• 6 53 2 lVI Q 2 0 A J 9 + 10 7 6 2 • Q 7 N + K J 10 9 IV1 1073 lVI J964 w E 0 4 2 0 7 53 s + AKQJH ·---- + 9 8 + A84 IVI AK85 0 K Q 10 8 6 + 3

South plays 5 0 : \Vest leads + K and follows with +·Q . Can contract be made ?

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VoLUME 3 FEBRUARY, 1949 NmmER4 LONDON • CONTENT.S • Page MASTERS EDITORIAL •• 2 * * * E:sGLAND v . ScoTLAND 1. M . ·Harrison-Gray 452 {J· Tarlo . . . . " Alibi· ~ . . 3 2 · J. Pavlides . . 426 4. J. C. H. Marx 403 AnouND ·THE CoMPETITIONS 8 5. D r. H . Leist 402 6. L. Baron 395 CHANGE oF SuiT III 7. A. Rose .. 392 Norma11 Squire 11 8. R. Swimer 388 9. D r. M. Rockfelt 386 HARROGATE CoNGRESS 10. J, T . Reese 381 J1rs. A . L. Flemi11g 15 {N. Gardener .. 11 · S. J. G . Booker .. 376 NoRTH v. SouTH 13. D r. S. Lee 373 Ke1111eth KoiiSttl/11 19 B. Shapiro .. 14. G. F. Mathieson 361 { J. Flores.. . . REVIEWS-by the Editor 21 · 17. L. Tarlo . . 355 NoTES FR0:\1 NoRTHEHN 18. L. Ellison 354 {L. Wolfers .. I !lELAND 19 · Mrs. R. Markus 353 A. J. Fletcher 23 21. P. Juan .. 351 22. J. Pearlstone 345 NonTHEHN OuTLOOK 23. E. Rayne 339 · Ett•art Kempso11 24 24. K. W. Konstam 336 25. Dr. J, Whitby ... 330 LIST OF CLUDS 26 This is how the 25 ultimate invitees FEDIIUARY COII11'ETITION 29 to the London and Home Counties ' Masters Individual Championship ANSWE!IS TO JANUARY finished. A full report of the event Co:.JPETITJON 30 will appear in the March issue.

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A 1 HE pre-war Bridge Magazine Playing Captain (with Kenneth founded in 1926 by A. E. Konstam) asked, on private grounds, T Manning-Foster, then doyen to be relived of both captaincy and of the game in Britain : before active representation. Contract had annihilated the early The E.B. U. has asked Major forms of bridge- has come to Konstam to take over the leadership life again. of the side for · this match ; and The enterprise of Ben Cohen, he has, with official sanction, asked mainspring of Contract Bridge his old side-kick, Graham Equipment· Ltd.,. one of the most Mathieson - veteran of Inter­ enterprising and catholic-minded national~ by experience if not by of bridge publishing firms (it has age-to partner him. issued the standard works on The line-up will be Konstam­ Vienna and Baron as well as Acol) Mathieson, the Sharples twins, is responsible for this resuscitation. Porter-Cooke. Good luck, Connie I We congratulate the Editor on his Magazine, the Magazine on the energy and initiative of its Vt/ e regret the lateness m Editor ; and we shall hope no appearance both of the January Eatanswill 'Gazette feuds will mar and this current issue. The former our co-operation with the new was due to circumstances largely venture for the benefit of the game. out of our contrpl ; the latter, to the fact that we have held the The enthusiasm of our ranking Presses in order to include the provincial players knows no bounds. report by Captain of England The Kremer husband-and-wife Mrs. A. L. Fleming on the E.B.U. combination . emerged from a Congress at Harrogate. protracted Trial to play for England against the Scots (and more-than­ yeoman service they did for the COVER SOLUTION side). Porter and Cooke selected The hand on the cover is taken themselves on performance to play from that admirable treatise on for England against Northern play, "Winning Tricks" by John Ireland. · · Brown of Grimsby (Duckworth). The third of the Camrose South finds himself faced with matches- against Wales in March­ the apparently inevitable loss of will draw its, now regulation, one Club and two Spades. It is third pair from the Northern probable J 10 9 are not bare Region ; and another gruelling in one hand, and the ruff of the test is to be held to discover who fourth Heart in the DummY still will be "capped." leaves Declarer with three in­ There ca~ be little wrong with escapable losers. E\'en Ren:rse a game wh1ch . has such vitality. Dummy play will gain him only ten tricks. Apropos the Internationals a His only hope is to combine change in the line-up agdinst Dummy Reversal with a Squeeze. Northern Ireland is - announced. He ruffs the second Club, and .lVI. Harrison-Gray, chosen as (Co11ti1111td 011 pagt 14) 2 ENGLAND v. SCOTLAND by ,. Alibi"

HE first Camrosc clash of John Hastic, non-playing captain the season is reported at of Scotland, . h:id Mrs. Isobel T some length;- for several Davidson and David Skinner, the reasons. Firstly, the match only pair exempt from Scottish followed the very best Camrose trials ; the brothers H. and S. traditions from start to finish. Barnett, stalwarts of the Glasgow Organisation by the Yorkshire Jewish Institute ; and, capped in C.B.A. (the match was 1-!eld at their first international, Miss Jcan the Great Northern Hotel, Leeds) Macnair and Nigel Ross of was· quite admirable. Players on Edinburgh ~ both sides enjoyed themselves True to tradition, England made hugely, at and away from the the usual shaky start. Why this table. So did the spectators. ' The should be so is hard to explain ; rooms were packed, and it must the · fact remains that Scotland be conceded that fierce yorkshire picked up 890 pointS on the analysis of the play sometimes fourth hand of the match. (with some justification) included the catch-phrase " Could have + K done better myself."· \!}ASS+ 0 Q6543 The fluctuations of the score + 87 5 were almost unbearably exciting + Q87 .+ AJ96 right up . to the closing stages. \!) J 9 ry 10 7 3 And finally we doubt whether so 0 8 2 0 A KJ 10 many deals of absorbing interest KQ] 10+2 A3 have been thrown up before in + + one of these matches. • 10 5 +3 2 - \!} KQ62 A word as to the personnel of 0 97 the two teams will make the + 96 narrative easier to follow. England Dealer, East. Game All. had two London pairs, Leslie Dodds and Eddie Rayne, with The auction in both rooms Nico Gardener (mS Goldinger) and started with 1 + by East and Adam Meredith, re-united for the 2 + by West. The English East first time since Plum's departure in Room 1 now bid 2 0, West abroad. All E.n.U. teams must bid 2 + and the final contract now include a provincial pair, and was + +. The Scots took two the honour fell to Bertha and rounds of Hearts and North got Aubrey Kremer, of Leeds. They off play .with 0 6. Declarer now had to work their passage the led a low trump to dummy's + Q hard way, just pipping the redoubt­ and North's singleton + K : able Franklin and Mercado in a result, two down. stiff Northern trial. The team In the other room East (Jean was captained by M. Harriso!l­ Macnair) showed the almost Gray. uncanny judgment that she 3 CONTRACT BRIDGE JOURNAL maintained throughout the match. Dodds and Rayne reached 6 NT Her rebid over 2 + was 2 NT, in Room 1. South led + 5, and Ross raised to 3 NT, South picked dummy's finesse wrong ·and NoRTH SouTH England gained a swing of 1,4-70. + Q 9 + AJ 10 6 5 ~ K 8 7-5 2 ~ A Q 3 In our opinion the auction OARJ6 OQ3 would have proceeded more + K2 + AJ7 smoothly in both rooms if South The Scottish bidding in Room 1 had opened 1 + · The following was 1 ~ by North, the dealer, commends itself : 1 + · - 1 ~ - followed by 1 1 NT - 3 + - 1. 3 NT - 4 NT (not conven­ + - + - 3 0 - 3 ~ - 4 ~. South obviously tional) - 6 + · trapped himself by his failure to At Board 19 England led by force on the first round. In Room 2,020, but the Scots battled on. 2, Meredith (South) used the H. Barnett played finely to make Baron system's forcing response of a doubled contract of 2 ~ ; on 2 NT, showing 16-18 points, the next board Mrs. Davidson although this conventional bid is and Skinner made a game that not usually made with a five-suit. was missed by the English. Both The partnership reached 6 NT teams reached 6 + on Board 25 : after the following sequence : 1 ~ - 2 NT - 3 0 - 3 + - 6 NT ; 13 WEST EAST tricks were made in both rooms. + AQJ97 • 86532 Now for a long spell the score ~ 643 ~ AQ remained static. The Kremers 0 KQ 0 A95 were at last rested for eight boards, + AQ6 + KJ2 but during this period the London pairs were strangely ineffective. In Room 1 We~t (Meredith) made the interesting safety play Unnecessary penalties were incurred of laying down + A after winning on Boards 46 and +8, at the end the opening Club lead. This play of which England led by a mere 880. loses only if South has ~ K and 'fhe English captain promptly all the missing trumps ; if he reintroduced the Leeds pair and holds the doubleton + K West is on their first board they bid and still safe, for he eliminates the made a vulnerable slam that was minor suits and gives the lead to missed by the Scots. On the very South with + K ; but West next hand the Scots repaid the cannot afford to lose to the compliment ; at this stage they singleton + K in the North were going great guns, and on hand and then find the Heart Board 54 came the biggest swing finesse wrong. As it happened, to-date. · 5 CONTRACT BRIDGE JOURNAL • 74 On Board 57 ~he Kremers again y> 10 6 4 2 came to the rescue of the side by 0 J 10 4 making (through poor defence) a + K982 doubled vulnerable 4 +. but on + 8 + AQJ5 the next two hands England lost y> Q87 y> KJ3 1,120 points through grave errors 0 98763 0 A52 of judgment. .Thus the first day'~ + .A J 7 5 . + Q 10 3 play ended With England leading + K 10 9 6 3 2 by 920 points after 64 boards, with y> A 9 5 the Scots determined on a do-or-die 0 KQ effort next day and the English 64 grimly confi~ent that they could + hold the fort. · Dealer, West. Game All. In both rooms the contract was The first swing in the last· 3 NT by East. The English South session was to Scotland, when the unfortunately picked on + 6 for Barnett brothers . bid and made a his opening lead ; dummy's + 8 sporting 4 +. A spell of part held the trick and y> 7 was ~core deals was followed by an returned ; after a grim duel with amazing occurence that left the South, Jean Macnair (East) Room.2 spectators gasping. emerged triumphant with nine + AKQ98743 tricks in the bag. y>Q In the other room the lead was 0 J 6 + 10 and East led + Q to the + KQ second trick. The defence by • 6 • J 10 Mrs. Davidson and Skinner was y> 97632 y> AK 1Q 8 54 very good. North held off with 0 K Q 10 9 5 - 0 3 + K, so declarer turned his + 94 + A865 attentions to the Diamonds, leading • 52 0 2 to South's 0 Q. Skinner, y> -J reading the situation correctly, 0 A87+2 made the only safe exit by + J 10 7 3 2 re~I"?ing + 6. A double dummy Dealer, West. Game All. position was now set up: if East wins with . dummy's + A, ducks In Room 1 the Scottish North another Diamond into the Soutl1 opened 1 + and Dodds and Rayne hand and subsequently plays South eventually sacrificed over 4 + with for y> A he gets home with nine 5 V' which was set one- trick trick~. If he plays the Diamonds undoubled. In Room 2 ·North, to. give North the lead on the playing Acol Two bids, opened tlurd round, the contract is 2 +. East (Jean Macnair) over­ defeated if North cashes + K called with 3 y>, South passed, before leading her last Spade and after some thought West (Ross) The play suggested was of cou. rs~ took a far-sighted view and also too difficult to make in practice declined to bid. And now North, . and in the end East was thre~ not to be outdone, deci,ded to pass I down for a swing to Scotland of 900 points. ' North reasoned that tllere was something phoney m the bidding 6 CONTRACT BRIDGE JOURNAL to-date. Why, therefore, give incurred too many penalties. On East-West the chance to bid 4 \!} Boards 86-89 inclusive England which must be cold, when 4 + picked up 2,580 points, putting was probably not on for his side ? the issue beyond all doubt. 'It will at once occur to the Scotland's last big swing came reader that all this pother could op Board 92 : have been avoided if North had WEST EAST opened with a barricade 4 + in + AKJ1094 + 75 both rooms. Admittedly the hand \!} K J 4 \!} A 10 6 3 is strong for this bid, but the 0 K 3 0 Q 10 7 2 chance of missing a phantom slam + AS + 106 5 is offset by the leeway given to East dealt with East-West the opponents· if the bid is 2 +· vulnerable. In both rooms 'Vest Furthermore the English North opened 1 + and East responded in Room 2 might at least have 1 NT. The English West now taken advantage of the implications rebid 3 + and East closed the _ of the Acol Two-bid. Over 3 \!} auction with 3 NT. A Club was he should bid 4 . +, showing nine led, East took a second round solid playing tricks ; if this is Spade finesse instead . of playing - passed round to 'Vest who now for the drop and was set two bids 5 \!}, North can make a tricks. In Room 2 Ross bid 4 + forcing pass and the onus is ·on over .the 1 NT . response and the South. With a defensive trick he r'ecords show that he somehow should double ; with a balanced made 13 tricks (plus honours) Yarborough . he can bid 5 +. after an opening Heart lead. secure in the knowledge that the Scotland thus gained 1,010 points cost at the outside will be 500 on the deal. points to save a vulnerable game. The English play in the closing North's pass, before such a stages was superb and the .final critical and knowledgable audience margin was the large one of 5,28.0:­ must at least rank as one of the flattering indeed, for during three­ most courageous gambits on quarters of the match it was record ! anybody's game. And now England's lead (at The match proved a triumph for Board 74) was reduced to 300 and the woman players. Bertha Kremer excitement reached its peak. What was an outstanding success ; she followed was at least a tribute to made no mistakes in play and her English technique and power of bidding errors could be counted recovery. Luck was with them, on the fingers of orie hand. . For for two hands later Scotland were Scotland, lsobel Davidson's bidding two down in a not unreasonable was immaculate ; but the player of slam, England scoring 690 in 3 NT, the match was undoubtedly that while the choice of a lead played a most fragile of internationals, Jean · big part in two big swings in 3 NT Macnair. A picture of unruffled contracts. But the Scots were now poise and courage, she was always up against two first class London on the look-out for points for the pairs playing at their very best ; Scots ; much of her card play 'they started pressing too hard and (Co11tirrued 011 page 14) 7 A ROUND THE CoMPETITIONS

HUBERT PHILLIPS BOWL GOLD CUP RESULTS First Rowul Results : Second Round : K. Konstum beat J. D. Finlaison · M. Wolnch beat L. Baron by 2,050 by 3,360 points. · points.- C. Doherty beat Dr. Rockfelt by R. J. T. Gibson beat A. Elliott by 400 points. 90 points. Mrs. A. L. Fleming beat Mrs. P. Juan beat Guy .Ramsey by 4,000 McDougall by 3,060 points. points. A. Oldschool beat Miss H . H arris G. Mathieson beat Cdr. G. Barrett by 800 points. by 7,660 points. Miss Shanahan beat Mrs. A. Alder S. Bendix beat Mrs. P. Williams by by 1,080 points. 2,890 points. A. R. Lederer beat S. C. Kastel! Lady Rhodes beat' G. Forbat by by 810 points. 1,150 points. Mrs. P. Williams beat A. Stockton A. Oldschool beat P. R. G. Chatters by 5,290 points. by 10 points. (? lowest win ever H . Freeman beat N. F. \Vallis by recorded). 3,360 points. A. R. Lederer beat A. J. R. Blok Cdr. G. Barrett beat A. J. R. Blok by 3,410 points. · by 1,040 points. Mrs. McDougall beat B. L. Teltscher Miss M. Myer beat A. E. Field by by 1,260 points. 830 points. G. Fell beat C. E. Phillips by 1,520 G . D. Sharpe beat P. J. C. Coleman points. oy 2,680 points. L . Shenkin beat W. Roscoe by ·Major W. B. Tatlow w/o J. Strange 4,270 points. · . scratched. Major Tatlow beat R. F. P. Holloway Frank Muse w/o John Brown by 1,110 points. scratched. D. McAllister beat T. M. Bone by L. Jacobs beat Col. Broad by 540 3,300 points. points. Mrs. J . M. Davies w/o A. J. Smith R. J, T. Gibson beat W. Zair by scratched. 90 points. Col. Broad beat C. E. Robinson by G. Fell beat Mrs. 0. J. B. Cole by 2,360 points. 1,550 points. John Brown beat L. Jacobs by 2,080 points. LADY MILNE CUP First Round Results : Third Rormd clrmv for Gold Cup is as follows: Mrs. A. Titmas beat Mrs. M. Lester by 740 points. Mathieson v. Bro;Jd ; \Volach v. Mrs. McDougall bent Mrs. C. Miller Lederer ; Oldschool , •. Bendi.x ; Lady by 860 points. Rhodes v. Juan ; Gibson v. Mrs. lVIiss V. Cooper beat Mrs. E: Morgan McDougall ; Fell , .. Shenkin ; Tntlow by 800 points. v. McAllister and Brown,. . Mrs. Davies. Mrs. F. H. Jarvis beat Mrs. Hesketh by 2,050 points. Mrs. M . MacDonnell beat Mrs. CROCKFORD'S CUP Kastel! by 4,080 points. 211ll Round (completed) Mrs. Herga bent Mrs. Paxon by Mrs. MacDonnell bent 1\Irs. 1,140 points. Finlnison bv 10 I.M.P. Mrs. J. A. Cole bent Mrs. Hickie J, Colvin beat Cdr. Barrett by 30 by 90 points. I.M.P. l\lrs. M. Flemmich beat Mrs. Hnndo Mrs. McDougall beat C. E. Davis by 1,020 points. by 27 !.M.P. l\Irs. G . M. Harrison beat l\lrs. S. M. Dawkins beat R. J. T. Gibson Tracey by 3,840 points. by 12 l.M.P. · 1\lrs. Com·cn beat Mrs. Rowley by R. D. F. Bland bent Col. G. H . F. 170 points. Broad, O.B.E., by 11 I.M.P. 8 CONTRACT BR~DGE JOURNAL 3rd R ou11d A. E. Field beat G. F. Spashett by 1\Iajor G . Fell beat G. C. Carpenter ~970 points. bv 83 Ll\I.P. Mrs. Gimson beat T. H. C. Godfre\· Mrs. :\I. Cole beat Mrs. Holland by by 1,170 points. · H !.M.P. G. L. Mitcheson beat B. Franks b\· ] . Pearlstone beat Mrs. McDougall 990 points. - bv ~7 !.M.P. R. \V. Zair beat R. B. Everett by \V. ·J. Beach beat S. C. Kastel! by 1,360 points. 78 !.M.P. R. Evans beat Baroness Knoop by 1\Irs. :.VIacDonnell beat Col. Beasley 1,570 points. b\· 2~ !.M.P. Dr. ]. Whitbv beat A. ~lliott by R. D. F . Bland w/o R. F. P. Holloway 1,020 points: scratched. Dr.]. C. Macfarlane beat F. Mase b\· 20 points. · AFFILIATED CLUBS CUP A. Oldschool beat R. J. T. Gibson by .2,610 points. 211d R ou11d (to be completed by ]a1111ary S. C. Kastel! beat J. G . Hartlev 9th, 19~9) 3rd Rou11d (to be completed by Februan• Hamilton Club beat Gloucester Club 27th, 19~ 9) - (Miss Harris) by 1,830 points. S. Booker beat S. C. Kastel! by Sutton Hard Courts Club beat Royal 1,280 points. Wimbledon Golf Club by 1,180 points. WlllTELAW · CUP \Vanborough Manor Club beat 1st Rou11d (completed) Tunbridge Wells Bridge Club (A Team) by 5,230 points. Mrs. A. L. Fleming beat Mrs. Lester Grimsby Bridge Club beat Cambridge by ~60 points. Uni\·ersity Bridge Club by 30 l'vlrs. J. St. A. Titmas beat Mrs. F. points. Gordon by 300 points. Lyndhurst Club (L. Baron) beat Mrs. M. MacDonnell beat 1\

CHANGE OF SUIT (Ill) by Norman Sq ui re

OPENING BID : Hearts. Bet\veen 8 and 9 points 1 1 <) ·will be about right, something + like: SEQUENCES: . 54-3 ~AJ76 <)43 + KJ98 or 1 + -1 0 -1 Vl-1 + 1 0 -1 Vl-1 + -2 + 1 + -1 0 -1 + -2 VI 1 0 -1 + -2 + -2 '\J + S+ ~ _QJ1086 <)65 + AJH. 1 + -1 Vl-1 + -2 0 1 0-1 Vl-2 + -2 + As with all such sequences, the OPENING BID : meaning we can put upon them 1 ~ - 1 + is a minimum meaning. 1 Vl-1 + -2 + -2 0 1 + -2 + -2 0 -2 VI If the bid of the fourth suit is 1 Vl-2 + -2 0 -2 + 1 + -2 + -2 Vl-3 0 1 Vl -1 + -2 0 -3 + 1 + -2 0 -2 Vl-3 + taken as forcing (as Science contends it should be eYen in ·This is last month's table non-forcing systems), the respond­ repeated for convenience. Let us in·g hand is quite unlimted, but examine in detail the meaning of the opener can form a picture of some of these secondary bids by what the bid conveys and will the responder. · know that he will find specific strength opposite ~im as announced 1 + -1 <)-1 ~-1 + by that bid. There may be more, This shows nothing except four but that more will be shewn by -cards in Diamonds and four cards subsequent bidding. :in Spades. There may be still a Every bid we make should mere 5 points in the hand. The clarify a previous bid • until the two suits have been bid, at no meaning of the whole sequence -cost, to find a possible fit. The - is quite plain and the final contract ·Opener may still have a four-card is confidently decided upon. EYen Spade suit, if he has the +441 hand if you decide to consider this bid with a Diamond singleton. not forcing, you must consider it The responder ' bids his four­ as showing definite values. The ,card suits upwards in order to only difference .now between your .keep the bidding low. The opener reaction and mine is that vour .does the same with his rebids. If partner cannot be good enough to make a forcing bid- mine could the responder said 1 + instead of 1 <) on this hand,· a Diamond be. -contract might easily be missed 1 + -1 ~ -1 + -2 0 . ' lJecause the opener is not strong This must he a stronger hand -enough to reverse, i.e., bid 1 + - than the previous one because, 1 + -2 <) . should the opener be unable to do anything except rebid his first suit, 1 <) - 1 ~ - I 2 + - +· he has boen forced to the 3-level. This shows a hand too good to Responder knows that he is doing b id 1 NT over 1 + and not good this and so must ha\'e sufficient enough to bid 2 NT ; altcrnati\·ely values to justify it. About a .a hand requesting preference to 10-pointer with . some length in

II CONT~ACT . DRlDGE JOURNAL Hearts. Five Hearts there must than I have shown. He has the be or the first response would assurance that he won't be left high and dry. Playing a non­ been 1 ha~ ' e 0. forcing system, · the nummum + 4 \?AQJS+ OJ432 + 0107. meanings of the sequences should The bid suggests weakn~ss in be considered as near maxima Diamonds unless the hand 1s very because, if responder fears that unbalanced, because the values for he may be left in his second bidding 2 NT should be there. response, he must " bounce " if he­ Responder must have some sound feels reasonably sure of game-:. reason for not bidding it. For example he must" bounce" 10-1 · -2 + -2 \?. on the second round with a hand This again is of the stronger like: type about ten points minimum. .3y>AQ1087 OKQ1065 + 43. Agai'n opener is forced to the He doesn't want to play this hand 3 level if he cannot give preference in 2 O when partner has opened or bid NT. As the first response the bidding. True, he will come to­ was 1 +. not 1 \?, there must be grief if the hand proves to be a at least five cards in Spades in the misfit ; but if he has not the hand. Say: comfort of knowing that he second + KQ543 \?J765 03 + AJ9. simple . response cannot be passed, he must bounce and hope for the 1 • - 2 + - 2 0 - 2 \?. best. This is the lower range. Opener, having no better bid, may rebid I have set down these values as his Spades at the level of 2. minima but, like everything else in Strongly suggesting legnth in Clubs Bridge, that must be subject to and requesting preference, it may qualification. These minima ha,·e be merely the automatic bid in sometimes to be shaded because case the opener has the 4441 hand of distribution. with a singleton Club. Responder Take the 1 + - 1 y> - 1 + - 2 0 will have something like : sequence, which we have seen + S \?KJS+ OJ87 + QJ1095. should be a ten-pointer. Responder may have: But the hand may be much better, responder having concealed + + y>QJ 1065 0 KQ987 + 64. some of his strength in order not He is practically forced to bid to miss the possible fit in the those two suits in that order. But, second major. It is vital to consider provided the opener realises that this sequence as forcing, and it such situations exist, little harm must also be handled with care. will come from such shading. Any " bouncing " by the opener may bring disaster, while to drop I have gone into only half the the bidding is the height of sequences in the table, but that cowardice. is enough, I hope, to show that the bid of :t second suit by the Playing ·a forcing system, any responder is not made simply f~r of these sequences by responder the sake of making it. There IS may conceal much greater strength usually some sound reason for hi.s CONTRACT BRIDGE JOURNAL not bidding NT or giving prefer- · ~nee. Our bridge will ,not suffer In Memory .of 1f we sometimes trance and try to deduce that. reason. . ~. R. C. KEPPNER But let me warn against bidding a second suit simply for the sake L. R. C. Keppner, a player well of doing so. The bid must show known in a number of London certain values. As we have seen, Clubs and in the North-West died these values will sometimes have on the 17th December after more to be shaded, but there· is a limit than . 40 years' sen·ice as a Civil to the shading. Take this hand : Sen'ant. He retired last September + 3 y>KJ9765 O Q1065 + 53. and had been keenly looking Respond 1 \7 to partner's opening forward to yet more bridge. bid of 1 + · When he rebids (say In the early 1930's " Kep." gave I + frebid 2 y>. up chess and devoted himself to . To mention the Dimaond ·suit Contract, and he soon became a keen exponent of the game. He here would be highly dangerous. had many successes and ga\·e a The bid of 2 forces him to the 0 good account _of himself in the ' 3-level should· he wish merely to • " Gold Cup," " Pachabo " and rebid his first suit, thus showing him a responding hand which can' other contests. Before the war his team-of-four won the " England '' stand· playing at that level. To Cup for Civil. Serv.ice teams. suggest a hand of that strength on·a mere 6 points is not Science­ " Kep." was a great favourite-­ it is Stupidity. a large, genial man with a great and brave heart, always willjng to It might be argued that a rebid help the beginner. of 2 \7 forces the bidding up just as much as a rebid of 2 0, but Transferred to Blackpool " for this would show gross ignorance the duration " he became an out­ of the meaning of the bid. standing figure m Lancashire The 2 \7 bid is a ·limited· bid, bridge. 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13 CONTRACT BRIDGE JOURNAL COVER SOLUTION · ENGLAND v. SCOTLAND (Continued from page 2) (Continued from page 7) counts his winners ; out of 11 was masteriv. She must be one cards left, he can win only 9 tricks. of the finds. of this or any other . He therefore must " rectify the Camrose season. . count " by immediately losing a trick- obYiously a Spade. Her partner, Nigel Ross, gained confidence as the match progressed, Any return, South wins ; enters for Jcan nursed him like a \'eteran. · Dummy twice- with · a trump qnd Most of the Scottish swings \\·ere the Q-and ruffs the last two \? engineered in their room. Clubs high ; re-enters Dummy and leads the last trump, drawing all adverse Diamonds-which had If Scotland owed much to the to fall 3-2 to enable the Dummy Macnair-Ross partnership, Reversal to succeed. England's debt to the Kremer meuage was enormous. Contrary . East i.s now .subjected to an to Camrose precedent, this inexorable and inescapable Squeeze provincial pair were selected to from which even under-ruffing will . start the match ; they were not save him : he must hold the retained, except for one spell of + K against Dummy's Spades eight boards, throughout the first" and also hold three Hearts against two sessions. Thev did so many South's \? A K 8: which, with good things and 'gave so little only three cards in his hand, is away that England might have Euclidianly absurd. been in dire straits without them.

BOO!\. THIS DATE-- NOW! lU.1\.Y 12- 15 T he London County Contract Bridge -Association presents the LONDo_· N TOURNAMENT (Licemed by the English Bridge Union) at the V I CT ORIA H ALLS, BLOOMSBURY, W.C.l Under the direction of THE TOURNAMENT BRIDGE ASS O CIAT. ON HARROGATE by Mrs. A. L. Fleming HE E.B.U. New Year after the end of play. Mrs. E. congress at Harrogate Turner's team, which had been T attracted an entry of 320, leading throughout, lost to my sufficient to ensure both social team 2-4, causing a tie of 10 and financial success, yet not so Victory points each. This had to many as to render playing be split by the total number of conditions uncomfortab!t:. There international match points-10 was a greater variety of evt:;nts points in our favour. CQmmisera­ than usual, and the enjoyment of tions to Mrs. Turner and her the competitors was tire prime team, who played finely throughout concern of the small, but extremely both the qualifying· and. the final able Yorkshire tournament and were distinctly unlucky to lose. committee. Both the men's and the women's The week-end proved to be a finals were played simultaneously personal triumph for that charming with the same cards and I admit personality and leading Irish bridge my selection of a hand shows a player, Ina McMenamin. Partner­ little bias. And why not? ing some one with whom she had Dealer East. never played, she -qualified for the finals of all three major events, North-South vulnerable. winning two of them. May her North success encourage more players + x from Ireland, Scotland, \Vales, (\/ AKQ 109 and even from the Continent, to 0 A KJ 10 come to our English congresses. + XXX They will be assured of a hearty South welcome. + AJ98xx In the Men's Teams of Four (\/ Jxxx for the " Robert Provost " Cup OQ Terence Reese's team, although + XX beaten in one match 2-4 by the Our bidding went as follows : Ta rio- Rbckfelt-Pressburger-Kuhn 1(\1 combination, won by virtue of 1+ 30 their 6-0 victories against the 4(\/ Leeds and Welsh 'teams, captained by H. Brostoff and Trevor Williams respectively ; L. Tarlo losing to and at the other three women's Brostoff 2-4 and beating Williams tables, the same contract was 5-l. The final totals were Reese reached with practically identical 1+ Yictory points, Tarlo 11, bidding. ' Rrostoff . 6~ 1 Williams 4!. · Not so with the men. In the In the Ladies' Teams of Four critical Reese-Tarlo match, at the for the "Queen Trophy," the first table Terence was sitting excitement was intense, interest North and it went as follows : being sustained until ten minutes 1 (\/ - 1 • - 3 (\/ - 5 (\/ - 6 (\/. CONTRACT DRIDGE JOURNAL At the second table Dr. Rockfelt At only three of the thirteen was North and L. Tarlo South. tables did the bidding go 1 + - Here the auction was 1 \? - 4 \? - 2 <::?- + <::(', which .can be made 4 NT - 5 + - 6 \?. In each case a even with a +-2 Spade break. Club was led from the A Q to At many tables it was bid 1 + - defeat the slam by one trick. 2 <::?- 3 +. which in some cases There was an entry of 7+ pairs was passed, and in others followed for the "Harrogate Hotels Trophy," by a 4 0 bid, thus muddling into necessitating three sections. So the right contract of + \?. high a score was needed to qualify for the 14-pair final, that one very How many players prefer to well- known· partnership, who make a jump bid in their own claimed with complete confidence suit, rather than support partner's that they were first or second suit, bid at the range of two, on on their 58 per cent. score, three trumps, even when holding finished only sixth and therefore two of the thre~ top honours. did not qualify. . Those who qualified for the Standish Booker and Sydney final were: Lee added to their ·outstanding Section I.-Messrs. D. and D. record in congresses by a well Bland (N~ttingham), 295 ; Mrs. deserved "win in this e\·ent ; .Mrs. Farquhar and Mr. Corry, 287 ; Tollit and E. Foster of Birmingham Dr. Rockfelt and Mr. L. Tarlo, being 13 points behind and well 281 ; Mr. S. Salinsky (Leeds) and ahead of the rest of the field. Mr. Alton (Leicester), 276 ; Mr. Bailey and Dr. McFarlane (Derby), An amusing feature of the final 264. was the fact that one board was . Section 2.-Mr. S. Booker and played at three tables with 1+ cards Dr. S. Lee (London), 296 ; Mr. in one hand and 12 in the other. and Mrs, Kremer (Leeds), 287 ; How .far this board \\'auld han: Mrs. Smith and Mr. J. Brown progressed before a player noticed (Grimsby), 285 ; Mrs. Tollit and it must remain a matter for Mr. Foster (Birmingham), 253. conjecture as, when Dr. Rockfelt . Section 3.-Mrs. Hopewell and was makit1g his 3 NT contract in Mr. Frith (Nottingham), 330 ; spite of only 12 cards in dummy, Mr. G. Nelson (Leeds) and Mr. C. L. Tarlo's faithful kibitzer remarked Vickerman (Huddersfield), 326 ; on it and spoiled the fun. Result Mrs. Fleming and Mrs. was that this board had to be McMenamin, 319; Mr. Gordon cancelled. and Mr. J. Horovitz (Bradford), 316 ; and Mrs. White and Mr. While the finals 'of the main A. E. Ball (Nottingham), 311. events were taking place, there was a mixed teams of four and a The following is a hand taken mixed pairs e\·ent, a welcome· from· the qualifying heat. change from the ine\'itable 'congress : ·· • ·•

+ AJ 10xxx + x · pairs. Mrs. Bailey's team.(including ~ · <::? KQIO <::? J9xxx · the C.B.J. competition editor) won 0 X 0 A Q 10 X X the former and Sheffield pairs + Axx + Jx swept the board in the latter. . 16 CONTRACT BRIDGE JOURNAL 27 teams entered for the ·Open Louisa Stern celebrated her Teams of Four for the " Hamilton appointment as Honorary Secretary Cup," which were reduced to of the E.B.U. with her first ·win 12 teams.for the final. - in the " Queen Cup," and it was a fine achievement for MadgeTrollope Qualifying for the Final " ·ere : to be in the winning team for the Frith (Nottingham) + 3,710 ; second successive year. The fact ·Mrs. Fleming .. 2,440 ; Mercado that both of them \vere up until {Leeds) + 2,120; Brooks (Leeds) 4 a.m. searching for a discrepancy + 1,720; Brown (Grimsby) of 4,000 points in a qualifying + 1,630 ; Peel or (Bradford) round, seemed to have no effect + 1,510; Shapira(Leeds +1,230; either on their serenity or their ·1\Irs. Nicholas (Sheffield)+ 1,190; standard of play. .Alton (Leicester) 870 ; Gould + The congress wound up with the (Leeds) 73_0 ; Rose (Hull) + usual prize giving, which was 660 ; L. Tarlo (London) + followed by a dance. Geoffrey -t- 230. . Butler, Chairman of the E.B.l.J., made a witty ·speech, which was This resulted in a runaway win _received with acclaim by the entire for Reese, Shapiro, Ina gathering : everyone, that is, with McMenamin and myself with the exception of the poodle puppy a score of 61 match points, the belonging to a ";ell known woman next best score being 17. bridge player, who (the puppy) showed increasing signs of rest­ So much has been written about lessness throughout the speech, the Reese-Shapiro partnership that and had to be led out hurriedly there is little new to be said. Just before he could express his feelings. recently they have struck a patch Straining at the leash down the below their normal form. With full length of the ballroom he the European championsh~p in made his exit amid cheers and : Paris drawing nearer, it is pleasant cries of " six to four the field." to record the plain statement of fact that for the 26 boards qualifying Results : Open Teams of Four.­ and 33 boards final, they played Mrs. A. L. Fleming (capt.) !\Irs. without making the semblance of McMenamin, Terence Reese, Boris a mistake. Shapiro. Men's Teams of Four.- Terence J. G. Hartley, bridge correspon­ Reese (capt.), Boris Shapiro, Dr. dent of The Times, a pillar of S. Lee, S. Booker. strength in Copenhagen, and surely the most self effacing of players, Women's Teams of Four.- !\lrs. scored two popular wins in the A. L. Fleming (capt.), Mrs. pairs playing with John Brown of McMenamin, !\Irs. L. Stern, Mrs. Grimsby, author of that instructive C. Trollope. book Winning Tricks. The Grimsby "contingent also did well in the Championship Pairs.-1. Dr. S. main events, reaching three finals Lee and S. Booker, 2. 1\lrs. Tollitt between them. and E. Foster. 17 CONTRACT BRIDGE JOURNAL

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UANCHES AND AGP·IfS 11~ ,..ltKIP'Al Cl,fl5 NORTH v. SOUTH by , Kenneth Konstam

N THE 15th and 16th of The second day's play took January at the Station Hotel, place before a crowd which must O. Newcastle, the E.B.U. staged haYe been nearly 200 strong with the 13th Annual North v. South Lady Rhodes and Mrs. Litante Match. Piquancy was led to the facing Mercado and Franklin, and encounter in that since its inception Mathieson and myself against in 1932 both sides had won six Kempson and Wraith. After times. 8. boards the South had regained the The teams were : lead by no fewer than 1,370 points. Mathieson and 'I bid the following SouTH : Graham Mathieson hand to 6 Spades on which (Capt.), Kenneth Konstam, Lady lVIercardo and Frank'in were Rhodes, Mrs. Litante, Mrs. content with game. Crisford, 'Mrs. Carr. N. (Mathieson) S. (Konstam) NoRTH: Ewart Kempson (capt.), W.(Morriss) E. (Lazarus) T. S. Wraith, W. Franklin, R. + Qxx + AJ IOx'x Mercado, I. M. Morriss, J. Lazarus. \? KJxxx cy> -- The 1\:Iatch went a\\;ay to an 0 A X • 0 K Q J 10 X ordinary enough start with the + Axx + Kxx South leading by 580 after 8 boards BIDDING: and 1,110 after 16. -At dinner time NoRTH SouTH this had been· reduced to 760. ley> 20 After dinner the North attacked 2 NT 3 + in no uncertain fashion, •and -after 4+ 4 NT 16 more boards were themselves 5\? 6 + leading by some 1,200. The Spade finesse was wrong Morriss and Lazarus bid very but the Diamonds broke 3 - 3 for well to reach a vulnerable 6 Club a Club discard in -North's hand. contract on this hand which Mrs. Mathieson and I played a further Crisford and Mrs. Carr played in 8 hands against an inspired 5 Clubs. Kempson-Wraith partnership, after WEST ( 1orris) EAST (Lazarus) which I turned to my opponents + Q _ + Jxxxxx and offered to " settle for 1,500." \? AQJx \?10 They had taken every right view 0 Axx OQ on some big cards. To our gteat + AKQxx + J 10xxx joy, however, Lady Rhodes and Mrs. Litante had played perfectly, The bidding went with silent and our deficit on the 8 hands was opposition a mere 600. This included a not WEST EAST unlucky swing of 750 to the North 2 + 2 0 who played 6 Spades on 3 + S+ W. (Wraith) S. (Kempson) 6 + + AQxx + Kxxx By board 58, which ended the cy> Kxx \? xx first day's play, the North's lead 0 'A 10 X 0 K J X had been pegged back to 760. + AKx + OJxx CONTRACT BRIDGE JOURNAL ·It will be seen that apart from in comfort and ran out wiyners the position of the Heart Ace of one of the most exciting matches trumps have to break 3 - 2 so no of all time by 660 points. demerit can be attached to the For the North, Kempson and South players for their failure to Warith were outstanding, and it bid it. From then on the Match . was a joy to watch Sleby Warith fluctuated within narrow limits play the match of his career on until with 4 boards to go and his come-back to big bridge. amid tense excitement the South Mercardo and Franklin were their Jed by 400. usual efficient selves, while Morriss On board 97, Mathieson and I and Lazarus came through their doubled the North Pair in 4 Spades first representative match with for 1 down vulnerable while Lady every credit. Rhodes and Mrs. Litante showed For the South, Graham nice judgment in never attempting Mathieson captained the-side with a sacrifice and collecting ZOO the maximum of tact and efficiency precious points from their and himself had an excellent match. opponents. Lady Rhodes _and Mrs. Litante The . hands with North-South once again showed, as they did at vulnerable were Copenhagen, that they are out­ standing among English women Mathieson bridge players. Their temperament Kempson can never be bettered, and they • QJ9 fully deserved the honour that was double squeeze, and was a game swing to the North on greeted by a round of well merited board 100, the South were then applause.

20 REVIEWS by The - Ed itor

THE HERON SYSTEM oF CoNTRACT and Watson and Goren required BRIDGE by C. Heron,- B.L. whole volumes to cxDlain. (Clonmorc & Reynolds· Ltd., Now, Bridge is not a game to be Dublin, 4s. net). learned by short-cuts. Every BHIDGE FOR LADIES by W. L. Roche, player of any experience knows B.Sc., and C. W. Kearscy, M.A. that tliere arc so many situations, (Cantab.) (Littlcbury & Co. Ltd., so many exceptions, so many 816 net). contradictions that a few blanket THE DIAMOND SYSTEM by Edgar rules are (almost) as much hindrance- Lynch (Littlcbury ~ Co. Ltd., as help. ' 6s. net). · Four out of five books heading How TO WIN AT BRIDGE by William this column fall into one or other Lloyd_ (F. Mildner & Sons, of these classes. 1s. net). The Heron Club is a com·ention THE ELEl\IENTS OF CONTRACT by that requires an opening bid of Hubert Phillips and Terence One Club on an 11-count: A K Reese (Eyre & Spottiswood, .to 4, A to 3 and two worthless 10;'6 net). tripletons ; or a 4-4-4-1 with the singleton in Clubs ( !) and an HE SPATE of bridge books example of every Honour with a continues to bubble from couple of Knaves. T the presses. It astounds It is a convention designed the present reviewer that, with expressly to snatch a partial in the excellence of the standard match play ... but it is liable to game (with whatever minor run into trouble since One Club­ modifications) and the excellence is also bid on natural Club­ of the standard works on this openings, such as A ·K Q five­ standard game, the brains of times in _ Clubs and a King, or bridge-players should toil and moil King-Ten to five, two Aces and to amend, emend, alter, adapt and a Queen-Kna-ve (1+ points). generally distill yet another brew from the tea-leaves that have Heron also forces automaticalh­ furnished so many bridge parties in response on 13 points (if 3 NT (and partnerships) with their is not bid direct). The system instructional pabulum. embarks on a curious form of Asking Bid ; takes the non-forcing Most of the new books fall into 2 2 2 NT sequence from two groups : those which advocate + - 0 - Acol ; makes the jump-o\·erbid an eclectic system- culling a Two (North 1 + -East 3 an absolute· Bid here, a conventional Club CV) force ; and uses the double-jump there, raising (or lowering) the ' take-out as a forcing-to-game bid forcing requirements somewhere where other systems use it else ; and those which follow the pre-emptively 1 3 Bridge Without Tears formula, (e.g., + - CV): seeking to give in a few pages the - Edgar Lynch's Diamond System knowledge and technique that is another eclectic effort. He­ Culbertson (in " The Re~ Book "), recommends opening a Club on 2I CONTRACT .BRIDGE JOURNAL 10 or 11 points regardless of 2d. to 5s.-and even on our rare distribution. (On~ example gives excursions into e\·en more A J to 7 Hearts, an A and a J !). (financially) exalted company­ His Diamond opening is made on would do themseh·es (and us) a 12 or 13 points irrespective of the bit of good if they played as well Diamonds. His major suits must as this team of authors instructs ; haYe 5 cards to open ; and his or even if they had read, and 1 NT has the vast range of·15-19. remembered, what Phillips and He favours initiating Blackwogsl Reese have written. with a conventional 4 + bid. Forcing Two with the Acol The two carefully degreed No Trump and the Culbertson authors of " Bridge for Ladies " 4-5 is the rule in this book . .are concerned to give a.n outline It has long been our conYiction of the game, '~ · hich they have done that bridge-players, both aspiring (to be frank) indifferently. The and actual-save for the real most glaring piece of wrong experts-would do infiniteiy better instruction occurs in advocating to concentrate on playing bridge 1 NT in response to One Heart on and-which is more import~nt­ ·+ G1032 \/10 OK1072 + AJ73- thinking bridge, than to spend which is too strong (I 1 counting their time and expend their energy Tens) and offers the easy Approach in mugging . up, or seeking to of 1 + · devise, some new system which, ten-to-one, is not worth the The modestly priced " How To , learning and, three-to-one, must Win at Bri.dge " is not calculated very far to fulfil the promise of not be played .in competition. .. its title. The " blurb " states No system is 100 per cent. categorically that you \viii regain accurate : even Vienna, the greatest the price of the pamphlet (it is no precision instrument (for big hands) more) in one rubber. This is an yet invented, is satisfied with example of that sort of irresponsible 85 per cent. success. EYen Baron salesmanship which has ranked admits that its peculiar " false ad,·ertising writers with statisticians preference " can cost a good deal as the ne plus ultra of falsehood ! on part-score hands. It is a relief to come to a It is no pleasure to this re,·iewer genuinely major bridge work, even to " slate " a new book : he has though it be merely a new edition been an author himself ! But the of an old book. literary quality of most bridge " The Elements of Contract " hooks ~s appalling, and the bridge by Hubert Phillips and Terence · content- to say the kindest thing Reese is already a classic. The possible- unbalanced. new edition has remO\·<:d one or . It must · never be forgotten that ·two " chucks " in the original ; •f you make one bid hold a and it is still far and away the conventional significance, you can finest British-born book for begin­ never use it naturally. \Ve of the ners yet written. More than 50 .Journal still believe that the natural per cent. of the Club partners we bid, 99 times out of 1no, i,; the encounter (at stakes varying from best. NOTES FROM NORTHERN IRELAND

by A. J. Fletcher

ITI -I the Cam rose · Trophy were Mrs. Atkinson and l\I. l\'latches once more McLernon, a recent combination W impending, the Selection which promises well. Mat Committee decided to organize a McLernon has already ably Competition to act, not .as a represented Northern Ireland and definite means of choosing teams Mrs. Atkinson received serious by results, but as a guide to them consideration on a number of in their difficult and thankless task. occaswns. Certain players were exempted Three pairs tied for fourth ·place. from the preliminary round-a On . one deal - none of the two-session match-pointed Mitcheii competitors reached the Jay-down e\·ent. G. B. Jackson and W. smaii slam in Clubs, two pairs · MacCailum had an easy victory ; - even failing to bid a game. West second, Mrs. Love .and J. H . dealt and invariably opened one Grummitt. Diamond. North held . The Final was a seven-table + Kx \?AQxx OK + OIOxxxx two-session Howell movement in which fifty-two boards were played. and in one known instance elected to double. East bid 1 Spade and The results were once more ma t ch~ pointed, although those with South 3 Clubs, Whereupon Xorth experience realise that this method decided that partner probably held is far from satisfactory when the 5 Clubs headed by the two top requisite is the best avai lable honours and nothing else, and talent for match-play. passed. In actual fact South's holding was It was, however, an excellent performance by T. · Gailery and + Axx <:? x O xxxx + AKxxx E. J. O'Boyl.e of Newcastle to win and it . wiii be 'seen that the only the event by a. decisive margin. loser is the Diamond Ace, as They topped the first session and after drawing two rounds of trumps, were a close second in the next : c..leclarer has · stiii three !t:ft to ·· a most consistent performance. account for Dummy's three losing Ted O'lloyle had already deservedly Hearts. received recognition but unfortun­ Perhaps a double is :\orth's best ately was unable to accept an bid, but he should surely speak invitation to participate in a again. East's Spade is probably a particular representative game. , nuisance ·bid, in which c:1se the Following them came H. M. Spade King and Heart Queen an! Gabbey and T. Shanks the well­ potential winners. South may en:n 'known International pair about have a weak four-carder in Hearts. whom so much favourable comment North's alternati\'e bid of two has already been made that it is Clubs silenced East, but was nc,·er sufficient to record that they· arc producti\·c of more than a game playing as weii as e\'cr. Third contract. 23 THE NORTHERN OUTLOOK by Ewart Kempson

N DUMFRIES recently we (Rayne) One Heart, Korth (Us) had the misfortune to witness One Spade. We can think of no I a most revolting sight. We good reason for South's pass nor saw 1\'Iessrs. Edward Rayne, for West's bid of One Heart Kenneth Konstam, Stanley Merkin instead of One Spade : both and Colin Harding eating breakfast. worked disastrously for our team, The only thing we can say in their because the ever alert iVIr. Konstam fayour is that they did it fairly now (bid a bright No-Trump quietly. despite the fact that he had no The occasion was their arrival stop in Spades and only a meagre in Dumfries to play our newly­ guard in Diamonds: in fact some formed Scottish team consisting purists might not consider the of Mr. Clement Ellis, Mr. 'Stanley Diamond guard adequate. Nicolson and Professor Alan MacKinnon bid Two Diamonds MacKinnon. At the conclusion of and Rayne jumped to Four Hearts. the match our newly formed Having no knowledge that Mr. Scottish team was disb~nded. Konstam had made a bluff bid, Mr. Rayne's team won by 2,700 we looked at One Heart, one over 75 hands and we are back at Spade and possibly two Club the old ironing-table wondering losers ; we placed South with why we came out of retirement. something like six Diamonds to At one stage our team led by the ace and perhaps the King of 2,500 and there was practically Clubs, perhaps the Ace of Clubs. nothing in it until ten hands from We bid Five Diamonds and the end when up came this Konstam bid Fi\·e Hearts. A nightmare : Double from South closed the + AQJ6 auction and eleven tricks were \710 made. 0 K Q 10 9 3 2 The cheerful news tram Mr. + J 3 Konstam that we had a small + K 10R743 .9 slam in Diamonds was as music \7 AKJ842 \70975 to our ears. 0 0 J 8 . in the other room, Nicolson + 8 + Q97652 and Merkin (East and South) • 52 passe~, Elfis bid One. Spade ; \7 6 3 Hardmg, Two Diamonds · Merkin 0 A7654 Four Diamonds ; Elli~, Four + AK104 H~arts ; and Harding, Five D1l!monds. Dealer, East. North-South This was passed out vulnerable. and another ele\'en tricks were made-a swing of I ,270 points. The first round of bidding went A~ked why he hadn't raised the like this : East (Konstam) No Bid, Hearts to five, 1\lr. Nicolson South (MacKinnon) No Bid, West explained that Mr. Ellis had once CON·TRACT BRIDGE JOURNAL called Four Hearts on four to the (2) Your partner is Colonel Eight and that it had met with Walshe and you are \'cry tired of little success, the opponents making life. Colonel Walshe bids One 1,700 in penalties. This put Club which the next player passes. Mr. Ellis in a bit of a pet ; he What should you bid on said the bid to which Mr. Nicolson referred had been made many + AJ6 \?AJ+ OK942 + 753? years ago and, anyway, he ~1ad Answer: Two No Trumps. held four Hearts to the Nine. The match,. which was staged * * * * * beautifully at Oughton's Restaurant A new book entitled " Opening and excellently managed by Mr. Leeds "- is being sent to certain A. Gan•en and a host of willing London players with Mr. R. recorders, was played in _three Niman's compliments. sesswns. There being no play on the first night, the teams and a few camp followers came out to the AROUND THE old homestead and played a , COMPETITIONS match-pointed Pairs which was (Coutiuued from poge 10) \ . won by Mrs. Andreoli of Dumfries in partnership with Mr. Colin Mrs. D. Shannon (1,800) beat Harding. Mrs. Andreoli is a very M . H. Phillips (3,600). _ good player. R. J. T. Cookson (1,800) w/o J. Abrahams (850). The partnerships were drawn B. A. M. Cuspersz (3,600) beat and we had the good fortune to J. H . Boatman (1,390). get Mr. Clement Ellis. We say M. Wolnch (200) bent B. L. Tcltscher " good fortune " because we were (2,030) by 270 points. the host and we should not have Mrs. M. A. A. Harvey (2,120) beat liked any of our guests to have R. A. Cox (3,200) by 50 points. suffered as we did. With eight E. Stem (1,400) beat G. H. Hammond cold bottoms in succession, Mr. (1,450) by 2,010 points. G. A. Moller (3,410) bent A. R. Ellis finished ... bottom. Lederer (1,750) by 760 points. * * * * * D. Raper (1,810) bent A. ~Ilion (700) We offer the following suggest­ by 920 points. C. Harding (1,380) beat Miss E. ions to Mr. Koristam for his next Younghughes (2,980) by 2,760 competition : points. . (1) Your partner is Miss Alice G. B. Burrows bent Mrs. H. E. E. MacKenzie in whose eyes you Bull by 170 points. think you can discern the light of W. E. Terry beat A. J. R. Blok forthcoming Asking bids. Miss by 980 points. MacKenzie's opening bid is Two A. Stockton beat E. 1\'1. L. Benle Spades which the next player by 120 points. . passes. What should you bid on Mrs. D. Shnmmon b(."Ut 1\1. H. Phillips by 1,290 points. + 75 \?J8654 0972 + J65? B. A. 1\1. Caspersz bent · J, H. Answer : Two Hearts. Boatman by 550 points. · LIST OF CLUBS AFFILIATED T9 THE ENGLISH BRIDGE UNION.

LONDOi'l AND DISTRICT ASHFORD ·BRIDGE CLUB, 7 Kenilworth Road, Ashford, Middlesex. B.B.C. BRIDGE CLUB, Room 307, Bush House, ~V.C.2. . BANK OF ENGLAND B.C., Dividend Office, Fmsbury Ctrcus, E.C.2. BARCLAYS BANK C.B.C., 54 Lombard Street; E.C. _ BARCLAY PERKINS SOCIAL AND ATHLETIC CLUB, 21 Park Street, S.E.t. , . BARN RISE BRIDGE CIRCLE, 21 Darn Rise, \Vembley Park, 1\'hddlese::t. CIVIL SERVICE C.B.A., Westerhum, Hill Ct., St. Murk's Hill, Surbiton. CROCKFORD'S CLUB, 16 Carlton House Terrace, S.W.l. GLENALVON B.C., 22 Netherhull Gardens, 1.W.3. GLOUCESTER B.C., 37 G loucester Walk, W.8. GRANGE PARK B.C., 83 Uplands Way, N.21. GROVE B.C., 26 The Grove, Palmer's Green, N.13. GUINNESS SPORTS AND SOCJAL .CLUB, Park Royal Drewery, N.\Y.10. HAMILTON CLUB, 2 Hamilton Place, W.l. HAYES AND HARLINGTON COMMUNITY CENTRE, Island Site, Station Road, Hayes. HIGHGATE CLUB, 80 West Hill, N.6. IMPERIAL COLLEGE .UNION B.C., Prince Consort Road, S.W.7. LEDERER'S CLUB, 115 Mount Street, W.l. LONDON BUSINESS HOUSES AMATEUR SPORTS ASSOCIATION, 3 .Kew Hibernia Chambers, London Bridge. LLOYDS BANK B.C., 7 Lombard Street, E .C.3. . LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL STAFF B.C., Room 546d, Countv Hall S.E.l. MIDLAND BANK B.C., 122 Old Broad Street, E.C.2. - MUSWELL HILL B.C., 6a Victoria Parade, N.10. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICERS B.C., Holbom Town H111l, W.C.1 . PEARL ASSURANCE SPORTS CLUB, 252 High Holbom, W.C.l. ROEHAMPTON CLUB, Roehampton Lane, S.W.15. ROYAL WIMBLEDON GOLF CLUB, ·Wimbledon Common, S.W.19. ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S HOSPITAL B.C., St. Bartholomew's Hospital, E.C. ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL C.B.C., Students Union, St. Mary's Hospital, W.2. SPERRY B.C., Sperry Buildings, Great \Vest Road, Brentford, l\•Iiddlesex. TOBY CLUB, Whitehead Street, Mile End Road, E.l. TRUMANS SPORTS CLUB, The Brewery, Brick Lane, E.t. WATNEY'S SPORTS CLUB (Bridge Section), Stag Brewery, Pimlico, S.W.l. WHIT~R EADS SPORTS CLUB (Bridge Section), Chiswe,II Street, E.C.l. BIRMINGHAM AND DISTRICT BIRMINGHAM B.C., 45 George Road, Edgbaston. BIRMINGHAM BUSINESS HOUSES B.C., 65 Highbridge Rd., Wvld Green. BIRMINGHAM AND DISTRICT CIVIL SERVICE B.C., 281 Corporation Street, Birmingharn. BIRMINGHAM OVERSEAS STUDENTS B.C., 9 Easy Row, Birmingham, 3. DUNLOP SPORTS AND SOCIAL CL~ •. Fort Dunlop, Birmingham, 23. EDGBASTON B.C., 82 Hagley Road, Btrmmghum, 15. · MAYFIELD B.C., 37 Wnke Green Rood, Birmingham, 13 . . MORNINGTON B.C., 17 Strenshum Hill, Moseley, Birmingham. MOSELEY CLUB, Alcester Road, Moseley, Birminghum. MOSELEY B.C., 621 Stratford Road, l\Ioseley, Birmingham. NORTH BIRMINGHAM C.B.C. 93 Dunbegan Rood, Erdington, Birmingham. SHELDON AND DISTRICT C.B.C., 246 c;oventry Road, Dirminghum, 26. UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM B.C., Gutld of Undergraduates UniYersitv Rond, Edgbaston, Dim1ingham. ' · 26 CONTRACT BRIDGE JOURNAL BRISTOL AND DISTRICT ACE OF CLUBS B.C., 77 Pembroke Road, Clifton. BELGRAVE B.C., 15 Cotham Grove, Bristol, 6. UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL B.C., 1 Victoria Rooms, Bristol, 5. WEST OF ENGLAND B.C., 45 Oakfield Road, Bristol, 8.

SUSSEX EASTBOURNE DEVONSHIRE CLUB. BEXHILL BRASSEY B.C., 84 Sea Road. COODEN BEACH GOLF CLUB. ST. LEONARD'S SOUTHSIDE B.C., 1 Dane Road. WORTHING MIRABELLE RESTAURANT, West Worthing. WORTHING B.C., 12 Byron Road. KENT BROADSTAIRS ABBOTSFORD B.C., Abbotsford Lodge, Sea Point Road. ORPINGTON . - QUEENSWAY B.C., 16 Frankswood Avenue. RAMSGATE RAMSGATE B.C., T he Regency, Ramsgate. TUNBRIDGE WELLS TUNBRIDGE WELLS AND COUNTIES. CLUB, Tunbridge Wells. WEST KENT CLUB, T unbridge ·Wells. HAMPSHIRE WINCHESTER LADIES COUNTY CLUB, 73 High Street, \Vinchester. BOURNEMOUTH FITZ'S CLUB, Canford Cliffs. PHOENIX . CLUB, Linde!l Hall, Boscombe. LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY BRIDGE CLUB, 354 London Road, Leicester. . LEICESTER JEWISH SOCIAL CLUB, 35 High Street, Leicester. YORKSH IRE A YSGARTH B.C., 34 Otley Roud, Leeds . . CENTRAL HULL BRIDGE CffiCLE, cfo. C. G. Oxley, St. Mary's Chambers, Lowgate, Hull. COTTINGHAM B.C., 38 . Overland Road, Cottingham, E. Yorks. HESSLE B.C., Grunge Cafe, Hessle, E. Yorks. H ULL B.C., 163 Newland Park, Hull. H ULL YOUNG PEOPLE'S CENTRE, 83-93, George Street, Hull. SHEFFIELD B.C., 6 Thomsett Road, Sheffield, 7. STRAY B.C., 11 South Park Road, Harrogate. LAKCASHIRE ARTIST'S CLUB, Eberle Street, Liverpool. STEWART CLUB, 57 York H.ond, · Birkdale, Southport. 27 CONTRACT BRIDGE JO RUNAL WA RWICKSHIRE SILHILL C.B.C., 272 Warwick Road, Olton, Warks. SOLIHULL B.C., 23 Lady Bvron Lane, Copt Heath, Knowle, \Varks. SUTION COLDFIELD B.C.,' lu Achorage Road, Sutton Coldfield, Warks. SUTION COLDFIELD HARDCOURTS CLUB, Highbridge Road, Sutton Coldficld. BUCKS: AYLESBURY SOCIAL CLUB, Park Street,- Aylesbury.

CAMBRIDGESHIRE CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY B.C., Trinity Hall, Cambridge. GLOUCEST ERSHIRE . COUNTY CLUB, Bayshill, Cheltenham. / GLOUCESTER B.C., Bell Hotel, Gloucester.

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DEVONSHIRE DEVONSHIRE B.C., $ hiphay Manor Hotel, Torquay.

NORTHAMPT ONSHIRE · EASTGATE B.C., 11 Cheycn Walk, Northampton. WESTMORLAND KENDAL GOLF CLUB, 3 Airethwaitc, Kendal.

NORFOLK NORFOLK AND NORWICH B.C., Shibden, Lower Hellesden, Korwich. NOTTINGHAMSHIRE NOTTINGHAM B.C., 19 Pelham Road, Nottingham. CRANTOCK B.C., 480 Mansfielu Road, Nottingham. BERKSHIRE READING B.C., 18 Addington Road, Reading.

HERT FORDSHIRE WELWYN GARDEN CITY CLUB, 44 Elmwood, Welwyn Garden City, Herts. SURREY WANBOROUGH MANOR COUNTRY CLUB, Near Guildford, Surrey. 28 llfiJIIthS t'olllpetitiiJn by Edmund Phillips (Permanent Competitio11 Editor)

The CONTRACT BRIDGE PRODLEll! No. 6 (12 points) JOUR...~AL ~ offers a prize of TWO North-South Game. Y S th GUINEAS for the best set of solutions hold : ou, ou , to the following problems. In the event of two or more sets of solutions + Q 10 6 4 IV' Q 9 8 7 6 4 <> 8 5 +-i being of equal merit, the monthly The bidding proceeds : prize will be divided. NORTH EAST SOUTH - 'VEST 1 <> 1 + No bid 2 + Answers to EDMUND PHILLIPS, 3 <> 3 • ? Esq., Competition Editor, Co11tract Bridge Joumal, 172 Chester Road, What do you bid ? Northwich, Cheshire, not later than February 28th, 1949. Solutions and PROBLEM No. 7 (12 points) names of prize winners in the January North-South Game. You, South, Competition will appear next month. hold: - + Void IV' J 9 7 6 4 () 8 7 6 52 + K 10 I} PRODLE~l No. 1 (12 points) The bidding proceeds : Game All. You, South, hold : NoRTH EAST SoUTH WEST + K Q J7.. 6 4 2

PRODLE~I No. 2 (12 points). PROBLElll No. 8 Game All. You, South, hold : + AK64 • 10 3 + AKQ rlzo of Two Guineas for your rebid? tho best set of solutions to tho December Compotltlon Is awarded to FELIX K.!.UnU..'\"N, 32 llydcr Crescent, Southport, Lnncnshlrc, PROBLEM No. 4 (12 points) who scored 82 points out of n possible 100 .. Love All. You, South, hold : Rumten-up : 0. E. Dickel (Glasgow) 65 ; D. D. Snell (Droml>orou~th) 68 i. .J · E. Gonion (Droml>orou~h) 54{. A. F. WIUWI (l!nldstone) + A 10 8 4 IV' K J 9 5 () K 9 6 3 + 2 nut! R. ll. !'otter llounslow) 52. East deals and opens One Club• Leading 1core• in Siz-month/p competition: What do you bid ? ],'. Kaufmann 330 P. A. Drowne 310 A. l!'. Wallis 205, K. Solon 202, 0. E. Dickel· 200, G. D. Sharpe 280. PROIILE~I No. 5 (12 points) Lo\·e All. You, South, hold : PRODLEll No. l I regret Umt a Jnrge number of competitor.!· + A J 9 7 IV' Q 6 3 () K 10 8 2 + J 5 mWnterprotcd tlds question, treating It us one of psychology rather tbnn of mnlhcmntlcnl North opens One Heart. East odds. The fault Is mlno for not being O\'ercalls with Two Clubs. What do sufficiently expllclt, but In these compeUtlona you bid? It tw always been taken for grnntcd tbnt, CONTRACT BRIDGE JOURNAL

1111less otherwise lnfurmcd1 one Is Jllaylng with a take-out double. Hence a further nn expert Jlnrtner against ex1~rt opponents : otherwise It would clcnrly be lmposslblll to try for game is obligatory, and a ~:lvc nn absolute answer tu lllllll)' questions. simple Three Spades is best. There Jngenlous (nnmajor suit. What do you bid ? Here the hand is rather strong- for Two Hearts, which might mean- any­ ANSWER thing, and decidedly weak for Three Three No-Trumps-12 points. Hearts. You have a 4 - 3 - 3 - 3 hand, Double-4 points. East's overcall is just under two honour tricks and a .obviously a psychic, based probably on potential double guard in Spades : a Diamond suit, and it is rather a One No-Trump expresses these \·alues waste of time doubling : moreover a perfectly. · double will blur your bidding sequence and make difficult the subsequent PROBLEM No. 4 (16 points) picturing of your exact str,ength. Love All. You, South, hold : ·Three No Trumps shows your hand precisely, and leaves the way best + J98 CV'A7+3 0965 + AK2 open to your partner to proceed North opens 1 + . opponents passing slamward if he so wishes. throughout. What do you bid : PROBLEM No. 2 (12 points) (i) If orth was the dealer ? East-\Vest game. You, South, hold: (ii) If vou were the denier und p1;ssed on the first round ? -+ KJ1064 CV'K2_ 073 + AKJS ANSWEH ' The bidding proceeds : (i) Two Clubs-8 points. Two SoUTH WEST Nonn1 EAST Hearts--+ points. \Ve phl\1 Two 1 + Dblc 2 + No bid No-Trumps as a forcing response, ? but C\'en for u non-forcing Two What do you bid ? No-Trumps the hand is thin, with onlr four h_onour cards and shortage A"'SWER of mtermedmtes. The mark-time bid Three Spades-12 points. Three of Two Clubs is better than Two :binmonds-8 points. Three Clubs- Hearts, which should genemlh· show 2 points. Your partner's raise mny a rather stronger suit than this: be shaded after the double, but equally (ii) Three Spades-8 points. Two well it may be n perfectly sound bid : N?-!rumps-6 _points. Having passed v.-e deprecate the habit of getting ongmally, to b1d a weak suit which scared stiff e\·ery time opponents put in may be left' in is asking for trouble. 30 CONTRACT BRIDGE JOURNAL As stated above, we dislike the look and that there are probably no other -of this hand for Two No-Trumps, losers. Hence partner should bid Si....: but Three Spades is also somewhat with two Aces, or one Ace and the -of an overbid. However, we consider Kings of Spades and Diamonds ; it the superior compromise. The hand holding all these cards, he should bid is certainly too strong for a timid Two Seven. Spades. _ (ii) Five Spades-8 points. Fo~r No-Trumps-4 points. Three Spades PRODLElll No. 5 (16 points) --4 points. The convention is unlikely Love All. You, South, hold : to give the information required, since, besides the Aces, you are . AQ1074 ~K102 (>K3 + QJS interested in the Kings of the bid The bidding proceeds : suits (but not the King of Clubs). A SouTH · 1 + 2 NT direct slam try of Five Spades is best, NoRTH 2 <> 4 NT though it cannot carry the same exact implications as when playing What do you bid Culbertson. Three Spades is harmless . (i) Playing the Culbertson 4-5 but pointless. No Trump convention? (ii) Playing Black;\'ood ? PRODLEll! No. 7 (16 ·points) ANSWER SOUTH 1 + 2 (> NoRTH 2 + 4 + (i) No bid-8 po~nts. Four No­ Trumps in this Situation is not NORTH conventional, but a natural try for a + AQJ ' No-trump slam. Your hand was a ~ 8 54 minimum for the Two No-Trump (> K 6 3 rebid and you should therefore pass. .+ KJ72 WEST (ii) Five Diamonds-8 points.· On ­ + 3 the Blackwood convention, any 4 No­ ~ KQ 10 7 6 Trump bid is conventional provide4 <> 9872 a suit has been mentioned at some + A84 stage during the convention. You, \Vest, open the King of Hearts, East overtaking with the Ace and PnoDLEJ\1 No. 6 (16 points) returning .the Jack. Declarer ruffs the third round of Hearts (after .following Love All. You, South, hold : to the first two) and leads 10 of Clubs. + A Q J 10 9 6 4 ~ K 16 (> Q 5. + A How do you play and why ? The bidding proceeds : ANSWER NoRTH 1 <> 2 NT SOUTH 2 + ? Play the Ace of . Clubs and lead another Henrt~6 ·points. Declarer What do you bid cannot be lending from 10 x intending (i) Playing the Culbertson 4-5 to finesse, since that would lea\·e him No Trump convention ? with a hand too weak for an opening (ii) Playing Blackwood ? bid. He surely has :- + Kxxxx ~xx (> AQJx + 010 ANSWER and is trying to steal a Club trick (i) Five Spades-8 points. This before drawing trumps. The recom­ hand is a good example of the negative mended defence is based on the hope usc of the 4- 5 No-Trump convention. that partner's hoped-for four trumps are The Fh·e Spade bid denies holding headed by the 10 9. Then, whether the values for a Four No-Trump bid. declarer ruffs in his own hand or but the implications of the violent dummy, partner will evc:ntunlly win jump must be that the hand is just a trump trick. (If partner has the 10 one short of the necessary number of but not the 9 of trumps, declarer key cards im·olved in the convention, can make his contract by a coup). JI CONTRACT BRIDGE JOURNAL ENGLISH DRWGE UNION LIST OF SECRETARIES

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HARROW LONDON RAnnow Jlrunon cr.un-16 Northwlck DOilSET CLUII-3-5 Glentworth Street, l'nrk Road, liAnnow, .Mlddx. 1Icl. Harrow linker Street, N.W.l. Tel. Wclbcck 1030. 3008. Good sl.nudnrd Drldgc In enjoyable Jtegulnr partnership and dupllcate. Sl.nkes atmosphere. Sc!Blons twice dally. Partnerships 1/-, 2/6 and 10/-. . and Duplicate. .LEDEIIRR's-115 Mount Street, W.l. Tel. No. Ma~·fulr 7850. Continuous play from 2-30 1to 12 P·i!'· Duplicate, Tuesday evenings. LONDON CJIOCKFORD'S-16 Carlton' Housc Terrace, NOTTINGHAM London, S.W.1. Tel. No. Whitehall/ 1131. CR.HITOCK llJUDOE CJ.UD-480 )lnlll'fleld 5/- Partnership, Tuesdny Evenings. 2 - Part­ Road, Nottln11ham. Tel. No. Nottlnahnm nership, Wednesday and Friday eveuin~s. 66021. Proprletrc~s : )Ins. D. M. HoPEWELL. Duplicate Pnlrs under the direction of Mr. Bon. Sccrctnry : ~. R, C. FRITU. Visit on Hnrrlson-Grny e\·cry Thursday evening nt welcomed. Excellent .venue for malchc• 'in i-30 p.m. lt. l'ROVOST, Mnnnglug Director. ~Udlands . ' A. J. HORSNELL, Secrcl.nry,

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