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CHAMPIONS AGAIN ·· , n,~niousity" is as good -as "be- : " Well done, Itaiy I ~; was ·· the . ginnrid Olympic planped for still worse· off had they .taken the next year, it is probably tqe_last other course·. time that this tluee-corner~d col').- Unless one of the other coon- test ~ill be ~eld. . tries wins the Lady Milne, the , 'tl~re~ pairs ·who finished at' the .:: ., ' • A-. STRONG APPLAUD top will represent Britain in the · '· ' · Championship. · ~ ~orne pf the. phrases in Eric .Ja~nersten's account of · the ' wo_rl _d .· ~ham._ pionship match ar~ HEARD AT THE MASTERS PAIRS , . ?o( 'dead-centre . _English; but. ·to . • · c~ailge . them could . only take · ·''Mr. . Sharples· ought to win 1 away from' the lively 'ind dramatic this event on his head: he holds 1 quality of his. repo_rt'. ·"Debut his cards upside down." 5 . I ,. ,.. • • at th.e /itt lEt, birdie!" . , - ·~I - "')- • ( r~; l ,, , Photos from the Ladies' Trials by Claude p.od~•fll ...~...:.- r7'··- 1 6 ' f, .. ,_--4' ;~.~.:~~., •' -~""-''-"--- -- ·' by ERIC JANNERSTEN As readers will kn01v by now, Italj' retained 'the world championship, · . · be_ating U.S. by 233-183, and 1-.rg~nti?zeby _218-178. ' U.S. beat A~gentine -. by 252-209...... - Eric Jtmnersten's account was written from day to day is the -match progressed. · Italy-Argentina were first in - The Italians -began by earning · · ' the field , with their 16 hands. 1 I.M.P. on the very first board.·' · Mostly _the han<;Is were un Were they going to ta~e the lead interesting and· the -difference from ·the beginning and keep -it 29-11 , for Italy came' ~ mainly all the time?. No, the :second through part-scores . . For Italy board-was this one: played the· f~ur · Neapolitans and ... ·..
the rum our· that' they ·had · lost· East dealer '· • I their form se.emed· to be ex- · North-South vulnerable agger~ted. They played their NORTH usual game. In the Argentin~ team -the' veterans from Como, _ · ·
North-South vulnerable I - ' 40 4\/ NORTH No + K86 \/ A 10 The most surpnsm~ in this 8 6 4 · 0 A bidding was the final . pass; But + K Q·10 ~ ' . of course as clever as the It~lians WEST . EAST · are ·in th~ .· play of the 1 hand, IO 9 54 7 .+ + J caution is necessary . \/ KQJ3 8 6 \/ · Berisso opened the nine of OK 0 ·Q 10 9 7 i ' clubs imd D'Alello. looked down· 9 8 7 3 6 5 4 + + A J hearted at the. SOUTH possibili~es. ~e took the non-existing chance m · + AQ32 finessing the te~. of clubs and \/97542 0 J532 . trumped East's 'Jack. The four of hearts followed and West .put + - on his 'Jack, taken by the Ac~ In the closed room the bidding The ten of hearts came next an by the Argentine North-South West won with the Queen.· West was: ' played a · club. to shorten de- I+-I\/; INT__:_2\/. darer's . trumps, wh.ich mean~ A quite normal .bidding to a that dummy's Queen forc.~h norinal contract. The only thing East's Ace and South ruffed WI.
I not quite· normal ·was that de- h1s·· last trump but one. DW~ clarer ..yent one down. considered for a while whether Everybody watching the play he should play his last trurntpd, . th . h' wou m e open room was aware but he realised that t IS d what had happened in the closed not help him very much. Inste~ room. ~eople wondered what he · tried· his spades, and· when c 10 I
. . ~ lead ·with 75~51. The . bad finai .. The new, true cl:rsslc of bridge board, which h.as beco~e - aimost (Guy Ramsey in the Daily Telerraph) inevitable ~ cost this time as· much as 14 poin~s: ..
0 0 .. . .' ~ ...... ,, THE EXPERT GAME West dealer · by T~r~n_ce 'Reese Game all . NORTH . Edward Amold' Ltd. - lls. 6d. • J 52 J;:)J6 ' had got' his. three spade· tiicks he· 0 A 8 54 entered :_ dummy ·with the Ace Q 10 7 5 of diamonds, cashe'd and + +K .WEST EAST _ruffed the '-fourth club. By now • KQ842 · A976 he had nipe tricks and the oppo + to-day's play and the 0 southern The. declarer; Dibar, ruffed the people are making a really good 9 of spades and played his 'trumps · match though they are defeated to the end ~ When he played the 8-21, giving the Americans the last heart the situation was this: 11 ~ :'- .,,,:~~~ '~,, .. <~:./t 'I; ·:.. '.'I ·.: ·r ~·> <·:. '•.' :·, •i .. . . NoRTH · ··: · .. : '• ~ · .~. like -to· find that a finesse would: + J : · .•. . ' have been much better. <:11- · , In t)le' open room the American _..... 0~ bidding-led to No Man's Land, · + Q 10 7 5 Five Hearts.· West began with WEST . EAST ,· · +K and a small spade on which • Q ... +A his partner played the Ace. There <:11- <:11- . was then, a cet:tain squeeze anq -· 0J 0 K 10 '6 Hazen made· twelve tricks.- + J 9 8 4 + 63 . In the . third session · of ~e . ·.-. SouTH Italy-Argentina .match, Italy +--, gained 34-15, making the. score <:113 83-48 after the first third of the 0 Q2 tournament had been played. + , AK2 Itaiy and. U.S.A. met in . the When Dibar cashed his last night session, which was really ' heart, the defence made a mis ·· thrilling. On the second b.oard take. ·West ought 'to have hidcten Italy took the lead in the match his distribution by discarding by making a slam which their his Queen of Spades. If he does opponents fail~d to bid: that· he can follow diamonds to the next trick and South cannot East dealer . , · North-Sputh vulnerable possibly know who has the King NORTH .· of diamonds. As it was_, however, ~est discarded the Jack of dia • 10 7 mo~ds and the Jack of spades \? K983 was then thrown from dummy,' 0 9 7 42 When So~th playeq 02 . to the + 6 54 Ace,. West showed .out, discard WEST EAST ing +Q. Declarer · entered his • K Q J 6,5 3 + I A4 ' hand with +A and continued <:11 10 6+ · ' .· .. .~· No NoRTH •. North (Lazard) led the three o( + K J 8 6 2 hearts, taken by·. the ·- .Ace in. .:~· _ Forquet ducked in _dummy. \ South continued ·with the Queen FRYER TRAVEL ·: of hearts, which ~ent to dummy's· Dire.ctor: Rlxi· MARKUS ·~~-- King. Now Forquet cashed his will' be pleased to effect your -: four diamonds, learning abou.t the travel arrangements to the singleton in North. He led the JUAN-LES-PINS BRIDGE King of clubs from dummy, FESTIVAL. dropping. North's Jack, and Special reduced hotel rates followed with . another club. 2nd to 9~ M~;tY and the Minutes passed before Forquer VICHY ·pAIRS decided wrongly. He did not believe a man with eleven major TOURNAMENT cards and some honours would (Direct flight) just bid One Spade.. He counted 30th-31st_May on two 5-card suits and put on Fryer Travel Bureau Ltd., :~ -' his Ace, going one down instead 47 Alberinarle Street, ' . . · .-: of making · Five. The sporty Piccadilly, W.l. audience did not !lPPlaud but HYDe Park 9345/7 were pleased that their team had recovered to lead by 69...:.61. ·. , The next board, last but one in the session, was dealt by South In 'the closed room A varelli and at game to East-'West:- Belladonna· finished in Six Clubs, which as will be seen depended on NoRTH - finding one King out of two. • K94 .. Neither finesse succeeded and \? AQJ53 the slam was defeated by one · OK trick. + Q97 5 In the open room Fey opened _WFST EAST 1NT and showed his spades • 8 7 3 • 10 6 5 when Lazard asked him to do so \?8742 \? K 9 with a response of Two Clubs. ·o 10 8 1 6 0 QJ952 After Three Hearts from North, + K 10 • + 432 Fry bid 3NT ~nd Lazard went - SOUTH ', further with 4NT. This bid was ! • AQJ2 followed by a big groan froiD <:? 10 6 the audience as their boys were 0 A43 approaching a slam which could .~ + AJ8 6 not be made. The Fishb.owl w~ 14 . ~ot at· ail so sound-proof 'as'"was has enough' for 5NT not .just for .. t~ld from ·the 'beginnin'g · and four. 'However, the Americans maybe Fry was influenced by the failing to · bid this slam was a· noise, as was said after the session. " 'mistake " which produced a ... Personally, I do not 'think .so.' grun of ~ . !.M.P., making. the . He has a minimum No-trump match as 'close as 67.:...69. Then a. opening an"d shouid have passed small gain ori the final board ' · anyhow. That' 'the Ainericans gave U.S.A. the lead' with 70-69! ·- . . ' failed · 'to bid this slam, which What fl imatch! 'I' ,., ought to have been bid~ is in·my .' opinion the. fault of Lazard, who (to· be continued) !I' I " '' . Sid~light on the ·Champio11shlp · by GEOFFREY :f:.· BUTLER · ' . The World C4ampionship ~ in Solomon, that they lost graciously New York was ·exceptional for and throughout the contest it was many reasons: clear that they wished to gain no unfair ·advantages over their The U.S.A. were clearly anxious · opponents. . · to regain· tile laurels which they had not seen since they ,were lost This matter leads to . the to. Great Britain four years ago question of the Fish-Bowl. The and had b'een retained in Europe Americans have developed the ever since. 'They were equally electric recording technique con desirous of restoring to these siderably and, by the use of a contests the traditional · air of lighted shadow-graph displaying cordiality which they had un- the bidding, spectators were more fortunately cloud~d at Como last easily able to follow what was year. It is a tribute to the U.S.A. going on. Very often during . team, and · particularly to their pauses in the play of a hand, the non-playing captain, Charles bidding-and then . the result- IS ,+, •il j :~.;-t!r''~;·<· .. :~'•/.:t.. ~~>!•,·1,'l ~.';:.;:.;.\;'~)"o.:.'!·t•'lt_:;,~ ' :,:_~··. '-~ /~J~•.';_...:~:.·::._.;:-~-~:.):·;'./\:·~J / ; . . .;. . in ~he closed ~oom were shown, wouid b~ · done to the .dfaniatic ~-; · to add to the te~sion. · T.he tech- presentation ~f the c~ntest .if thls' nicians had not, however, solved dras~ic step ~ere suddenly· taken the problem of the adequate and that greater care in sound sound-proofing of the " fis~- proofing. imd .in audience-con'trol bowl." In the opening stages the should be tried. Thereafter the . ~ommentators invited the au.di- audience-and in the U.S.A. .• .. enc~ to, applaud, qr g~oan, as It~ly sessions _there .was standing , ... they felt inclined, but it . soon room only ~v~ry time-behaved 'became apparent that the players excellently. They ·impartially ap- .- ~ , we1 sensitive t!J the atmosphere. plauded good play but my opinion If an American player was hover- is that the Bridgerama will remain ing on the brink of a disaster (the electrically-controlled 'board which, from the display. of ·the showing . the play) but the Fish hands, the discerning audience Bowl may n!Jt. could see; and finally avoided it, Two and a half hours of the the spontaneous gasp· of relief from 600 spectators . made the last session were televised. · Un fortunately · at the second hand walls shudder. This placed on on T.V. the u.·s .A. bid a Grand the shoulders of both teains an intolerable burden. Chiaradia Slam missing an Ace and there- t~ld me that on one .occasion, in after the spark'e left their play. competitive bidding,.he was con- The standard · of .bridge ~hich . sidering a push if the· Americans for -8 sessions had been high, with stopped in Three Hearts but very few pianola contracts, seemed would double them in Four. As to fall away and the end was an the relief of the audience seeped anti-climax. ' audibly through the walls when But the Americans~1 ~ere gallant ' the h?me side ceased bidding losers. Interest was nation-wide. at Three Hearts he felt inhibited General Gruenther at the Victory from bidding, for it was apparent · Banquet told us .that when :Mr. that any further action from him Dulles had regained conscious would be profitable. ness after his- serious operation . ~he American reac~ion was one of his first enquiries had been ,mstantaneous. They offered to about the c'ontest. His reactio.n • remove the . Fish-Bowl and put on hearing that the U.S.A. had the players out of ear-shot with bid a ·Grand 'Slam missing an Ace their b.ids relayed by m1·crop,hone. had shattered the stillness of the · We pomted out the damage which Nursing Home. ::' 16 •' • :-: ~· . : . . ... t • • by CLAUDE RODRIGUE The perennial favourites have In - Three Hearts Dormer : . done it ~gain! And iii so doing (So~th) got the lead of the Ace, Reese and Schapiro ,be.come the Kl~g and another club. ·A heart ' , first pair to· win this event four from dummy was won by declarer, : times. This ye~r they took the who now played a diamond. To _ lead at the end of the fust session go up )Vith the Ace and exit" with and never. seemed in danger o.f Queen of ·diamonds does no't' losing it. No less creditable was seem very wrong, but in ·fact ·it • the performance -~ of Lazarus and gives declarer the possibility .to ; - Franks, who finished a good execute a neat loser on loser·. :' seeond ~nq even · ~a~aged · to _play: win with the "King and creep· up on the leaders jn ··the exit" with the ten, . discarding · a final session.· . · · spade from hand. West is forced : - The cards ran big, with a grand to h;ad a spade into the tenace · , slam and several small slams in or to give ~ ruff a·nd di~cara. Of .' · each session, but here from the such plays are tops made in .the .· first session . is an· interesting match-points game. Now ob- ·.· · defence to a part-score: serve the effect of playing OJ to NORTH the first round of that suit: the I • 8 53 ' King ~wins the trick, but if the ~ 19 3 2 10 ·is led back West can 'lead low 0 K104 to- his partner's 9, escaping the + Q98 end-play. WEST I. EAST The East-West top was gained .+ K97 • J 1064 by Nunes (East) who played the ~ . 7 . ~ A54 hand in One Spade after West 0 AQJ73 o 9 5·2 had opened with 9ne Dia.mond + AKJ3 + 65 4 and doubled South's . protective SoUTH pne Heart. The lead of ~K + . AQ2 was allowed to hold the trick, ~ K Q' lO 8 6 and the heart continuation was o· 8 6 r~ _ffed in dummy. Now +K was · + 10 7 2 taken by South's Ace, and the 17 ·.· \_"~r . ··::··.:, . ·;· .,. ::--_ -':·~~ ~:.r ~-:-::~.~~;! ~ .:~'/ .·:;·· : , ·_.,. . _. ~~- ' · ' ·\'<'· _'; //:;·~·, ··:·. · Queen (ll)isguidedly) ~aslied be- servativ.ely -. ra.ised 1o , 7NT; on.: .. ~ ·fore ~another heart lead. The.:' the assumP.tion ·that the coni- · ' ,: rest was simple, declat:er c.on-'. bined par~ership count was 'a :~-.~ · ceding a diamond after drawing . minimum of 38. Gray, cno doubt, ~~•'· the last trump, thus making did not anticipate this outcome; ,'\';.: • ; three odd. had be done so, he could have . ' '•· bid ,Three Clubs over Two Dia- . In contrast; this was the big · · · ,~,. . monds and still been sure of · ;;- hand of the session, .with most ·reaching _3NT .. pairs losing points by str~i~ing . · ~ , alii four · pairs played in for match-points. · 1 7NT and · .three . in . 6NT · (all WEST EAs;·.. . - making: 12 tricks)~ ,The student + ·AS + . in my view the most accurate) The leading scores: _·.j bid-Four Diamonds. · Trusc~tt 1st Reese and Schapiro naturally bid his heahs, s.chapiro : 736 . 2nd Lazarus. and Franks cue bid the spades, and this was 716 3rd ·, .695 . ' followed by: No Bid, Five Dia R. and J. Sharples 4th monds, Five, Hearts, Six Dia Mrs. F. Gordon and Mrs. Markus . ·, monds, Double, in quick succes- · 690 sion. 5th Leader Williams and Clark 652 At the remaining four tables 6th Juan and collings . ·' .:. 634· .~·- · the final contract was Five Hearts Preston and Swimer 630 · :_ doubled, for a shared top by the 7th sacrificers, on the North-South (a~erage) .. cards; and a solitary top to the .' (Two invited J:air~, L. Tarlo . ·: eventual winners on the East and Franklin, North and Pugh, West cards. were unable to play.) .. - Vichy Pairs Tournament-Invitation to B. B. W. ·Readers. The township of Vichy, in conjunction with the organisers ~f the international tournament on May 30 and 31, ha~ most kindly invited TWO British PAIRS who arc annual subscribers to the B.B.W. to be its GUESTS during their stay. Readers who would like. to make this trip (there is ~ow · a direct flight) s~ould \vrite promptly to the Editor, B.B.W., 35.Dover Street, W.L There will be big cash prizes at the tournament. . • · 21 -- .''.: \ ~.(1·;.~~~)\·:::·~:·l····:.vJ.~··.~·:;''··}~.:;:· c: ·,J <··~ : .~ : ,, ::. ··/.:-''_.,; -~~~.~.--~.- Tlie ··. Secohd Stage .of ~·~~ . Stayman ,(2) by ALAN 'TRUSCOTT This is the second half of Alan Truscott's analysis of various sequences ' - that follow an -opening One No Trump and a conventional Two Club response. The main theme that he. developed. in the first half last month was tl~at, after 1NT - 2+ , 2(> - 2\? (or 2+ ), responder s/1ould be assumed to have a 4-card suit. The opener, accordingly, should· not pass on a doubleton. From then on, flexible bidding should enable the partnership to land iii a satisfactory contract. I I If the bidding starts One No From this it follows that the ·Trump-Two Clubs; Two Dia- · opener . can · bid Three Clubs moods-Two . Spades, we can confidently on this sequence if make several deductions about he has a club. suit.· He must do responder's hand:· so if he has a doubleton spade: He must have an unbalanced • himd with a 4-card spade suit. WEST EAST . He must have less than four • A.3 + ·K J 8 2 cards in hearts, for otherwise he \? A9 7 \? 4· would have rebid Two Heaits, O ' Q154 .(>Jl052 and also less than five cards in + KQJ6 + 10 9 53 diamonds, for then he would have passed Two Diamonds. Bidding: One No Trump His shape must therefore be one Two Clubs· Two · Diamonds-· of the following: Two Spade~; Three Clubs-No . 4-1-4-4 4-1-3-5 4-3-1-5 Bid. In this case the final club 4-0-4-5 4-2-2-5 fit is 4-4 but it will frequentlY - ' . The last two of these are, for be better. , different reasons, less likely than Armed with the knowledge the first three. It is important to that the responde~ has clubs, the ·note tha~ all these hands contain opener may decide to bid TJu'eC a · club suit, and all but one a Clubs even holding a trebleton 5-card club suit. spade: - ' 22 '. ~:· . WF.ST EAST,.. ,. Bidding: One N~ : .Trump- .. • . 10 7 3 + KJ 8 2 · Two · Clubs; Two Diamonds- \ ~ A3 ~4 Two Spades; Two No Trumps-:- 0 AK8 0 J 10-5 2 Three Clubs. The · sequen~e + KQ873 + 10·, 9 53 would be the same if East had · decided to explore ~ith a 4-2-2-~ ·· Bidding: One No Trump shape. Two Club.s; Two Diamonds_:_ Two Spades; . Three· ·Clubs-No If East's red suits are reversed': Bid: When making the final bid in this last example, giving him· West knows the combined hands · a '4-1-3- 5 hand, he is in the have 9 or 10 clubs and only 7 happy position of being able · to · spades. If he had only a 4-card choose between two 5- 3 minor club suit he could us'e his. judg suit fits. If ·he feels energetic he ment and take into account the bids Three. Clubs and ·plays the . quality of his two bl~ck suits. hand; if he is lazy he bids Three·. With our final sequence the Diamonds and lets West do the •. 1 opener pin-poin~s a 2- 3- 5 ,..3 work. For the most part, since shape: ·· he has a singleton, he should let ' partner be the declarer. WFST EAsT • I • • • > And that,. at' long Ia_st, is that.· + A3 + KJ 8 2 Although it may seem conipli- · .<\IQ97 ~4 cated at first sight, all that Qeed ' 0 A9873 J 10 52 . 0 be remembered is the three basic AQ8 + + 10953 rules set out last month: . , Bidding: One No · Trum'p- · . (1) If, after One No Trump Two Clubs; Two . Diamon~s~ tTwo Clubs, responder's second Two Spades; Two No ·Trumps- bid is Two of'a major, he should Three Diat:nonds. With his Two be assumed to have a 4-card suit. No Trump bid the opener. shows The opener then must·not pass if a doubleton spade and denies he has only a doubleton. clubs• . A. s 1~e . can· no t h ave a h eart ·, (2) After the· sequence tNT- SUit, the orily possible shape is 2+·, 20-2M , the opener must 2-3-5-3 .. : ! v · now bid Two Spades holding a WFST EAST · · doubleton heart and a trebleton + A3 + K J 8 2 spade. <\IQ97 ~ J I 0 5 (3) Mter the sequence lNT- 0 A9873 0 4 2+, and later 2+ · by . res- + AQ8 + 10 9 5 3 2 ponder, the opener must 23 ~.-\{:~·1:· }~·r: : ':.:\ ·~r·~~·-~·.- .... )t. ~:;:.~;.-~~ ..... ~).! ~.. /~ ... ·~ lj'!.:·-';.(1. ·~· t , ·r;l ·. " 'I • ·'" . · · · bid 'on if he holds a ·doubleton w<;>rks . well for . a no trump of ·~ . · spade. H he bas a club suit he any strength. _Indeed, it may be ::;:·. ' bids Three 'Clubs. H not, he bids ' even more valuable 'opposite a . ~ Two No Trumps. weak no trump when the partner Once these rules are remem ship wil~ often be ·facing superior bered, the remaining sequences strength. Equally, the respon proceed from ,the logic of the der's point count is quite im .situation and are ea.sy to work material. Except in the rare case · out at the table. These are a few _of_a ,4-2-5-2 hand; he may have words oftaution: a~ost enough' to make a game try or no rugJl cards ~t all. . Firstly, remember that· there Inspection of the exampl~s ,in is no sequence to take care of a this article· may suggest that .the · 1-4-4-4 hand, which must re · net profit of all this is rather sign itself to playing in One No small. Tlie suit part-score arrived Trump. This . i~ the only un at will not always be better thim · balanced hand with a 4-card O_ne · No Trump, and may even major which cannot explore for .be worse. But the examples have a better part-score. all been of" the awkward squad " Secondly, remember th~t re -th~ hands on which no obvious sponder with five spades and· fit at the "two-level presents itself. four hearts must simply respond The big profits arise in two Two Spades. - ways: the - partnership is saved Lastly, and most important· from ever landing in a poor 4-2 fit; and · some good ·fits the opening no trump bid mus~ be of orthodox shape . . Players including some in the minor suits at the level of Three who .indulg~ in One No Trump opemngs With a 5-card major or are found· that could never be a 6-card minor or some variety reached by the use of the ordinal)' of 5-4-2-2 hand may disorganise convention. Large bunches of the machinery and land in beautiful match-points are simply trouble. Such eccentricities can waiting to be gathered in. - The be permitted only if the bidde~ only thing that worries me is whY holds at least three cards in no one has thought -of this before spades. -can there be madness in mY .method? Although, for convenience, all the examples have shown a " London ~d . the strong no trump, the meth~d resumed next month. 24 ·• •· r;: .-:I,:··.; , ·; . •· ·.. ~:· ·; . ·c-::·-~,i·~·,·~:.~:.;:·"·;-·~.~·.:::.--1·:· . : .. ·... ··~:-:;~::·.··.~.~-~-~·~···.·,· : ...; :···· Th.e·· First ,Ladies' ·Trial ·· · · by HAROLD FRANKLIN I '. Although some of the com- Mrs. Topping of the North, . petitors might nof agree, I for · respectively twe!fth and eleventh , ' one congratulate the selectors on' hour inclusions, looked at various · ~ th.e form of the recent trials. time~ certain winners ... At t,he In one week-end the ladies played end of Saturday afternoon's . no fewer than 143 deals, and session Mrs. Moss and Miss · the new method of scoring was· Pearson led"with a plus score of calcul~ted to reflect . their per- · 229; followed by the Bl~ckpool , . formance in terms of team-of-· ladies with 151, and Miss · Coen. ·, four scoring.· Although the move- and Mrs. · Ma~Donnell; who were . ,·. ment used was that of a pairs most . consistent _throughout ·the •,· contest on every d~al, the score week-end, third with plus 85. of each pair was calculated in · At this point ~ Mrs. F. Gordon , !.M.P., considering them as a .· and Mrs. · Fleming .were mirius .. team of _four with •each of 'the 118, with only one pair below ' pairs playing the opposite cards. them . . 'Mrs. · Topping and 'Mrs. The prospects of an opposing · Ford then · took up th·e running bid• or play costing as many as and led, at Qte end of the_ n~xt forty !.M.P. was rather frighten- session with 161, followed by ·. ing, but since every swing was Coen and MacDonnell with 150, capable of being multiplied_ by Markus and Whitaker with 10i, six the effect was no more than and Moss and Pearson, 101_. In that of a lucky s'wing in a match the penultimate session Lady between two teams. And in spite Rhodes and Mrs. Durran went of the. fact that at various stages into a sixty-point lead from of the week-end lesser kilown Markus- Whitaker, with Fleming pairs seemed all set to produce ·a Gordon in third place, just ahead surprise result, when the smoke of Coen- MacDonnell, and Ford had cle~red away ·the more ex- Topping tailed off to fifth. · perienced pairs were poised ~o kill in the next series, wpen the The final positions and scores scores would be carried forward. were:- Mrs. Moss and Miss Pearson· Mrs. Markus- of the South,. and Mrs. For~ and Mrs. Whitaker + 217 25· t I -. (. ·. ~ ., • I ) ..-r. .;; ... \ ' South dealer ;..., ..... Miss Coen- North-South vulnerable ..... ,; Mrs. MacDonnell +148 ' :\'· Lady Rhodes NORTH .' Mrs.-Durran +144· +3 ' L.J Mrs. Gordon- \? A8743 Mrs. Fleming +142 0 K65 •;,; + 10 7 4 2 ~';.. Mrs. Moss- Miss Pearson + 64 WEST EAST • ,. Mrs. Rye=Mrs. Gardner + 36 + KJ 8 7 4-2 • 10 9 6 5 · Mrs. Gordon- \? 9 6 : \? KQJ2 Mrs. Gardener + 17 0 10 8 . 0 J9732 Mrs. Ford-Mrs. Topping + 12 + A53 + - , Mrs. Van Rees- SOUTH Miss Shanahan _ + 3 + AQ Mrs. Forbes-Mrs. Higginson- \? ' 10 5 Mrs Edwards 38 O 'AQ4 Mrs. Corwen- +'KQJ986 Mrs. Williams 75 Mrs. Cooper- . The opening lead of· a small Mrs. Della-Porta -150 club was ruffed on the table and Mrs. Lloyd-Mrs. Gordon -226 a spade led. South won and Mrs. ·spickett- returned the ace followed by ·a Mrs. Fletcher -288 · small diamond. North won and The ·game itself was subject to returned a third diamond too as many fluctUations as the score hastily, arid the bad ~ards bad and the results on this -deal were' · returned a score of 590. How· of considerable variety:- ever strongly North had felt See next column that South was about to ruff the third diamond, it was much more · At my · first viewing Miss certain that +A would stand up, Pearson and Mrs. - Moss were as South had not supported _ South and North, with Mrs. hearts. Edwards and Mrs. Higginson With Mrs. Williams South a~d West and East. The bidding Mrs. Corwen North, South ag!Uil went: · bid One Club West One Spade, SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST and ·North Two' Hearts. Eastth · I+ 1• . - 2\? 2+ raised to Three Spades and sou 3NT No . No 4+ tried Three No Trumps. East-d Double No No No West contested with Four Spa es 26 .~d South bid Four No Trumps. Mter "her· f~ilure . to sup~~~t ·· When the defence b~d Five Spades, sp~des ·the double was calculated ; • South had the bit firmly between to ·attract a .heart lead. North her teeth · and went on . to Five South limited their potential loss :· · No Trumps. West, Mrs. Ford; by ' retreating to . Seven Clubs. · appreciated the character of th~ This too was doubled and the ..' spade guard. and led a heart. score was ,unaffected · by the fact · Though East was less· than care 'that West still produced a spade . · ful in encouraging with the Jack lead.' and not the. King, hearts were 1 The. winners falled to take full · duly continued when the Ace ·of . advantage of a mis-tirned dummy' · clubs was won. Then a ·· spade play against Mrs. Ford and· Mrs. came through, and South ·was Topping on this deal: held to ten tricks . .Mrs. Fleming was the first to NORTH . ,· ·- match my own conservative ideas • Q743 when she bid Two Clubs on the ~ 10 9.7 4 first round with the North hand. .0 910 East-West defended as far as 4t .K5 Four Spades but ·North-South • 10 8 6 + K5 were then permitted to play in · ~ J 8 , \?KQ32 Fivp Clubs. Against Mrs. B. 0 J 9 3 2 ·o K 8 '6 s 4 · Gordon and Mrs. Gardener, Mrs. + QJ7 '6 - ' • 92 I Markus, with the East hand, · SouTH showed an unusual restraint. and· I + AJ92 a considerable imagination. West \? 6 5 again int,ervened with One Spade 0 A7 and North responded Two Hearts. 4t A 10 8 4 3 Mrs. Markus decided to allow· the opposition to exhaust themselves West generally got · off to a before competing and made an small trump against Four Spades , unhesitating pass. The North and eleven tricks was within the South bidding proceeded apace: declarer's compass. Mrs. Markus m~de it a little more difficult by SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST opening a diamond, and when the 1+ 1+ 2~ No declarer guessed wrong delicate 30 No 4+ No handling was necessary. A club 4NT · No 50 No to the King was followed by a 6NT No No Dble. spade to the Jack-all right so 27 ;;/·:,;\'f.';;';,~~~.,:, ·::~f /~:,···~:·.; ·_?lf.{~{\~.~;:I:,',;/-'·:~,.\~';i :,(i';·~·~~·~·:·;? ;·:::r·.;;~:v \:~+~- 1 •• far-but the conthtuatio'n 9f· the No~th dealer , '.· ·. ··. ·, · .·.:: : · .· Ace of spades might have proved game all · . - · •. · ::-- ~ fatal. . The declarer, after two NORTH spades, played a further two + K Q 10 3 - rounds of clubs, discarding · a ·~ \? A J' 8 .4 diamond from the table on the O K Q . :'j second of them. Mrs. Markus .+' 10 8 3 ... ,. then Jed the Jack of diamonds WEST · •; · EAsT ., and was allowed to hold the + A 8 5 2 • + J 9 7 4 trick, dummy discarding a heart. '? . ~ 5 \? Q 9 6 2 l · West ~xited with the 10 of spades: 0 7 6 5 3 0 4 The declarer\'was no longer abl~ + 7 5 ·4 · · + K J 9 6 · ·· ~o succeed by, her own efforts: a SoUTH small heart from 'the table was + 6 won by the Queen, and a further '? 10 7 3 1 • diamond would then have assured ·0 A J 10 9 8 2 ~ a fourth trick for the defence. · .+ A Q 2 . : East, however, returned a small · : heart and the declarer was able to recover by winning with the mistake), covered by the 8, 9, Ace of hearts and running the ' and Queen. The declarer was I 0 of hearts on the next round able to play off two spades, then when East did not cover. .six rounds of diamonds, dis The final hand is one on which carding three hearts and a -club the defence did rise to the . from the table. East had to un occasion:- guard the clubs and West had to, and did; pi1rt with the. heart, see next column holding grimly to +5 4. On the SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST . last trick West's +4 b~at de Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. clarer's 2 to defeat the contract. Rye Fletcher Gardner Spickett lNT · No 30 No 3NT No 1 50 No 60 No The Second Tri11l No No . The Ace of spades was not th~ happiest of opening leads. At trick 2 West switched to, the 7 of c;:lubs (this might have been a . In aid of Lord Monckton:s Nationai ·Appeal o'n behalf o(the ·National Associati~n ' of Mental Health ·ana the Mental Health Research Fund (supported by voluntary ' . contributions) '· · Test your skill agai~st 1poq other pairs in ~ SIM.ULTAN.EOUS ~~ PAIRS ·.. • .. J .. CONTEST :· to be held on . .~ ,r I THURSDAY, 23rd APRIL,.. 1959 : \ ; A letter has been sent to most club secretaries. All further enquiries ·' to the Hon. Organiser:- ' . ,· · · · Mrs • .. JILL GATTI '· LEDERER'S CLUB liS MOUNT ·STREET . · LONDON, V/.1 No Deposit!, ·· ·No Interest! · You can order .from" us ANY 'BRANDED ARTICLE, from a motorcar to a tape recorder. We deliver at once. You pay in ·twelve monthly instalments by Banker's Order. NOTHING EXTRA· to the normal retail price. Oaude Rodrigue, Paramount Suppliers (Piccad_illy) Pririces House; 190 Piccadilly, London, W.1 REG 3361 • 2821 29 ~·.!_-: r:'' by JEAN BESSE .· ..· t...... f I 1 • • • I>.~ ·' - . r.-;;' The second stage of the selec- West dealer East-West vulnerable t,1\~:~ ... ~ tion of the ·French ·op. en team ',;_;-; · for the next European Cham~ ' NORTH !1::·· · · pionship has been co~pleted. . ·· + 10 4 3 ' · The six pairs who qualified ·· \? K 8 7 5 from the . first stage plliyed 160 0 Q ~ 10 9 7 2 deals with the following result:- + - 1. Lafont-Maret(Lyon)' +38IMP WEST EAST 2._Bourchtoff-Delmouly (Paris) .+ 7 + A9, '+ 8 IMP '\1 J 10 3 '\f ,A Q 9 2 ,. 3. Guerin-Boulanger (Paris) 0 8 6'5 3 0 AK4 . I ' + AK962 J 10 7 4 " .· ' + 5 IMP + SOUTH ?~·: ·, 4. Stilianeas7Zadouroff (Paris) i:;r ~ -4 IMP + KQJ8652 ?,' . 5. T~eron-Desrousseaux (Paris) '\1 6 4 ..,. ' - . -10 IMP I 0-:- 6:_ Vand~me-Deruy (Lille) + Q853 ' -37IMP Pairs Nos. 1, 2, ~nd 3 will now The bidding, at table 1 : enter the final ' stage, where they SoUTH WEST · NoRTH EAST . have to meet over 240 'deals the Maret' Bourclz- Lafont De/mouly six players from the Oslo team toff MMr. .' Jais, Trezel, Ghestem: No No 1NT Bachench, Svarc, Pariente. 3NT 40 Dble. The following board produced Dble. No No large swings at each of the three tables:- Against South's Four Spades See next column , doubled, Bourchtoff(West) led the King of clubs. This was a par It can be seen that East-West ticularly unfortunate opening .. can make Six No Trumps as the lead, for Mr. Maret was able to . _:,:· ~ . card.s lie, but of course this ruff three losing clubs in dummy, :; : foolish contract was never bid. \ . while establishing a high diamond 30 ·:~; :· ,:'.; :·~:.t.;-':l~~·t·~.. ~~;s~:./~~·., .n ::.:·· :~· ~~V/~:::~.·:~,~-~: ;>:~;~::~i:::··.. ~··~~;~·~·~.~ ::i·~~·; .. • ··; •• •, ·\. "'!. by forcing mit East's · OA· K, ner fro.rii " sacrifici~g" ·at · Four .· making 10 tr~cks altogether. Spades. -- ..: · - . ... ; · When opponents are sacrificing At the third table, 'the bi~~ing against Three No Trumps, it was more uncertain':- • ' I' should be considered compulsory . S,OUTH WEST NORTH EAST · · to lead a trump. - Van- Guerin Deruy Bou- In this partic1;1l~r instance,' a dame 'Ianger- · trump lead would have set the No .· No . INT. contract three tricks! · A differ 3+ 3+ 1 No . ence of 1090. ' 4+ · 40 No ' Dble. · No No At table 2, the bidding went: ,,,;.. Soum WEST NoRTH EAsT Desrou- Stilia- Theron Za- It seems here that East .and .sseaux neas. douroff 'West did not agree as · t9 the . No 30 3NT nature of West's Three Club bid, No . No No for . East did not take · any actiori after that bid (whiCh West appar- · South led +K and East ~ntly ib'tended as const~uctive). ·. . ::. (Zadouroff) made nine tricks Guerin' (West) made the same easily (not risking the heart " routine " opening lead ~s at -- -~ .· finesse of course). · table 1, and the· Four Spade . ,. It is 'interesting to observe that _contract was made here too. North's pre-emptive Three Dia .... mond' opening did not prevent London Business Houses Association; East-West from reaching ·their winners in the quarter finals of the Leslie Dodds Cup were; Civil Service normal Three No. · Trump con (Hall); Iraq Petroleum; P.L.A. (Reid); tract, but inhibit~d his own part- and Civil Service (Varley). ... Engla11d v. Norther11 ·Irela11d \ . t. -. by PAUL MASTERS 'r •' England won all three matches. with sixteen points out of a to · .score six points against nil, possible eighteen, is no less de a~d if the result of the Camrose cisive· than under the old form Trophy, retained by E~gland of scoring, the match,es have 31 ':-,._.,... t- .,..,)•\ - ..... ·' ~.. 01 '.:. · ~~;t/· ... ~""·,·.;i.• ,···;·!·/' "":"' ~ .' • I \ J•, J ! ~. ' , prov~d much' more ~pen . th~~ . is with: a -. heart void · and the A K .suggested by the res~lt: That of, diamonds South would - ~ave certainly was the case in New- made the INT bid. -He therefore castle, County .Down, · when laid 'down the King of hearts Northern Ireland were well placed and found all three missing to win one and draw one of the · trumps ,with South. At the other '"" . first two matches. table the hearts were played the _{, · . other way, although ·.the cop.tract The teams were:- · was less than game .. L. N.I.B.U.-A. C. Eaton. (non '. playing dpt.), S. Diamond, Northern Ireland went back J. O'Dempsey, E. Goldblatt, into the lead when Franklin and · D. · Cohen, · A. Anderson, E. ·Tarlo were a shade unlucky in~ Agnew . . slam effort:- West dealer E.B.U.-R. F. Corweh- (non- East-West :vulnebble . playing ·· capt.), L. · Tarlo, H. WF.ST EAST . Franklin, ' J. Lazarus, B. H. + ·s . .• AQJ Franks~ F. North, J. Pugh. <:? ~QJ642 <:? 9 8 ;. Northern Ireland took ari early· 0 KQ8 0 A'7 432 lead from whi<;h England re + J74 +AKQ ' ·covered when Franklin made a For Northern Ireland O'Demp- neat negative inference:- ' sey and Diamon~ bid:- WF.ST EAST WF.ST . EAsT + ' AQ9. + K86 3\? 30 ,. \? Al093 \? KJ8542 3\? 4+ . ·,, 0 10 9 7 0 2 . 4\? +185 +A96 - . 40 No Eas~ bid One Heart, ~est raised For England the first five bids to Three Hearts and East bid were the same, but over Four ga.me. South opened the Ace and · , Diamonds Tarlo bid Four Spades , J:9ng of diamonds ,and the de- and Franklin jumped to Six clarer ~ad to take the best chance Hearts. North -Jed a singleton ,: to avmd a heart loser. Fianklin club -and South won the first found the clue · th' ~ · · hi a · to . 10 s. ou s JatluJ:e round of trumps to giVe m . btd. North-South were using ruff. Six No Trumps by East the Baron overcall of One No would have succeeded; but East Trump as a li ht d' 'b · a 1 d g tstri utional. appreciatt:!d that there was . ouble: The declarer judged that heart loser and if West's din· 32 - ... , ' I·,. .. ·.. moods were not ·so good · as ~ .NorQiem , Ireland - again . play~d : ~ KQX" he might n'eed to e~tablish fn Three Diamonds doubledl_ and · establish the suit by ruffin g. ' were again held· to 'five tricks.' · The Irish team played on with South, Anderson, also chose the - commendable steadiness until, · unorthodox opening of One No with only six boards tq play, tliey Trump am:~ Franks, ·pressing for still led by six pomts. ·Board 27 points, doub'led with the West· _ proved their downfall in a unique hand. North removed to Two -: · manner: Hearts and East doubled, South ·:_ South ·dealt bid Three Clubs and West :·:·. Love all doubled. · The panic had set in - . NORTH and North tried Three Diamonds ; · • 764 and · held · his ground whcfri _.. ·- cy> AJ653 : doubled. 0 K9 84 . . . England gained on·the remain- ~ · • 8 . ing boards to wi~ - by 13 point~. -. ~:; WeiT EAST .· + AQ95 + _K J 10 8 SECOND MATCH \? Q 10 2 ' ~ 9 8 7 Northern Ireland took an early· · \: 010 0 AQJ76 lead in the second ' match and :, • J 10 6 54 .9 hung on to · it until board _20. :_; SouTH ' . Both teams bid a close s~am on · ' • 32 board 26:- \? K 4 '· . ·-,I· -- o s32 West dealt . AKQ732 Love all - ' . Franklin opened One · No WEST EAST Trump on the South hand, North + 10 + A K 7 3 . .: bid Two Hearts and East un \? .K- Q 8 <::; 10 9 6 5 wisely contested with 'Three Dia 0 A K Q J 10 7 2 0 6 3 monds. North duly doubled and .AS .Q76 South had no alternative to a For Northern Ireland Cohen pass. The .A:ce of clubs was opened Two Diamonds and when followed _by four rounds of hearts, his partner bid Two Spades he South discarding two spades and launched into Blackwood and the dummy ruffing. Eventually bid the· small slam. The auction the declarer made five tricks for of Pugh and North was perhaps a, loss of 700. Not extraordinary better in that the final push came in itself-but at the other table from the weaker hand:- 33 '. ~·-·: ··'.:,l·.:t::,·'.. ~ '';~'h. '•;;• t._l.: .. -:·:·:·;·~~· .. ;·:r:·.-~.\ 1 I ,.. ~ · ·· . 1 • .~-l'J ·, WFST EAST . one and. J;:nglanf again fuiished ',;. -1"' ... ;.- ... ~ .- . Pugh North .: on a strong n'ote to win by 19 2+ 2+ . ; ·, points. , ~·· .·.' 40 4+ THIRD MATCH 50 . 60. In the third 'match England ., Mter the bid ofFour.Diamonds took the lead almost from the had fix~d the trump s~it-the repeat beginning. A good, thin game ~::._. spade .bid showed the A K of by Franks and Lazarus, followed that· suit. That still wasn't quite by . a heavy penalty when Agnew enough for West who had·opened and Anderson tried to " psyche " ·) · Tw'a · Clubs but North wisely North. and Pugh out of a possible ,, ' juaged that his extra values must slam, sent the lead into double . .- offer a play. The Irish declarer figures. Ireland came back into .: · benefited from a ~lub lead· away the piCture when' Tarlo and from the King and had no Franklin out-smarted themselves: problem. Against a less helpful West dealer . trump lead Pugh had to take a East-West vulnerable ' successful finesse of the eight , NORTH · ofhearts. ' + K9 _42 With four boards to go England " 10 7 6 3 led by six points and the issue 0 Q 65 . : · was still open when this near slam + Q 10 appeared:- WEsT EAST • West dealer '+ AJ 5 • Q83 ., -. ·Love all ...f ,- .: . • • : • I •: ' .:' • : ~'. \I ~ · -·~: ·· ",' ·:·:. ··:•.: .,. •>:_, \: ;:'.; ; •. ·/_ ~.' ~ · ~·~.:.·:' · 'Franklin's spade btd was de- · and a ·club was led ·to · the 9, . signed · to create confusion and which won. ·East returned' +2* ' · ·. may seem to have succeeded in · and South again . played . s.~all, . · the wrong direction. . Certainly the Queen winning. · A third . it was clear to North that it pould ·spade was taken by the Ac~ and .': · 'not be genuine and was therefore the declarer now played . the· ' based on hearts, but Nqrth's own King ·of hearts. North 'won and·. heart suit was so poor that he · returned a · third 'chib and the' ._· feared to lead it and after l<~mg declarer was forced to . choose: ' !~ reflection settled for a ~pad e. between two finesses. He , chose .; : With the fortunate club. position to fulesse the club, and England . ;_·..: the declarer could now even had a game sWing. ' ' · afford to lose a . diamond trick. The ·Irish had·. no ·further :- chances1from an E;nglish· team ill · · ·, Tarlo and Franklin hit back · which all three pairs played up . _ when they presented the declarer to their · form~ The . newcomers; . with unexpected problems in a North and Pugh, carried a .~fair . Three ~o Trump contrac~ ::- share .of the burden, an~ carried .· .' West dealer • it no less effectively than did the Game all two mo~e ·experienced · pairs. ._·.' NoRTH - Northern Ireland too had a new- · +.J 7 5 · comer in Anderson, a~d ' he and · ;. , (\/ A 7 6 4 his partner, Agnew, though play-. . · 0 10 9 6 ing a' . minor role, were neyer ' + Q 4 3 overshadowed. Diamond · and WEST EAST · O'Dempsey had a fine match. + K3 +A 1062 . and Goldblatt still impresses as ~ Q 10 8 52 . (\/ K 3 possibly the strong_est player out 0 AQ7 0 K5 3 . side the 'English team . • . 10 7 5 + . AJ92 . The more important details SOUTH were attended to with the usual • Q 9 8 4' Northern Ireland thoroughness (\/ J 9 and gaiety in such a manner as 0 J 8 4 2 to confirm' the view that a visit + K86 to N.J. is a~ong the happiest of: South. led the four of spades Camrose experiences. and the Jack was permitted to hold the first trick. The con *Better, now, ·to cross to OQ for the . tinuation was taken by the King next club Jcad.-T.R. 35 ., . . •. Book Review· . Win.ning Points ·. ·at ' . . . M~tCh~Point ;Bridge . • J · by NORMAN SQUIRE AND M. HAR~ISO'N-GRA Y ... (Faber & Fab~r, 15s.) Reviewed by Terence Reese A book from Harrison-Gray and the Rul~ of Eleven, but •. has been promised for . many rightly tou'ihing . on ' tha~ area :..., .. ~ years and it will disappoint his where the expert disposes of :f. admirers that; to judge· from the mo~e forces than 'the average ~-- internal evidence, his part in this . player. · · < one has been no more thari to It is ~in the transition from one ·· grant the use of a number of set of examP,les to another . that . articles written for magazines. A · the standard · falls. For ex· book that is put toget~er by that ample, in a long paragraph of method is seldoiJl satisfactory. the· same sort:- ' · Here, there is a lack of con- " If you know. . ' your plays 1 ~, · , 1 nected argument, an.d many _therefore, you will do the right z-.•:- ~. chapters have no particular re- thing on many occasions when __,·:, lation . to the matter suggested lack of knowledge would leave ' by the title. Th:r: is still ro~m you with a· bad result; having for. a book. descnbmg the ~pec1al failed to beat a hand which could !ype of bidding and play that have been beaten and, perha~s - ts needed at match-points. worse, not even knowing that 1t Bridge-\vise (as the Americans was heatable." say), the contents are first-class: Not many sentences droop 50 dealing mostly with familiar sub- badly as that one, but there are · jects like suit _preference signals many that are equally dispensable. I I ONE HUNDRED UP: On the opposite page .we reproduce ihe February problems so that readers who did not enter for the com· petition can ·study the questions again before . turning to the answers on page 42, The February prpblems are on page 41. .36 . ._,.,\.l:.'"i:. ':~:·<··· ·;:_.~·. -~t_ ··.-:. <~~ ·:'~: ·::\. •: · Pr'Ob1etri No •. t '(li> points) I • · ; • . 1 • ' •.• Probiem N~."s (10 p~hits) . · · · I:M.P. scoring, game all, the.biddi.tig .'.· Rubb~r bridge, Ea~l-West vuln~rabie, · · has gone:- -, • . · th~ bidding has gon_e:- . ' SotTIH WF.Sr . NORTH EAST SOUTH WF.Sr 'NORTH EAST I .1 + No · 1+ . No lO ' No ? ? - South holds:- , , South _holds: ~ ·: + KQ83 cv>1o6 ·o- + AKQJ762 + 853 · · ~K5 - OKQJ862 + K10 What should So~th bid? · .... · · What :;hould South bid? · : . . Problem No.2 (10 points) Problem No.6 (10 points) ' . , Rubber bridge, North-South vulner- · .I.M.P. sc~ring, game all, 'the bidding ' able, the bidding has gone:- - · has 'gone: ' SotTIH WF.sr NORTH . . EAST : . SoUTH WEST .· NORTH EAST , . I + -· Dbl. . 2+ · ·. No :No/ ' 10 No . ? 2NT ' No · · 3+ No South holds:- , . . ' ? + 983 cy>Q5 'OJ\KQ1086 . 62 . Soutli .- holds ::...._ •· What should South bid? · ~(92" - ~KQ10 . OK73 + 10742 What s.houl?· South bid? ·. Problem-N o. 3 (10 points) · ·. · , . ' ~ I.M.P. scoring, game all, the bidding has gone::_ .. Problem No: 7 (10 poillts) . _ .. I.M.P. 'scoring, gaine all; the bidding ' : · SotTIH WF.Sr NORTH EAST has_gone:- ·· · ' INT ' No,>_ soUTH . wf.S! NoRTH Em No 20'. NQ I ? i+ No 1NT No · 3 No · . South holds:- 0 .. · ? + AJ52 ~K3 0104 + AJ102 South holds :..:... . No"rth's Two Diamonds denies .a · four-card major. · + Q3 ~J984 OJI02 + A653 What should South bid? What should South bid? ' : Problem No. 4 (20 points) Problem No. 8 (20 points) Match-point pairs; game all, the bid- I.M.P. scoring, love all,· the bidding • ding has·gone:- · · . has gone:_:_ . . · SoUTH WF.Sr NORTH EAST SotiTH WF.Sr· NORTH 1~ No I + · No J.O . 1~ · 2+, 'No .. · 2cy> .. No 2+ No · . 3cy> ? \ . ~·- l':lo . No No - South holds:...:... · South holds:- + As 'V>AK762 OA6 + 5432 +K4 ~103 0107 +QJI07653 (a) Do you agree with . South's Two .(a) Do you agree -with South's final Club c£11? State any· alternative that pass? 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John Wnclclington Ltd, 'Leccls 'IO 38 ' Readers are invited ·. to , send letters on. all . subjects to' the Editor, B.B~W., ·35 Dover Str~~t, ~ondon, W.i. -·-.. ·. ..' ~ '. - l •• In the articles by yourself ·and of cours~ any attempt ·to produce Arnold Elliott, on ·~ Bridgeman- · .aiz 'effect by extraneous acting is ·· · ship ", you stressed that one · unethical. . . must be .. prep~red .to fall over · At the same time, one sliould ' backwards in. order to. avoid any not be caught twice by an oppo~ suggestion of unethical . play. - · nent who plays in that style. There . ·· However, there are many· cases is a well-known continental player - ·; ·. ~ which the ordinary player will wHo is· notorious for . leav[ng his ,.. . find it difficult to decide whether tor'toise-slzell 'about twice a match or not a certa~ tactic may legiti- for a sudden rap-r~p. We know mately be used. , . . now that we have to be· e~tremely, For - exa~ple, a deciarer rhay careful in defence. see at once that the only hope ·is · * * * that an . opponent will refrain . ' The following question is . . from pl~ying a particular card ?ro~pted by· the ·first . proJ>lem at the crucial moment. . May the m the January One Hundred Up: declarer assume an air of confi- At game_to the oppon~nts S_outh dence and play the hand at speed, held=-: . , h~ping that · the importance of · '+873 ' . ·,-.-·· one ·· H ~ ndred u -p ~:- ·: i ~ ~ ·'. ' .'C ' '· ' _March Competition . . . · · . · . Tliis is the ni~th of anew . serie~ ·otOne Hundred Up. A panel of expe'rts will answer the _qu'estions a~d the markmg of the competition .will be determined by, though not nece'ssarily in strict proportion to, the votes of the panel. - . . . · . . · · - : The follo~i!lg prizes ~re o~ered .for the .. best ·sets of. answers ;- _ FIRST PRIZE Two Guineas. , .... SECOND AND '' TIURD PRIZES •: · One Guinea., Please read these rules-carefully._ No comp~tit~r may send in m.ore than one entry. · Answers should be se~t to One Hundr~d Up, British Bridge World, 35 J?over Street, London, W.l, to arrive not later than the first post 00 Aprd 1. Some latitude will be granted to overseas competitors. 40 Probleaa No.1 (10 _points) IP.nibll!m:Nn~S(\]Jll gciil~ 1 IL'NUR ~ ~~utlb vulllt!(... Matcb~point ' pairs, Norih South Jilil::, tfh:: liiiiilii:tm !:ius;~- vulnerable 1hc bidding llns ::gom::- !Sm:.t:m VfV...::sT Nnuu; E"t\Sl:" SoUTH WJ:Sr NoRTH ::EAST 1 ::20 ~ Ql No 2+ DN~ 3 + South lhtillib!- 1 - ~ Problem No. 2 (10 points) 1I..M1?~ ~ ~ aW.. ~ oidding. lhns~.._ LM.P. scoring, game :all. the bidding Sool!s :l!slr '"Q~"tl:l: £~ has gone:- . - l! Ql Sotim WFSr NORTH EAST ., 10 2+ 2 + No Samh~~ 1 + K3 ~A - Q s:i.-4 AQ South holds:- Wbn ~~ SQ.uili ~\!? + 865 ~Q3 OAQJ91 + 106 ~at should South bid? Problem No. 3 (10 points) I.M.P: sro.-i~, k1\"~ aU, th~ bidding Match-point pairs, game all, the bas gone: bidding has gone: Soum \\"'sT 1NT ,~0 Soum ,WFSr NoRm -4+ To t+ Dbl~ Redble. 10 tNT - No ? ? South holds:- ' ¢ South holds:- + KS-l ~AK '! Q7 +KQ9 What should South bid'! + A9863 ~AJ62 03 + J74 What should South bid? Problem No. 8 (20 points). Problem No. 4 (20 points) I.M.P. scoring, gnmu nil , the hlddln);l Rubber bridge, East-West vulnerable, has gonc:- ' the bidding has gone:- - SoUTII Wt:l.T Nmn11 fiAsT Soum ·WFSJ: NORTH EAST I+ lNT No 2NT I+ 20 No 3NT ·? No No Dblc. No South holds:- No No + AKQ983 . ~95 011052 + 4 South holds:- What should South bid:- +Ql0653 ~KQJ52 04 +95 (a) As the bidding has gone? (a) Do you ngrcc with ~outh'11 One (b) Jf East had called 3NT instead of Spade ovcrcnll7 2NT? (b) Which cnrd should South lead '1 41 . ~ . ·,. ' .. ··· · :·. :~· One Hundtedlip . .. : .. Conducted by ALBERT' DORMER' February Solutions: If you did not enter for th~ . Novembe r. Competition; try your , band at the problems on page 37 before reading how the experts v~ted. Answers to the February problems agrees the spades, announces first-roimd were received from the following eleven control in diamonds, and suggests slam -exi>erts: Mrs. Markus, K. Konstam, possibilities: all below the game level." .F. North, T. Reese, C .. Roilrigue,' Three, of the sponsors. of Four Dia R. Sharples and A. Truscott, ,all of monds- Reese, Swinnerton-Dyer and ,London and the ' Home Counties; Truscott-consider ·that . the bid has C. E. Phillips, Cheshire; P. Swinnerton void-showing . implications.. Thus, Dyer, Cambridge; J. Besse, Paris; and Reese, musing ·sadly of the dear, · dead, H. Pilarski, Amsterdam: . days beyond recall:- · ...... REESE: "Four Diamonds, This old Problem f'l"o. 1 (10 points) I . . Culbertson void=-showing bid is better !.M.P. scoring, game all, the bidtling than most of the modern conventions, has gone:- · for_it provides activity for a bid that SoUTil WEST NoRm EAST ' would otherwise be idle." 1+ ' No 1• No · Sharples says that he prefers to keep '/ the diamond cue bid for the next round. South holds:- • KQ83 1.2106 0~ + AKQJ762 Probl ~in No. 2 (10 points) - What should South .bid'/ · Rubber bridge, North-South vulner· An.h~er: Four. Di~monds, 10; Three able, the bidding has .gone:- Hearts, 6; Three Diamonds or Four · Soum WEST: NoRm EAsT • Spades, 3. , ·· 1. Dbl. 2. The panel's vote: 8 for Four Dia monds, 1 for Three Hearts (Sharples) South holds:- 1 for Three Diamonds (Mrs. Markus): • 983 ~Q5 OAKQ1086 + 62 1 for Four Spades (Konstam). What should South bid'/ ·a Four Diamonds seems attractive \ Answer: Three Spades or Four D1.' enough and it is rather surprising to moods, 10; Five Diamonds', 7; SIX find even three dissenters. ' I take it to Diamonds, 2. . . bear the following meaning:- , ''Ihe panel's vote: 4 for Three ~pad~ RODRIGUE: " Four Diamonds. Three 3 for Four Diamonds (Besse, F1Iars ' would be forcing, so Four must agree Reese), 3 for Five Diamonds (M~· spades and show diamond control." Markus~ North, Phillips), 1 for SIX NoRm:." Four Diamonds. Surely Diamonds (Truscott). h 1 th~re can be no other choice. Four The Three Spade callers hope t 3 Dmmonds does everything in one· ' North can dredge up 3~T : '42 ,- ~ . .,, ...... • '~.._ t • ., I • ; I ., . KONsrAM: "Thr~ Spades,· hoping .. · . sotim ·wEST ._r 'NoRTH EAST .. I partnei can call Three No Trumps. If I 1NT No -' not, you can still retreat to Five Dia 2+ ·No 20 No monds." 1 .. · SWINNERTON-DYER: "Three Spades. South holds: Partner can easily have a spade stop +AJ52. ~K3 -oot04 +AJto2 ·.. J. ·: and even if he hasn't our general·values North's Two · Diamonds ·denies a· suggest a game. No amount · of in four-card major. tonation would make Three Diamonds What should South bid? an adequate bid." Butl'hree Spades could prove a false · Answer: Four No Trumps, 10; Three move, as Besse points out:- Diamonds ·or Four Clubs, 6; Five No BESSE: "Four Diamonds, · ~nfor- Trumps, 5; Three No Trumps~ 4; Six tunately abandoning the ·possibility Clubs,'2. · · of playing in no trumps. The only way The panel's vote: 3 for Four No of investigating 3NT is to bid. Three Trumps, 2 for Three Diamonds (Phillips, . , Spades, and over that it is ten-to-one Swinnerton-Dyer), 2 . for Four ciubs · - .. that North will answer Four· Hearts. · (Reese, Truscott), 2 for Five No'Trumps · And Four Hearts would fix you, for (Filarski; Rodrigue), 1 for Thre~ No you don't know whether North has ·Trumps (Konstam), 1 for Six Clubs_ . four, five or six hearts. You, therefore, (Mrs. Markus). · · have to bid Five Diamonds and that There is only a moderate . chance of could be one too many." . . making a slam by sheer weight o(. • · To say nothing of the opprobrium metal; but ··a four-four club fit,' if it that South would incur if Four Hearts·· exists, will probably yield at least one · ·_ turned out to be. the right contract. If ·_ extra trick. It is ihc sort of hand that : be calls Four Diamonds instead of comes . up .time and again in 'practical Three Spades, South can ~ pass F~ur play, but few partnerships can deal Hearts with equanimity. · - with i(elfectively. Five Diamonds, proposed. by Mrs. The . Sharples brothers long ago · ·_ Markus, N'orth and Phillips·, seems a developed a gimmick that practically shade too energetic. After all, · Four . carries a money-b~ck-if-it-lo~es guaran- . ' is a very strong call in this position. · tee. It has been adopted by a num~er Truscott gries out on a limb·-· ' ' of other players, but is not widely TRuscorr: " Six Diamonds: If this enough known' to _be used in this is worse than a finesse I will eat my competition. , Sharples, therefore, rather unpalatable system." eschews the call here but ·goes on to - The opponents cash the first three explain it:- · tricks (vide Board 15 . of your · team's SHARPLES: " Four No Trumps seems ' first-round match in the Hubert best. But the bid I would make in Phillips Bowl). Please · make it the actual play ·would be Four Clubs, calf-bound edition. which we usc in a semi-conventional, sense. " As we play it, this jump to Four Problem No. 3 (10 points) in either minor by the two club bidder I.M.P. scoring, game all, the bidding guarantees the values for a quantitative has gone:- · Four No Trumps.· But it also states 43 . _, J ' ••_·- ~,. ··.·.-' : • ;· .· -·~li.;.' .: ·;.:.-:_,:.,·.,1 . ,, ·> . .:·:,-.:~.: ;;.·~·:·?·~~ . . ·that thC -p18yer ·is seekirlg !a fouf-four i-C:p}i~s 1 3N~ · he sufety ·, h~ -~ _, club Suit fit in a'·minor, for slam purposes. : and _a slam looks·rea5onabie. If North "If there is no fit, 'partner cal?- sign raises diamonds'1'South bids 4NT, pre off iti 4NT. If there is a fit, he· can pared to play in diamonds if North either mi~e or cue bid, a~rding to insists...... ' the nature of his hand. 'Die method· is . Reese is nev~r a · kee~ follower-up · useful on the hands that are just short · of the Stayman convention:_: . of the values for 6NT but may offer.an: . REESE: ,; Four . Clubs. - Hard, as . excellent play fo·r .Six Clubs o·r: Six , alwa~s ; to follow a senseless bid ~th . Diamonds." a sensible one. I suppose one 'must · RodrigUe and Truscott·: also mention gauge that if ·partner is ' long· in the that th.ey . use the Sharples . method. . minors there must be ·a chance of a Under 100 Up conditions, • Truscott slani there." . still chooses Four Clubs but with'· iess Mrs: Markus protects her partner enthu~iasm. Rodrigue, in ·company ·· from further strain by going direct' t~ with Filarski, calls 5NT, 'which seems Six Clubs. · to me Jess of an overbid than Konstam's 3NT is an underbid. Problem No. 4 '(20 points) I am also a disciple of the Sharples Match-point pair5, game all, the bid method, but lacking that understanding ding has gone:- · I would prefer the following:- ' SoUTH WEST Noim NoRm·: "Four No Trumps. If · 1~ -.. No ' 1+ partner is maximum, a club or no ·2+ No · 2~ No trump 'slain should be attainable'. . ? IncidentaiJy, I would take Five Clubs South holds:- or Five Diamonds from partner ,as "+As ~AK762 OA6' + 5432 confirming a maximum hand with. four (a) Do you agree with South's Two · ca'rds in the suit named."' Club call? State any alternative that That seems . to me to underline one you consider preferable. - · ' of the a~vantages of the Sharples four (b) What should South bid now? club bid . . If South calls 4NT, North Answer to (a) : Yes, agree with Two ca~ call Five Clubs or Five Diamonds only when he has maximum holdings; Clubs, 10; prefer· One No_Trump, 6; but a slam can be on opposite minimum prefer Two Hearts, 6. • . _.. (but suitable)-holdings. An~. of course, The panel's' vote: .8 ·agree with Two there are other advantages: for example, Clubs, 2 prefer Two Hearts (North, the lower level gives room for cue- Reese), 1 prefers One No TrumP bidding. · · (Rodri~e). The majority approve Two Clubs There is some intelligent improvisa with indulgent good humour: tion in the shape of Three Diamonds and Four Clubs:- FILARSKJ : "Yes; agree with Two Clubs. ' If I ever get 5432 of a suit, 1 PHILLIPs: "Three Diamonds. Some like to bid it." · players use this bid, after Stayman a5 SWINNERTON-DYER : " Yes, agree with a specific request for minor-suit len~th Two Clubs but I wish to state thnt 11 Even. without that understanding i~ less' doctri~aire setter would have iin still seems the best -shot: if N~rth proved the clubs to, say, 7532. 44 ..,:· ._ . ; -'· · ''But ~hat· eLo;e is the~e? Two Hearts try is to _be made, Three H;earts ·js the· · . •. is diScouraging and any\vay you ·are only call that can be entertained:.:.._ . · . ·.: : not as de.tennined ·a'S. all that to play KoNnAM: "Three Hearts. ·Simple · ' .: in hearts: 1NT sugg~sts some ten aces preference, in this case, may. mask: · i' and probably Jess strength: and Two quite a suitable hand, but we cannot .· . '· ..'' Spades, though . it deserVes marks, is call more · thari Three in case it be c · ::. needlessly exotic.'~ · . otherwise.'' ., .. . I certainly think Two Clubs is the NoRm: "Three Hearts. As the ·. . right call, for. the· alternative~ a(e r~ bidding has gone, this is the right try '·- :': pugnant. It is difficult . to see what . for game, fo·r it does not lay . special hann can accrue for, as Sharples emphasis on any one feature.'' · · mentions, North is u~likely to pass at That is a good point. Some players· match-point pairs. If he does pass, it li_ke to break 'out in a fresh place at .. ,-: may even prove a better contract than every conceivable opportunity (w'e saw · --·: ·•. Two Hearts,. the most obvious alter that in your · comment on (a)-T.R.), ::~. -·. native bid (though not the best alter but 'on ~a~y hands it is better, to-stress ;· '· · ·:. native, in my opinion). general strength. . . . REEsE: "No, prefer Two Hearts. It · Rodrigile rejects further action with ·:; is true that this is not an ideal exp'ression contumely:- .· ' · ~-- · · · ' ·.. of -the hand, but neither. is lNT, still RooRIGllE: "No Bid, Or should we . ,. ·;: ' . . ',...... :. Jess Two Clubs. Two Hearts is ' best make a further effort to play in_clubs? ." . • .. , . . ··. . of the three, becau:c;e -if the bidding Problem No• . 5 (10 points) - · continues South, wiLh something in . Rubber bridge, East-West vulnerable, · -.·. ~ hand, will have fewer problems." the bidding has gone:- · .. · Two Hearts bores me terrifically and -~--. 1 SoUTII WF.Sr · No~rn EAST - · ·. I don't see why, as compared with Two 1¢ No ' Oubs, it should leave South 'with fewer problem$ if the bidding continue. But ? the main objection is that partner m'ay South holds:- have a singleton heart and pass the: bid., ' +853 cy/K5 ¢KQJ862 .+KID I prefer Rodrigue's lNT, which at. any ·. What shc:>Uld South bid? rate does not do the hand grievous Ans11ler: Three No Trumps, 10; Two bodily hann. Clubs, Two No Trumps, or Five 'Dia ' Answer to (b): Three Hearts, 10; No monds, 6; Three or Four Diamonds, 2. Bid, 7. ·rite panel's vote: 7 for Three No ' I The pane/'s· vote: 7 for Three Hearts, Trumps, 1 for Two Clubs (Rodrigue), 4 for No Bid. (Phillips, Rodrigue, 1 for Two No Trumps (Reese), · I for Swinnerton-Dyer) . . Five Diamonds (Sharples), I for Three' Whether South should advance ·over Diamonds (Filarski). Two Hearts is a rather close question, This problem was submitted by a · so far as values go. But there is also a ~eader, who admitted that he couldn't tactical consideration: the ... opponents think of a good bid. The panel mostly may be unduly impressed by the Two take the view that there isn't one, but Club call and that may cause them to that 3NT is less unsatisfactory than misjudge the defence. For. me, that the other possibilities. consideration would sway the decision. Mrs. MARKUs: "Three No Trumps. It is generally agreed that, if a furt~er Not enough points, of course, but 45 ...... with a hand that is useless'in defence REES!l: ' " .Three Diamonds . ..With . I am prepared to ignore that aspect . only one good card in partner's suits and go straight to a game that_l should and no Aces, it would be a bad mistak; have a very good chance.of mak\ng.~ ... ··.to do anything more active:O• . NoRm: "Three No TI'\lmps. Im- ' . PHILLIPS: "Three Diamonds. With possible to avoid a guess of some sort some of the values in the major suits and I prefer to make it at once, while almost certainly wasted, I do not wish I can protect my club and heart to encouragt: partner towards a minor- holdings." suit game by raising clubs." ' PHILLIPS: "Three No Trumps. There · · While Three. Diamonds may be the is much to be said for using 2NT as a ~ book " bi~, I feel that it is stolid and · forcing bid, as in the American style: unhelpful. To sit back and make book it would work well here. Playing bids with an "I can't be blamed" 'standard British', 3NT seems best." . attitude is a negative approach. Of the other nominations, I like· The Three Heart bidders set out ·to Rodfigue's " mark-time " call of Two . cater for some such North hand as the Clubs, buf one can see that Reese's ' following: + A10x ~x OQJxxx c~oice will work well on occasion:- + AKxx. If North has a different sort REESE: "Two No Trumps. A mis- 9f hand, it probably won't much matter take to' bid Three, because that lessens whether South bids Three Diamonds the opportunity to get back to diamonds or Three Hearts, but if he has that kind if partner is fairly unbalanced." . of hand ·the following answers will Problem No. 6 (10 points) have a big edge over Three Diamonds:- . -·Mrs. MARKUS: " Three Hearts, the ha!·~:;:~oring, game aU, the bidding suit in which I · have a double stop. I Soum WF.Sr NoRm ' EAST cannot reassure partner in the same No No 1 O No way about spades, and I need an honour 2NT No No from 'him to make 3NT;" '/ ~ + · TRuscorr: "Three HeartS. · Nort~ South holds:- probably has a singleton in a major. + K92 ~KQlO OK73 + 10742 If this is in hearts, he can bid JNT What should South bid 7 knowing that I have no fear of hearts· But if his singleton is in spades we shall, Answer: Three Hearts, 10·, Three • , Dl nmonds, 7. play in a minor suit." The panel's vote: 6 for Three Hearts It is only fair to admit that Three 5 for Three Diamonds.' ' Hearts stands a chance of being inter· 'd but ' To support clubs would be ill-judged preted as an advance cu~ b! • nd on 11 flat hand with such moderate Rodrigue faces that comph~at1on n holdings in partner's two suits. Simple answers it satisfactorily:- prefcrcnce to Three Diamonds is 'a RODRIGUE : "Three Hearts. ~ar::~ non-committal move:- must proceed on the hypothesiS K ' h~ ONSTAM: "Three Diam.onds. This this shows heart strength; thus,. e thai does ~ot rule out· the possibility of . call 3NT if hearts is the sUit 3NT tf partner's hand is suitable . worried him. • d on thai ' w_hc~as Four Clubs would take th; " He can safely procee bJddmg out of that range." assumption, knowing that if 'fhJ'CC 46 ' ·: \ ···~ ·::~-;. .:... .- "~-"" - .. ... , - .:-- :: f, ... . ; ' ~ • • , ' ' • I . ·.Hearts turns out to · ~ - a· cue bid · ;hen : .~ ·· C~rt.ainly ·Three . Sp~des · would seem /shall not pass 3NT.. · . .· .- inade.quate' if · one doe~ · accept that; · "Three Hearts, therefore, is. a two- · prin~iple :- · . · · way bid in this situation: it may be a . Thuscorr: ' "Four Spades~ This cue bid or it may show a secure·guard · should IX! the right contract. As I play· in the suit, but North assumes it to be it, Three Spades could be passed here." the latter unless subsequent bidding . RoDRIGUE: .. Four Spades. The way proves otherwise." ' · · · · · I play, Thre~ Diamonds is forcing · on responder but not on opener. I · cer Problem No. :r. (10 points) _ tainly have the right. cards .and there · 1 is nothing I would hate more ~han · . , I.M.P. scoring, game all, the bidding has gone:..:_ · · · to . have partner paSs · Three Spades. I almost' feel like ·making an advance:·' · SoUTH WEST NoRm EAsi cue bid of Four 'Clubs, but feel I need No · 1. OQ in place of ~J." . . , · INT. .No - 30 1 would like to . have better trump~ ?' before' gojng on a . b~dding .spree with South holds:- Four Clubs. However, · North and , + 03 ~J984 .01102 + A653 Filarski are satisfied with .what they What should South bid? have:- · · · ' . 1 Answer: Four.· Spades, 10; Four, . FrLARSKI: ".Four-Clubs. South 'may Clubs, 7; ' Three Hearts .or Three No h'old exactly the 'right ca'ras for~ slam. · Trumps, 5; Three Spades,· 'f. Certainly he already has th~ righ~ ones The panel's vote: 3 for Fou.r Spades, for "'game." . .. · 2 for Four Clubs CFilarski, North); 2 Here is another possibility:- for Three HeartS (Phillips, Sharples), SHARPLES: " Three Hearts. Unlikely · 3 for Three Spades (Mrs. Markus, that partner has · 4-4-4-1, for on ', a 1- 1 Reese, Swinnerton-Dyer)', 1 for ' Three strong ·hand of ~hat ~hape he_ would f . No Trumps (Konstam). probably, open pne Heart. But he There arc some sequences that are might have 5-4-4-0 and this will be forcing upon one player but not upon the last o'pportunity of seeking a four- . the partner. ' Thus, in this sequence, four heart fit; and Thre_e Hearts l~aves ~ North's Three Diamonds · is forcing so the way ·open for a_variety of further far, as South is conct"rned, but North bids." is at liberty to let the bidding die _on . I should be scared of receiving three th,e next round if he cannot extract life - card support in hearts, but 'that would from his partner. North might hold, not necessarily be a disaster and, at say: + A'Kxxx ~AQx OKQxx' +x. . any rate, Sharples' call ensures that a One does not want to issue an uncon- game be reached. ditional force to game on that hand, over INT, but it is too good for Two · Problem No. 8 (20 points) Diamonds and unsuited to 2NT. North,· I.M.P. scoring, love all, the bidding therefore, calls Three Diamonds and has gone:- expects his partner to bid the full value Soum WEST NORTH of his hand. " 10 1~ Whether that principle is accepted 2+ ' No 3~ by all the panelists, I cannot say. No No No . 47 ~;,'~:,~~ · <·~:\ "-! · •.:.:: {:~: ·: f~{:~\"t~~:;:5~?:~~(:~;'j;~~~;~. ~'~~.~;::-:.~(;.~ t-:- .. :~·;:.,~'t;---::.,_:· .!_ ~~ South holds':-> -'. · ·, .·· . ,·.(5 to 2,:on, in te~ · of match-poin~)." }?.~ . . ·.+ K( lji03 0107 · +QJ~07653_ ·.. : On.the othe,r side:.,...... · :·~ • ' (a) Do· you agree 'Yith So.uth's ~at .. T~uscorr: · Np, I prefer Fi.ve Clubs. -' · - pass 1 State any ~lternative_ th~t - y_ou North's · sudden activity with Three consider prefeq1ble. . . • 'Hearts suggeSts jl mild club fit, so ~-e (b) Which card .should South lead? should get out · for 300 _in Five qubs Answer to (a)::Yes, agree with South's .. d9ubled . and. may even _push them to pass, 10; No, p:efer ~ive . Clubs, ~· . Five Spades. Chances of bea~ing Four :,. ~. The panel's vote: 8 agree with South's. Spa~es are poor." . : . · . pass, 3 prefer Five Clubs (North, . Here are the other :vot~s for action:- ... I • . ·' ·~ ·•. ~odrigue, Tr:_uscott). · . · RoDRIGuE:· " No~ prefer Five <;Jubs. ~i·>" ' ; Thi~ was a s~itlg hand_ in the Tolle- Partner's 'jump rebid is not '. based on ·· mache match between . London and a singleton Club. His probable holding Surrc:y. Four members of the panel is Kxx so in defence . we shall only . played in that match (Konstam, Reese, . take t.;o heartS and a spade.'~ : . Rodrigue, Truscott), thou~h non~ was · : N~Rrn: "No~ 'pn!fcr Fi~e Clubs. at !he_ table where thts parttcular -By far the most diffic~lt .question, but auction ?cc~rred. . if one takes the view-as. I dO-that · T~e btddmg· by all four pla~ers w_~· partner's _hand . has improved as a I th;nk, sound up to and mcludmg result of my Two Club call, then it E~t s Four ~pade _call. _Whether Soutlt seems· wrong to ·pass 'Fo-ur Spades." should · sacnfice m Ftve Clubs, or 1 • ••• , • • Five whether he shoUld chQ.Ose to . defend ' In practtce! .. Sou~ dtd_ call Four Spades, is indeed close. . . ,. Cl.ubs, . which ~hould .have • been P~~ REESE: "Yes I agree with South's ish~d (or 300, but• East pressed on pass. It i'> true that there is an inference . Five, Diamonds . ang that cost 300 that partner 'has some club s~pport, . instead. . . but Fiw ·Clubs _is likely to cost 300, · East-West · could· . make as ~an! and they haven't made' Four Spades yet. tricks in a spade contract as. m r East may have been intending to jump diamond co~tract: .whether nme .0 ·to Thrl!e Spades only, and maY, have ten · ~epended entirely ~n ·the chotec ~bought that inadequate, and sounding of opening lead. , tO; too much like a competitive bid, after . · Ans1per to ' (b) : . Ten of hearts, North's Three Hearts.'' . Queen of clubs, 3. I r FtLARSKI: "YCl', agree with South's ·. The panel'.r l'ote: 10 for Ten ° pass. One might c~it Five Clubs on the hearts I ·for · Queen of clubs {M~ theory _that North must hold a club Mark~s). fit, but that ~ill cost 300. Not a catas- ~our Spades would have been : trophe, except when Four · Spade~ after a heart or diamond lead. , uld ·' would have been defeated. There Markus' .club lead; however, wo . might easily be two hearts, a diamond have beaten the contmct. · of and a trump trick.'' . . That is in no sense a condemnation PHILLIPS· " y · · · irtuaJIY · es, agree Wtth South's the majority vote. There• IS v d pass. I exp~ct Four Spades to be a only one position in which a club Ie\ :~~ and Five Clubs to b~ only two will gain: when North has Kx 5~ .' but I am not prepared to back fically and the opponents' clubs my JUdgment at the necessary odds divided two and two. That pro~. to 48 ,t f-{; /· · ::: · .:: ~.. :-. ···:·:· ':'.:- -.. ~·. \·~?··:'< ··-:,.-:::· ·:.·>··,:_::: :.-r.. :.: ...... _.. ;;:~~- <:.:· .. -.. ~:_:·_ . • be ~ the . actual distribution of the ' club· ..-' proverb: " Handsome is that handsome suit. · Nbt only that, but the heart lea~ · . does.· ~ . ~ · e. REEsE: "Ten of hearts: Since North . \ DVJ'LICATE BRIDGE BOARDS IS expected to have two or three clubs, StrODIIlY made. Quick delivery. it is most unlikely that 'there will be Size 7" sq. with Metal Bd11cs £6/11/0 per set of 32 · · plus 4/6 posta11c and re11istratioo. · ~y .tricks to promote in' that suit~'-' . Actual Maker: F. Lawes, 10 Farquhar Road .. Ed11baston, Birminaham, IS · However, th~re is an old English RES"OLT OF FEBRUARY .COMPETITION Th~ was agaiD a rather 'difficult set and Problems 1, 'sand 6 proved particularly. hazar~o~. Many solvers missed the advance cue bid on Problem 1, while. Four Clubs was a popular but non-scoring answer to Problem 6. . , · I . Winner • Max. 100 E. BumoN, Bella-Vista, Heage Road, Ripley, Derbyshire 92 Second lind Third'. '\ G. K. RussELL, 10 Dry' Hill Road, Tonbridge, Kent 89 W. E. MoRTENSEN, Copenhagen 87 Other icading scores: J. CHAPMAN, J. W. FIELD, J. M . PUGH, 86 ; J. T: NAYLOR, K: T. REtTSEMA, 80; MRS. T. SIMONS, 79; J. J. FRANSSEN, J. MASH, N . WATKINSON, 78; Mtss w. JEwsoN, J. E. GORDON, .77; J. HmnERT, C. R. B. MURRAY, 76; N. ~ CHouLARTON, 75; R. B. CATLOW, 74; FLYING;OFFtCER J. B. EvANS, G. G. FowuE, L. G. Wooo, 73; P. J. MERRYWEATHER, 72; SURGEON-LT. M. J. Cox, FLT.-LT. A. IsAA~N, J: K. PATES; K. J. RAWOR'q-1, . 71; S. W . .BARNE1T, R . S. BROCK, A. A. ., PESCOTT-DAY, 70. · · . ' ' . . J~uarj Competitio~; In ad~ition . to the leading scores published last month, L. Sandelman of Detroit scored 78 and K . K. _Sykes scored 70. · · - 49 -· {• Master :Points Secretary:_ •• ! . F. 0. Bin~ham, 48 Lordship Park, London; N.16 . . . PROMOTIONS . ' ~:.. .-. i ·:.. To. National Master:. . F. Farrington. . . (North-Western).. · . · ..// .- To Masters: G. G. Endicott (N.W.); 'Mrs. A.· J~ Garratt (Notts.); 1.~ . . . -· Mrs. D. Hallett (Staffs.); E. A. Madenski (Staffs.); E. Newman (Yarks); N. A. T. Vinson (Devon). . . · , _ This month's complete list concerns the NORTH-WES'fERN C.B.A. · •I ;/.' National Masters: B. H . .' Franks (214), J. Lazarus (209);, F. Farrington (151). _ . · . _ Masters: I. M. Morris (126); S. Blaser (101); Mrs. G. E. Higginson ,. . (S2); E., L. Silverstone• (72); D. Myers;-R.· Myers (71); B. P. T?pley ·;<: (69); R. H. Broadhurst (65); 1W. W. L.. Fearn (61); -E. L.' Figgis (59); J. Miezis (55); G: G. Endicott (52). · County Masters: Mrs. W. w :·- L.. Fea~n. R. T. Higson (48); c. E. Phillips (44); N. F. Choularton, P. E., Morley ''(42) ; _J. E. Gordon 1 .(37); Dr. A. S. Beilin (35); Mrs. M. T. Lees (32); Mrs. M. Wylde (31); Mrs. H. Ford, G. P. Littler (30); .C. J. Morley, Miss _o. Ramus (28); M. Blank (27); Mrs. 0 . . J. Topp~ng (26); '_ J. L. · Alex~nder, - K~~~. . . - ,. Local Masters: -Mrs. A.'· Helm (24); Mrs. L. P. Robinson (23); Mrs. D. Franks, M. Lipworth (22); K. Littler (21) ; Mrs. E. .. L. ' Figgis,R.·Kennedy, L. Myers (20); G. F. Shoit, Mrs. D. Woodward ' (19); J. V. Dewhurst, M: Esner, L .P. Robinson (18) ; G. L. Mitcheson, E. Pearce, Mrs. T. Richardson, S. Zychlinski (17); A. P. Driver, Mrs. 0j Grune_rt, S. and Mrs. Yates (16); E. G. P. Martin, G. S. Rednal. (15); N. _G. Hothersall, J. M. Ingham, Mrs. B. KershaW P4), G .. Reay (13); Mrs. J. Baddeley, Dr. C. S. Hunter, B. M. Hargrea~e~ - ~Jss M. Low~. I. D. T. Macrae, Mrs. D. R~shton , G. W. Sutchfli: Mrs. H. Warner (12); H. w_. Corden ~ Mrs. I. Cowgill, S. DenbY (11), T. Aspden, Mrs. J. M. Aspinall, Mrs. ~· Bell, Mrs. Bent, F. Beverley, 50 .. ,•' '· ~· ' .. ' . \:';_.'r,·_:J~ / .. r • ·, ' • ' •• • _. ol'' ·o~; II o I I I : .. Mrs; :-M:. Dutton, Miss . N.· Eames;' Mrs. ·· F. Hardngt~n, Dr. ·ri. ' 1 Friedberg,' S: R. Gdce, E .. Haslalri, J. Hibbert;. H. Kernick, Mrs. :· Knowles, _Mrs. I. D. T. Macrae, M. W. Nagaj, J: and Mrs. Ormero_d, · , S. J. Shaw (10). · · · · . ' ·.. Oub Masters. · . . ~- With 9 Points: £. G. Dutton; Miss_E. R. -Ferguson,' Mrs. D .' L.· Figgis; Mrs. P.· Longwo~h; Mrs. G. M. Pettersen; A. V. Rahr; Mrs : C. Thompson. With 8 Master Points:_:_ E. B. N. Aspinall; Dr. S . . Fink; Miss ~. - M. Jacobs; S. Stone;_ · Mrs. E: M~' Thompson; Mrs. R: Whewell. With 7 Master Points:- . . ' Mrs. E. B~iley; Miss H. Bell; Mrs. o~ Cryer; Mrs: E. Grice~Jackson; Mrs. M ..J. Young; K. R. Young. · · . · · · With '6 Master Points:- .. G. F. Bell; M. C: Cookson;· J. Doyle; Mrs. E. M. Doyle; D. 'L. ·. ·Figgis; W. Nicholson; Mrs. E. C. Powell; 0. F. Rigby; Z. Shneider; .. P. Taylo.r; W. Woodcock. · · 1. -· · With 5 Master Points.:- , . . ; . ·" · Mrs. J. A. Counsell; J. Huffman; Mrs. J. Huffman; .Mrs. K. Jon'es; . E. Longworth; Mrs. A. Mellon; H. Reece; 0 . . E. ~ce; Miss .H. ·Seddon. · With 4.Master Points:- , Mrs.' M. Beverley; J. A. Counsell'; J. Dagger; F. J. Dean; Mrs. R. Dooley; A. C. Douglass; Mrs. M. Eames;· Mrs. G. B. Gresly; B. Hinton; N. Knowles; W. Lees; Mrs. B. MacCallum; J. Nu·gent; ·_ Mrs. E. Pyke; A. K: Sen;- Mis~ I. Shelmerdine; Mrs. J. S111ith; Mrs. W. Stephens; A. Stephens; F. G. Tams; Mrs. Waltho; W. L. Wilkinson. With 3 Master Points:- 1. A. Beganski; L. Black; M. Brown; Mrs. F. A. Brown; Mrs. L Burley; Mrs. N. C. Cross; Mrs. D. Cuthbert; Mrs. P. Farber; D. Fitzgerald; L. Foulds; ·S. E. Goldsmith; Miss P. Hepworth; · C. ·Henriques; Mrs. Hinchcliffe; Mrs. Holland; Mrs. A.M. Huntley; . ·D. Lancaster; W. B. Middleton; H. T. Murch; Dr. J. Mackay; Mrs. <;. N. Whyman. 51 l -J • .,----:• ' , : I '\ ."' ,.1 .•"' •. (" ; ' 1 .:' .. • ..1~ ,.··:, '"· '\ ~ ',· "''!. .. , ··~- •. '-·; •~ .-·r.... ' ' ., .. l • -). • l' • • ' • - . • -:.' ~ • With 2 Master Points:- · .,__' , J.- Mrs. R. K: Bell; Miss M. Be.ukelaer; Mrs; E. Bl~d; Mrs. E. M. I .....' o - Brian; T. G. Brow~; E. J. Burns; Mrs. H. s~ Carmichael; L. s. J. .. Cohen; J. R. Cuthbert; Mrs. Davidson; Mrs. K. Dow; W. H. Duck worth; Mrs. D. Evans; I. Freedman; Miss J. <;Jlaister; B. Goldenfeld; ... Dr. Goodman-Jones; Mrs. B: Halsall; K. G. Hancock; Mrs. E. ,. · Hancock; Mrs. G .. H1;1rrisqn; Mrs. E .• Hastings; D. Heifer; A. R. j Hester; Mrs. A .. R,. Hester; J. Hirst; Mrs. P. Hirst; Mrs"P. Hobson; · K. Howard·; Miss M. Howat; A. V. Howland; Mrs. Jacobs; Dr. L. · Kopsch; Mrs. A. R. Lee; Mrs. A. 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Gordon (N.W.C.B.A.) by 47 J.M.P. · ·. · · . · · · Mrs. H. Rye (London) beat J." Taylor (Surrey) by 1 1~ I. M.P. ·· ..- ·. · ·. · G. F. Short (N.W.C.B.A.) beat E. White (Derbyshire) by 13 J.M.P; . . . P. F. Spurwayi (Warks. and Somerset)'beiit Mrs. w. .H. Jessop (Glos.) by 103 J.M.: S.'W: Thomas (Somerset) beat R: D. Worm'ald ("Worcs.)"by 7 I.M:P. · . · R. Dorsey (Leeds) beat D_. <;Jordon Smith (Staffs. and Glos.) by 31 I.M.P. .. Mrs. R. Evans (Bournemouth) beat R. Phillips (Somerset) by. 48 I.M.P. . ·! W. H. Hinton (Nottingham) b'eat R. Vincent (Sheffield) by 13. I. M.P. · M. F. Saunders (LOndon) beat E. Leader Williams (Surrey) by 9. I:M.P. J. T~ Reese (London)' beat B. E; Jennings (Herts) by 48. I_,_ M.P. . r-:.• N. Gardener (London) beat F. North (Sussex) by 21 -i.M.P. · M. Wolach'("London) beat H. St. J. Ingram (London) by 2 I.M.P: E. A: Stead (London) beat" G. H. Yarnell (Sussex) by· 27 I.M.P. . . / N. Neville (London) beat A. Stoc;kton (London)' by 22 I. M.P. · ' E. L:·Silverstone (London) beat Mrs. J. Gatti (London) by 42 I.M.P. ' ( A. G. Jeffery (Londonfbe~t c. B. Landau ("London) by ?1 I.M.P. M. Blank (Manchester) be~t J1 Hochwald (Yorks and N.E.R.A.) by. 39 I.M.P. .. L. Howell.(Bradford) beat J. R. L. Thompson (Nottingham) by 16 I.M.P: . A. F. Truscott (Lon'don) beat Dr. E. R."\'a'rley (London) by 58 -I.M.P. Crockfords Cup ·, . Rotind m · ·.' I. Manning (Leeds beat G. L. Mitcheson· (Manchester) by 55 I.M.P. M. Blank (Manchester) beat a: G.-Endicott (Liverpool) by 12 I. M.P. . G. Griffiths (Somerset and Warks.) beat K: E. Sta.nley (Bristol) by 6 l .M.P. L. Tarlo ,(London) beat N. Neville (London) by 35 I.M.P. . . - · . . R. Roncoli (Scarborough) beat G. H. F. Br'oad (Leicester) 140 pts. after a tie. · ·, . Mrs. A. L. Flemiog·(Lo~don) beat Mrs. P. M. Williams (London) by 24 I.M.P. G. T. Garnett (Nottingham) beat W. H.· Hinton (Nottingham) by 7 I.M.P. Dr. J. B. Fulton (Y~rks.) beat Dr. M. S. Lauric (Leeds) by 1 I.M.P. F: North (Sussex) beat.Dr. E. R. Varley (London) by 12 l.M.P. G. Leader Williams' (Surrey) b~at D. H. T. Davenport (London) by 1 I.M.P. J. R. A. Beale (London) beat Dr.' Shce·(London) by 2 I. M.P. · Mrs. M. Frith (Sheffield) w.o. J. Lazarus, Holders Scr. , · (Mr. Lazarus's team is unable to play on the date of the Fin~l.) Hubert Phillips Doni ~ • Round Ill ,. Mrs. Q. M. Hallett (~taffs) beat W. H. Hinton (~?Hingham) 700 pts. 55 ~~Wi?~-:~\-~'\:~:~:),:'if:'}~?~~- ~·"·:J:;(P~9fN:~~~~1:~1~r:;r-~~~:-·~~~:Ft:t?::;£~~\~:?\:~~~·tj\~~~: ~,;;~'-.· E •.F. Biisc~e (Staffs.): beat S.~ Mcggitt._(L!pcs : ) by '100 'plc;!. : . :: . •' .. · ~-h . ' Mrs. M. T. Lees (Mar.chester) beat J. HGoLD Cup FINAL RciuNos.:. ..·. -~ ' London Muy 30-31 INTERNATIONAL PAIRS TOURNAMENT ": .Vichy ' •·i June 6-7 RIXJ MA~K~s ' CUP-Wo~en's Individual ; I Final p, of W. Hole 19- 21 KENT CONGR~~ ·" · ... Folkestone Sept. 12- 26 EUROPEAN CHAMrJONSHIP ...\ .:- Palermo, SicilY '• Full particulars from: .,. 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