Qx and are held on right of queen, a trick ] xx ; (D) ] x and Qxx. Omitting must be lost but you can guard the possibility of the suit being against all four being on the left trumped, you are bound to make a of the queen and here you should trick in any of the combinations play the queen first and so trap A, B, C or D provided the oppo­ jack ten with ace king. nents lead the suit and you play a small one from second hand unless • • • • * the queen is led in A or B when \ViU1 Qxx and A109 or QJ09 you would of course cover to and Axx and requiring two tricks establish the jack. If, however, in suit, lead queen first and run it you hold any of these combina­ if not CO\'ered. If it loses · to the tions and you lead them vourself, king, finesse the ten second round. you run a big risk of not ntaking a The odds here are two to one in trick in the suit. your favour in finding one of the Suppose you hold Jx.x and honours under the ace but the. lOxxx or lOxx and Jxxx, here you alternative play of leading up to only make a trick if opponents the queen is only an even chance. lead and you play low second in In this last example however: hand each time. you will possibly change the manner of play if the bidding has • • • • • indicated or suggested that the When you hold such combina­ player sitting over the· ac~ hol.ds tions as: (1) AKlOxx and Q9xx the suit well guarded. It IS qmte or; (2) AQlOx and K9x.-xx great possible he holds both king and care should be used. You should jack and the correct play would lead the first round from the hand be ace first and then a small to the holding tw~ of the three top queen. Remember no play is honours, as m the event of either certain on these holdings but the opponent h?lding the remaining above offers the best chance of Jxxx you wtll be certain to make . success. 36 CONGRESS AT WORTHING In addition there were a number The Second Sussex Congress of Congress Pairs. was held at the Worthing Bridge The arrangements were in the Club on Apri1 20th- 22nd when a · capable .hands of Major. George .. good muster of players from all Gray. -over the County competed for the At the conclusion, the prizes ' two chief events,-The County were presented by 1\lrs. Harold Teams of Four and the County Lawson of Hove to much popular Otampionship Pairs. acclamation and cheering. The fo rmer was won after a • * • * • most exciting fi nish on the last We have received from Mr. board of the second session' by H. W. White of Cuthbert Street, Captain Ricardo's popular Albany, Australia, further details Worthing Team consisting of of his popular " Point Count for Captain and Mrs. Ricardo, l\lrs. Bridge." This is designed to cover Canfield, Miss Brewer and Mr. the valuation of hands for both. E. C. Saul ; with l\lajor North's Contract and Auction. The system Brighton Team and Mr. Ullman's is set out in tabular form and has Ho\'e Team in a tic for second much to recommend 'it, covering place. as it does not only the face value The ,·ery large and handsome of cards but also distribution. Cup presented by Sir Noel Mobbs, · K.C.\'.9.. O. B.E., for the County * * * • * ChampiOnship Pairs was carried KENT C.B.A. off to Bexhill by the Misses Birch The Annual Spring Meeting of wh.o played sound and steady the Kent Contract Bridge Associa­ Undgc throughout both sessions, tion was held at the Beresford - the first place was a tie between Hotel Birchington, on April 29th. the ~li sses Birch and l\lrs. The ~atch between Ute Kentish Summers of Hove and her partner Men and the l\len of Kent Mrs.. G.elston,-the tie being attracted an entry of twenty-fh·e b~okcn m favour of the Misses pairs a side, the Kentish ~len Btrch. . proving victorious by 3900 pomts .There was a new Event for (aggregat«: scoring). mt:-.ed· 1>atrs, · won by Mrs. Leman The leading scores were : and :\l r. B. Marks ; with l\lrs. N-S urgey and l\lr. Albuquerque a Mr. and Mrs. Podmore (l\len of gooc] St'COIHJ. Kent) -5270, Winners

37 CONTRACT DRJDGE JOUUNAL Mrs. A. L. Fleming and Capt. T~ey dese.rved to on their play on Parker (Kentish 1\ten) +4860 tins occaston. Runners-up • • • • • E-lV During the National Pairs F. A. Allnutt and J. Griffiths ·w eek-end at Nottingham, Mrs. (Men of Kent) - 50, Winners Marjorie Bum's gave a dinner ?trrs. Sumpter and ] . K. Pa tes p arty at her delightful club to (Kentish Men) + BOO a number of the compet itors and Runners-u p Nott ingham Bridge personalities. After the match, the winners of The food and drink was so the Arnold Cup K ent Champion- excellen t that it had quite an ship Teams of Four and the three effect on more than one couple's divisions of the K .C.B.A. League play at the evening session, but were presented with their trophies who cares about a few points at as follows : bridge when one meets with such A mold Cup: Mrs. Fleming, Capt. charming hospitality. Parker, A. L. Fleming, and Nottingham is very lucky to E . B. H arvey. have two Bridge Clubs with the Pearson Cttp : (S.\V. Kent Divi- perfect amenities as are to be sion, Eight Teams) 1\lrs. Erskine, found at . " The Crantock " and Mrs. Palmer, 1\frs. C. Scott and " The Nottingham " Mrs. Milne. • • • • • Gill Cttp : (N.W. K ent D ivision, WELLESLEY q~UB, Croydon Nine Teams) Mr. and 1\lrs. Winners of Contests 1950-51 H. N. Watson and l\fr. and Mrs. Teams of Four Championship : Bulman. 1\lr. and Mrs. F. Hobden, J\lessrs. Jameson C11p: (E . Kent Division, ] . Parker and F. Edwards. Twelve Teams) Mr. and 1\Jrs. Pairs Championship : l\lr. and Farmery, l\liss Cooper and F . K. l\lrs. J. \V. Waller for the second Holloway. year in succession. • • * • * * Individual T.9umament : l\lr. The annual Inter-Association F. Edwards. Match was played at G.P .O. The Club's Team composed of H eadquarters on April 21 st. A. E . 1\Irs. Lloyd , Mrs. Waller, l\lrs. Field was responsible for the Ev ins, and l\Irs. Goodall secured arrangements, which in itself the Surrey County " Oaks " for guarantees that everyUting went La dies' teams-of-four. off wiU10ut a hitch. * • • * * L.C.C.B.A. + 71 m. pts. A well known London couple Civil Service + 9 m. pts. were fourteen minutes late for the Banks - 5 m . pt s. commencement of Crockford's Cup Insurance - 16 m . pts. Final and their team was fined one Lon. University - 24 m . pts. Victory Point. A stiff penalty but Lon. Bus. Houses --.'35 m. pts. Utis is Ute second time recently Tlte closest match was between London teams have been late on L.C.C.B.A. and the Banks. parade and it is very discourte?us I L.C.C.B.A. won the match by two to country visitors who have mtles match points only- A sligh t over- to travel and not \'ards. Time draft and they would have won. gentlemen please I - I 38 .J CONTRACT DRIDGE JOURNAL STRATFORD. WEEK-END . LONDON CONGRESS HE Welcombe Hotel, 10 The final Congress of the Season T addition to the Pachabo and is sponsored by the London Tollemache competitions, ho~tsed a C. B.A. at Earl's Court on Friday, thirdBridge wcek-endonApnll~th Saturday and Sunday, June 29th, and 15th, when the Swedtsh 30th and July 1st. It is expected ,•isiting team were, on the Sunday, that there will be a tremendous the guests of the. l\lidl:;md Co~nties. en try and as will be seen below the As a curtain-r

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• The CONTRACT DRIDGE published in the August issue. JOURNAL otTers . a prize of TWO This competition continues the GUINEAS for the best set of solutions Ladder Contest. Prizes of lOs. Sd. to U1c followtng problems. In the event will be awarded every month· to - of two or more sets of solutions being· competitors who reach the top of the of equal merit, the monthly prize will ladder. They will then automatically be divided. · fall to the bottom, starting with a · Answers to J. C. H. MARX, score of zero. Competition Editor, Coulract Bridge Every entry must have contestants. ]ourual, 63 Bedford Gardens, London, name and address (IN OLOCK LETTERS), W.B, not later than June 25th, 1951. and the competition voucher on page 3- Solutions will appear in the next issue, must be attached. Failure to observe and names of prize-winners will be these rules makes the entry .

Note : . In problems Nos. 1 to 6, tha no-trumps, East four hearts. What score is Game All and North-South should West say now? take no part in the bidding, unless otherwise stated. Problem No.5 (18 points) West's hand is: Problem No. 1 (21 points) +A 10 4 ~Q 10 8 5 3 05 4 3 + B 7 \Vest's hand is: East deals and bids one diamond, to· +K 8 6 5 3 2 ~Q 9 0 K I 0 9 2 + lO which \Vest responds one heart. East, the dealer, bids one club, to What should West say next where­ which West responds one spade. East's rebid is (a) three clubs, (b) three­ \Vhat should West bid next if East's hearts, (c) two spades? rebid is (a) two clubs, (b) two hearts, (c) two diamonds ? Problem No. 6 (14 points) Problem No. 2 (14 points) \Vest, whose hand is: + A KJ 9 ~- OA 1054 +K10832 \Vest's hand is: is the dealer ami bids one club. East. + K ~A Q 6 4 OK 9 8 6 3 +Q J 6 bids one heart West one spade. What East, the dealer, bids one club, to should West b'id ne.~t if East's rebid is­ which \Vest responds one diamond. (a) two clubs, (b) one no-trump? What should West say next if East's rebid is (a) one spade, (b) two clubs? Problem No.7 (12 points) Problem No.3 (14 points) The hands of West and East are: + QJ52 + A3 \Vest's hand is : ~QJ2 ~AK83 + K] 6 54 ~K 4 0- + K Q] 6 4 3 OA765 043 North is the dealer and his opening + Q 10 + 1(65 32 bid is followed by two passes. What should West say where the opening West is playing the hand at three bid has been (a) one heart, (b) one no-trumps, the vulnerable No~ and spade? South having taken no part m the­ bidding beyond an of o~e Problem No. 4 (7 points) spade by South following . East J opening one club. North leads Dtanu~n \Vest, whose hand is: queen, on which South plays the. klD!r + A K 4 ~A 1( 9 4 0 J 9 7 3 + A 2 and West the five. South then leads. is the dealer and opens one heart. diamond eight. How should West. East bids two clubs, west three plan the play ? 40 CONtRAcT BtlfDGE jOURNAL APRIL COMPETITION RESULTS N OTE ON APRIL COMPETITION Jrimrtr : J. T. CIIANIAN, P roblem No. 7 1357 Bristol Road South, There is a better line of play than Northfield, that published as the solution in the Birmingham, 31 80% .1\fay 1ssue, since it will succcetl which­ Rumrtrs-up: • ever defender holds the diamond king t W. H. EvA (Bolton) 78~~ (though the finesse must not be taken)· BRIG. W. H. HAPPIILL (London, and will fail only where South has a S.E.21) 78% void in clubs. West should ruff all J. E. GoRDON (13romborough) 77% three of dummy's losing hearts;-using J. D. L. IlARMIIR (London, .W .C.2) a.c; entries the spade king and the minor 76% suit aces. He then exits with a L. MoRAWETZ (London, N.2) 76% diamond. This plan was originally B. D. SNELL (Bromborough) 76'Yo rejected because it seemed that south, if he won the trick, could defeat the LADDER PRIZE WINNERS contract by the play of the spade. G. D. SUARPE, queen, thus compelling west to pta.r: Elmcroft, clubs from his own hand. Assutnlng· London Road, South started \\ith a singleton club, : Maldon, Essex 809 points we have the position- G. I. McMILLAN, West EtUt 10 Manilla Road, Bristol, 8. 797 points + 7 r;;:;-+ J P. A. BAINORJDGE, g= 0- Orchard Hill, K53 + 874 Coltishall, + Nr. Nonvich 783 points Soadll • 109 Leadi11g Scorers : ] . W. Gerber (780), ~X :\Irs. N. Coates (769), H . Hill (763), J. Bes,,ick (761) , Miss W. Jewson (759), ox ]. R. Davidson (750), Mrs. 1\1. C. Nash + - (747}, C. Vickerman (743), F. P. E. West has already made. eight ~cks Gardner (698), R. P. Hudson (684), and still has a certain trump . trick. J. C. Marchbank (679) , E. H . Lewis- The lead o( a small club, not the king, Dale (674), J. W. Green (664), L. G. will leave defenders powerless to take Wood (661 ), B . B. Snell (620), Mrs. more than one further trick. If North R. L. Telfer (596), L. C. Payman (593), bas the diamond king, a trump. eod- Lt. Col. H. E . Lane (585), J . D. L. play position will be brought abOut at Hanner (579), A. F. Wallis (565.) the eleventh trick. Answers to May Competitiqn Problem No. 1 (24 points) weakness and the misfit nature of the East deals and bids one club. North hands offer no great hopes, wh~ and South do not bid. West responds disaster may follow any further btd by one heart. His band is : West in the far m~re numerous cases + H 5 3 If.· ~h.at ~hould he bid next where East's One spade should be at least a tolera le ebtd •s (a) one spade (b) two clubs, contract- . (c) two diamonds, {d) two spades? (b) No bid-6 pointsr Two dtamonds ANSWER -2 points. . . (a) No bitl- 6 points. West's natural tmpulse .ts to .find a The chances of making game on this better contract than one 10 wh.tch he hand are exceedingly remote and arc has a trump void, but to follow tt on 3 not likely to exist at all except in the hand as weak as this is very dan~ero.us. cases where East either has a powerful East is bound to trea~ further bt~dm.s club-spade two-suiter or is concealing by " 'est I1S constructive, and C\ en ~ 1 ~me :'CC0 ndary support for hearts. the partncrsltip can. ~nd a. co~trac .. Even •n these cases, \Vest's general that they can make, tt IS unlikely th~t 41

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they can contrive to stop there. West ANSWER is best advised to follow the golden (a) Two no-trumps-6 points. Three role of dropping the bidding as soon as hearts-3 points. Two hearts-2 points. the Jiands are revealed as misfits, (b) Two no-tmmps-6 points. No unless substantial re~rves of outside bid-3 points. Three hearts-2 points. strcngU1 arc held. The bid of two clubs West's hand totals ten points with should be allowed to stand at least sorpe good intermediate cards ancl is until it is doubled, when the position therefore on general principles worth a , may be reviewed. second voluntary bid. But as many as (c) Three rliamonds-6 points. Four six of these points are made up of diamonds-4 points. . queens and knaves, and tl1is means In general terms tl1e hand is worth a that game is more likely, if it can be double raise, now that a good fit has made a tall, in the lower three no-trump been found and East's reverse discloses contract than in four of a major. a ~tood opening bid. But the hand is Faced with a discouraging or neutral still a semi-misfit wiU1 a void in part­ rebid from partner, West should not ncr's announced long suit where his go out of his way to suggest the higher main strength may be concentrated, game contract. In the former case, he :uJd the heart king may be a wasted has some cause to discount the proba­ card. Fear of eventually going too far bility of any successful game at all, should cause 'Vest to exercise caution and credit is therefore given for a pass. at this stage. Problem No.4 (12 points) (d) Three diamonds-6 points. East opens the bidding with one East has forced to game, though heart. North and South do not bid. West docs not yet know the detailed '\'est's hand is : reasons why be has so early in the + A 6 5 3 2 ~8 7 6 5 4 OK 4 + 2 bidding taken such a favourable view What should he respond where East is of his hand. West should therefore (a) dealer, (b) fourth hand ? proceed to bid his own naturally, ANSWER permitting East to give his opinion on (a) Three hcarts-6 points. One the denomination- to be chosen. spade-2 points. Four hearts-2 points. Problem No. 2 (6 points) (b) Three hearts-6 points. Four East deals at the score Game AU and hearts-3 points. Two spades-2 points. bids one club. North and South do not Possibly, if the double raise is played bid. West bids one h eart, East two as forcing, 'Vest's hand does not quite clubs. West's hand is : qualify for a raise to three hearts, + K J 9 7 ~A 10 8 6 54 0 10 4 + 10 because of its few high cards. Never­ What should he say now? theless, I am convinced that it is the ANSWER best bid. In the firstplaceitisnccurate; Two hearts-6 points. No bid- opposite a dead balanced minimum, it 3 points. is worth about nine tricks with hearts Here the fair six card heart suit 1s as trumps. In the second, unlike an just sufficient warrant for West to approach bid in spades, it will obstru~t attempt to find a better contract but the opponents in talking about thetr the danger still exists that East 'may minor suits, if they have them. In the thereby be persuaded to go too high. third, what the hand lacks in honour On no account should 'Vest bid spades. tricks is compensated by controls, of It is most unlikely tlJat as many as which first or second round are held in four cards in this suit arc held by East all three side suits, so that West need who could have bid them if he held not fea.r to co-operate in the search for the!Jl. at the level of one'; a reverse a slam if East starts an investigation. reb1d shows greater strength t11an There is very little difference between 'Vest possesses. , the situations in (n) and (b), though Problem No.3 {12 points) perhaps ln tho latter West feels he should do his best to counteract the East deals and bids one heart. North and South do not bid. West impression of weakness made by his original pass. In this case, _one _spa~e responds one spade. His hand is · becomes a very ill-advised b1d, s1nce 1t ' +Q 10 9 3 ~J 9. 3 OQ J 6 4 + A s might conceivably be passed when all Wh_at _should he b1d next where East's the ,time there was a good play for reb1d 1s (n) two clubs, (b) two hearts ? four hearts. 42 coNtRAct btdDGE JoukNAt. Problem No. 5 (24 points) own actions have caused. him to panic.'· Jn the follo\\ing auctions the bidding If ~e diamond bidder feels compelled died prematurely, with the result that ~ Jump t~ five diamonds in these a slam was missed. North So11tla -: st~uations, for fear that his partner wtll ~ss anything lower, no con­ (a) •• 20 structive slam investigation is possible. 3 N.T. 4 N.T. No bid Problem No. 6 (12 points) (b) 1. 20 The hands of West and East are : 3 N.T. 40 • A K Q 4 • J 10 7 52 No bid ~Kj62 ~A83 (c) 10 3N.T. 0 A54 () KQ863 40 No bid + jlO + _ . (d) 10 West is the dealer and North-South 2N.T. 4N.T.•• do not bid at any stage. How should No bid the bidding proceed ? The system In (a) and (d) South maintained that and/or conventions assumed to be in his four no-trumps was Blackwood and use are at competitors' own option and he was horrified to hear it passed. In should be stated, but freak or obscure (b) and (c) the no-trump bidder held systems are excluded. Bids whose that four diamonds was a sign-off meaning is not self-evident should be which he must pass with no surplus annotated. values. 'l'his problem will be dealt ''ith at Who was to blame, and why? greater length in a later issue and ANSWER discussed in the light of competitors' The culprit was : in (a) South, own answers. An auction J;hat appeals in (b) North, in (c) South, in (d)'South. to the Competition Editor is the These answers arise from considera­ following, where no slam bidding tions of practical convenience, whatever devices, oU1er than common-sense authority there may or may not be for cue-bidding, are used. the assertion by some Blackwood fans West •• 3~ 4 () 5. 7 . that four no-trumps is " always " Easf 3() 3. 4~ G+ (or possibly Blackwood. In (a) and (d), Utere is no 7. direct) agreed suit, nor can it be claimed that Problem No.7 (10 points) one exists by implication on the The hands of North and East are : grounds that the sudden discovery of • .87 6 a wonderful fit has s0 transformed the ~ 764 situation that a bid of four no-trumps <> 1{ Q 1 10 9 would not be explicable for any other • K 10 reason (e.g. I 0-1~-2 ·-4 N.T.-?) • K93 The four no-trump bids -should be ~AS taken as purely suggestive of a slam in () A843 ~-trumps . If they are not to be so + J987 . ke~, a player who suspects but is not The bidding, in whtch East-West certatn of a slam is quite helpless in took no part, had proceeded : these 51"t · th uations. The partners between So111h: • cm are clearly very well endowed ,,;th 1• 2• 4• 1 North: 2() 3. No bid t~J;~1 card~. but they must be allowed The play to the first three tricks had I c~erm1ne exactly how many they been: cs•ave . 1{ . tl1cy are to have a chance of ll'est North East So1uh j ~~atmg1 whether a slam bid is 1. ~J ~4 ~A ~2 u~ ed. They can only do this by 2. ~2 ~6 . ~8 ~K US!n!t tf · • 1 " •c•r no-trump. bids quantitively. 3. ()2 ()9 ()A 06 h~n(~~ and (d!, it is diflicult to imagine What should East lead to the fourth that t~n wh1ch North should consider trick? play f ere cannot be at least a good ANSWER provid?r game !n diamonds, always A small trump . . three mg that hts preceding jumps to Tho d~clarer is marked wtth the bids . were not gross over­ heart queen and is proba~ly left witlt "~1· trhmps noho~t l cy were, he clearly has no other card in this sutt, since be Y to hlame but himself, for his would othenvise have bid it, "itb a

43 tot..IRACT BRIDGE jOURNAl " bo1cltng of king, queen, and two others. · West h,olds the club ace, nothing is ~t If West bas the club nee, the contract by failure to play a club. at once, since can clearly be defeated Immediately by declarer has no lmme

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