2005 Editor: Mark Horton Production Team: Carly Sebestyen and Thomas Ellis

Yesterday everyone at the NOT paid homage to the victims of the In this issue Tsumani disaster with a minute’s silence. At exactly 11.59, play was Pages 2: Scores suspended until 12.00. Page 3-5: Never a Dull Moment Page 5: Walk-In Pairs, Tsunami Relief Appeal Page 6: Oz Chronicles, It Can Only Get Worse Page 6-7: Page 8: Solution to Tim Bourke’s Quiz, Triskaidekaphobia

National Non-Life Masters Winners : Ann Pettigrew, Adrienne Stephens, Ken Moschner, Peter Wells TIMETABLE Sat 15th - Sun 16th January

National Womens Teams final Sat14-Sun 15 January at Rydges Lakeside Canberra Stage Two Session Times: 10:00, 12.00, 3:00, 5:00, 8.30 (Final starts Sunday 10:00)

National 0 - 99ers Team National Seniors Teams final National 0-149ers Team Sat14-Sun 15 January Winners Winners at Rydges Lakeside Canberra Catherine Whiddon, Lynn Baker, Vince Cariola, Lammie Barrett, Stage Two Session Times: Rodney Scotford, Sue Scotford, Rosa Pang, Bruce Fox 10:00, 12.00, 3:00, 5:00, 8.30 Young White, Penny Cockbill (Final starts Sunday 10:00) Tim Bourke’s Daily Quiz # 3 Walk in Pairs Sat 15th-Sun 16th January TAKING ADVANTAGE West North East South at Rydges Lakeside Canberra 2 } Session times: Dealer South. EW Vul. Pass 2 { Pass 2 [ Sat 11:00, 3:00, 7:30 NORTH Pass 3 [ Pass 4 NT Sun 1:30, 7:30 [ J 7 4 Pass 5 { Pass 5 NT Australian Multi Pairs ] 8 5 2 Pass 6 [ All pass Sat 15 January { A J 8 6 3 at the National Convention Centre } 9 3 Session times: West leads the }Q and you Sat 11.00, 3.00, 7.30 SOUTH see you have eleven winners. National Swiss Pairs [ A K Q 9 8 6 2 Obviously if East has the ]K, Sun 16th January ] A Q 3 you have twelve tricks. Can at the National Convention Centre { 5 you improve your chances of Session times: } A K making the contract? Sun 11.00, 2.00, 7.30

NOT NEWS #4 Saturday16th January 2005 Page 1 Standings: After Round 9 (Qualifiers In Bold) TEAM NAME VPS NATIONAL WOMENS TEAM 1 BOURKE WOODS LUSK TULLY CORMACK NEUMANN 183 2 HAVAS STERN CLARK FEITELSON FULLER EVANS 182 12 HEWITT PERLEY BROWN FREEMAN-GREENE 162 10 HERRIES HENRY RUSSELL SIMPSON 162 14 TUCKER MILLAR BROAD MARTIN 161 5 WATTS FOLKARD HAY LOWRY 160 7 DEL PICCOLO SMITH GREENFELD DRISCOLL BOOTH SHIELS 157 6 NEALE RENTON KING WRIGHT 154 28 STACEY ANDERSON SCHOUTROP LUCK 149 17 ASHTON KAPLAN MCCARTNEY HADAWAY 148 8 MURRAY-WHITE SNASHALL, LACHMAN MILL 148 NATIONAL SENIORS TEAMS 4 SCOTT SNASHALL LAVINGS KROCHMALIK 178 3 NOBLE BILSKI MALACZYNSKI HUGHES BROWN CHAN 173 2 WYTER HUGHES WALSH MCDONALD GUMBY CUMINGS V 169 16 CHRAPOT TENCER M TENCER B GASPAR GOLDBERG 169 6 NEWMAN BUCHEN CHRISTIE KALMIN MARKOVICS URBACH 168 1 NEILL KLINGER NAGY MIDDLETON LILLEY SMOLANKO 166 7 SUNDSTROM DOUGLAS PERRY SCHMIDT SMYTH VAUGHAN 166 8 DUDLEY POWELL JAMIESON JAMIESON ALI BROCKWELL 162 5 CHADWICK BLOOM ZINES MOSS 159 28 MASON ELSON SZABO MCGEARY 156 NATIONAL NON-LIFE TEAMS 102 PETTIGREW STEPHENS MOSCHNER WELLS 154 135 PLUSH JOWETT KIDD SMITH T 146 110 CHIANG Y CHIANG K YOUNG M YOUNG R 145 121 ERSKINE MARSHALL ZUBER DEEVES 142 107 FERGUSON BOXALL MCALARY WIECZOREK 141 101 WOOLLEY C WOOLLEY C PEACH SLACK-SMITH 138 111 MIDGLEY WEDDELL TULPULE ALDONS 137 116 GOOLEY OíSULLIVAN BARKER BARLOW 132 113 STRACHAN PARKIN DAY STEWART 113 104 CARTER CARTER KELLY MURRAY 104 NATIONAL NOVICE TEAMS 73 CARIOLA BARRETT PANG FOX 163 77 WHIDDON BAKER SCOTFORD SCOTFORD WHITE COCKBILL 148 80 ALLEN STEPHENSON GRIBBLE MILLAR 142 74 JACKSON KERSHAW COLLINS BUNWORTH 140 79 HIGGINS GREEN YATES SPECHLEY 129 78 PARKER DE VILLIERS PORTER PORTER 120 83 SOH DUNCAN LEE DYNAN 119 76 REYNOLDS GREAVES SMITH SIOW 115 84 BEDNARZ WILLIAMS HEIMER MACQUARRIE 114 86 BREDEN LOCKE GILDER NILSSON WOOD RENTON 113

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NOT NEWS #4 Saturday16th January 2005 Page 2 Never a Dull Moment route to ten tricks. -50 and a loss of is to take all the diamond winners 11 IMPs. ending in dummy before playing the I am often asked what I do if the boards second club. Then South will have to I choose to watch are dull. I can’t This is quite a tricky hand on any lead, play a major and on a spade switch answer with certainty as it has never but after the queen of hearts has held you can try dummy’s ten, as the happened. In Round 7 I was camped at declarer might play the ace, intending contract is secure as long as South table two for the encounter between to continue with a cross . East ruffs has the king of spades Havas and Bird. and plays a (even if West has the spade king declarer can take the West North East South 16 ace and cross ruff) but declarer has Havas Bird Feitelson Creet Dealer W, Vul EW ten tricks, the losing heart going on Pass 1} Pass the ace of diamonds. 1[ Pass 1NT Pass [9874 3NT All Pass ]AQ653 Board 17. {AQ98 Dealer N, Vul Nil As you can see the opening bid on this } - type of hand is a matter of style. [J2 [K3 [J8532 Michael Rosenberg is one of many ]KT98 ]4 ]Q842 world class players who believe that {7432 {KJT65 {5 you should be free to open either }KQ4 }A9762 }962 minor in this situation. [AQT65 [QT64 [A7 Once again a heart was led to the ]J72 ]9 ]AJ5 queen and ace, but remember this time { - {AJ64 {KQ73 declarer did not have the advantage of }JT853 }T743 }AJ85 any opposition bidding. She played the [K9 same seven of diamonds, this time to West North East South ]KT763 the ace and ran the ten of clubs. South McKinnon Clarke Tobin Stern {T982 won and with no real idea of the heart Pass 1] Pass 1[ }KQ position exited with a diamond. Pass 3[ Pass 4[ Declarer won with dummy’s jack and All Pass West North East South played a club to the eight. South won McKinnon Clark Tobin Stern and tried the nine of spades, covered West led the king of clubs and declarer Pass 1{ 1] by the ten, jack and ace. Now declarer ruffed and played a spade to the queen. Dble* 3] 3NT All Pass cashed her winners before exiting with When that passed off peacefully she a spade, making the game going trick played a heart to the queen and a East preferred to try for game rather at the end with the jack of hearts. No second spade. A heart to the ace gave than look for a penalty (+300 would swing. the bad news in that suit, but the be the most likely outcome). South contract was already secure. West won led the six of hearts and declarer took Board 18 the next heart and exited with the North’s queen with the ace. She Dealer E, Vul NS queen of clubs and declarer ruffed and crossed to the jack of diamonds, could claim eleven tricks by giving East unblocking the seven, and played a club [A653 a club trick. +450 to the jack and queen. At this point I ]KJT873 think South should be able to foresee {2 West North East South what will happen if she fails to clear }Q2 Havas Bird Feitelson Creet the hearts, but even so declarer, aided [QJ982 [74 Pass 1] Pass 1[ by the bidding, might still take the ]94 ]AQ5 Pass 3}* Pass 4[ winning view in clubs. {AJ {QT54 All Pass When South exited with a diamond }KJ86 }A754 declarer won in hand, played a [KT North’s splinter raise saw West lead a diamond to the ace and ran the ten ]62 slightly more challenging diamond. of clubs. South exited with a diamond {K98763 Declarer played the nine and ruffed in and declarer won and cashed her }T93 hand, played a heart to the queen, ruffed winners before exiting with the jack a diamond, ruffed a club, cashed the ace of hearts. She guessed spades West North East South of diamonds and ruffed a diamond. correctly for +400. McKinnon ClarkeTobin Stern She now played a heart to the ace, but Once North discards on the second 1NT Pass East ruffed and continued with the king diamond you don’t have the entries 2]* Pass 2[ Pass of spades leaving declarer with no to pick up 4-1 clubs, so an alternative 3NT All Pass

NOT NEWS #4 Saturday16th 2005 Page 3 I may have misread the bidding bad, West North East South Board 20 but I don’t think North doubled Two McKinnon ClarkeTobin Stern Dealer W, Vul ALL Hearts. Mind you, that would not have Pass troubled declarer on this layout, as 1} 1[ 1NT Pass [- 3NT is easy, even on a heart lead. 3NT All Pass ]QJ76 South led a diamond and when the {KJ965 jack held declarer crossed to the ace South led the ten of spades and North }9653 of clubs and played a spade. South played the four, declarer winning with [J7 [T6542 took the king and played another the jack. Realising that (a) there was ]T32 ]AK85 diamond. Declarer won perforce with no rush to play clubs, and (b) that a {T873 {Q dummy’s ace, took the heart losing club finesse would see North }8742 }KQT and played a second spade. The cash four spades, declarer unblocked [AKQ983 appearance of the ten gave her nine dummy’s hearts, North discarding a ]94 tricks and when the queen of clubs subsequently revealing seven of {A42 obliged a few moments later she was diamonds on the third round. The king }AJ up to eleven, +460. of diamonds collected North’s jack, and when she discarded a club on the next West North East South West North East South round of the suit declarer could see McKinnon Clarke Tobin Stern Havas Bird Feitelson Creet her way home. She took the ace of Pass Pass 1[ All Pass 1{ Pass diamonds, cashed the queen of hearts 1[ 3] Pass Pass and exited with the eight of spades. In One has to sympathize with South on Dble All Pass due course the enforced club return this deal, and she is still waiting for meant a well merited +600. Even better North’s reopening double which Three Hearts was described as if North had held the king of clubs! should have been automatic. weakish, but not ridiculous at the North’s best chance to deflect declarer The defenders dropped a trick in the prevailing vulnerability. would be to discard clubs on the red play, so the contract was only two For my money, if you feel you must suit winners hoping declarer might try down, +200. bid then Two Hearts is plenty. to drop a singleton king. Now East/West had an excellent West North East South alternative to game and they were not West North East South Havas Bird Feitelson Creet slow to take it, East passing the Havas Bird Feitelson Creet Pass Pass 1[ 1NT reopening double. Pass All Pass Declarer won the opening spade lead 1} 1[ Dble* Pass in hand and tried a diamond to the 2[* Pass 2NT Pass North was also found wanting at this king and ace. West switched to a 3NT All Pass table, as facing a strong no trump trump and the defenders were not (albeit an unusual one) it is hard pressed to score two spades, The play to trick one was identical, but routine to try for game, which would two hearts, one diamond and two East simply played a club at trick two, roll home. Declarer made eight tricks, clubs for +800 and 8 IMPs. covering the jack with the queen. Ten winning the spade lead and playing a tricks were now possible, but East did diamond to the nine and queen, +120 Board 19 not take care of her entries and had but 2 more IMPs for Havas. Dealer S, Vul EW to settle for nine, and a slightly fortuitous push. Board 1 [AKQ54 Dealer N, Vul Nil ]53 Neither team made much of a fist of [7 {J7 the next deal: ]543 }9854 {KJT832 [32 [J986 }KQ5 ]AKJ ]Q972 [T9 [QJ532 {A94 {K82 Important ]K8 ]QT962 }AQT72 }63 Bulletin {Q97 {A4 [T7 }AJT943 }8 ]T864 Team 89 rockets to [AK864 {QT653 16th place!!! ]AJ7 }KJ {65 Gassman, O’Toole, Strickland, }762 Genocchio.

NOT NEWS #4 Saturday16th January 2005 Page 4 West North East South Walk-In Pairs You draw trumps in one or two McKinnon Clarke Tobin Stern Tsunami Relief Appeal rounds. Then you play on diamonds. 3{ Pass Pass If an opponent has {Axx or longer, Dble Pass 4{* Pass The South Canberra Bridge Club is and holds up for the first two rounds 5} Pass Pass Dble having a special Tsunami Fund-Raising of diamonds, you now run the jack All Pass Walk-In Pairs at the special time of of hearts. The contract still makes if: 7:45pm on Wednesday 19th January I have no idea what West was thinking at the Southern Cross Club, 92-96 of when she doubled Three Corinna Street, Phillip (Woden Town (a) RHO holds both heart honours Diamonds, and it led to a very Centre). Hand records will be without the ace of diamonds, or inelegant result. With best defence provided. even One Club is too high! (North Note: This walk-in corresponds with (b) RHO holds a singleton or leads a spade and South wins and the “rest evening” in the new NOT doubleton heart honour with switches to a diamond. If declarer schedule. the ace of diamonds, as the wins and plays back the suit North fourth round of hearts will give wins, plays a heart to South’s ace and More information about the South a discard for declarer’s third a club switch gives the defenders Canberra Bridge Club is available on diamond. seven tricks.) The defence was not its website: that ferocious, South playing three http://www.southcanberrabc.org/ rounds of spades, North ruffing as The contract might make if: declarer discarded the nine of This Christmas puzzle appeared in the diamonds and switching to the king Master Class section of the website (c) LHO holds a singleton heart of diamonds, but even so the penalty (solution on another page): honour without the ace of was +800. diamonds, or Dummy West North East South [ 5432 (d) LHO holds doubleton ]KQ Havas Bird Feitelson Creet ] JT98 without the ace of diamonds. 1NT 2]* All Pass { KQJT9 } In case (c) LHO is compelled to give That 1NT was a mini, and doubtless another ruff-and-sluff; this time an attempt to try a diversion on what was the first board of the match at South’s diamond loser disappears as her table. East showed the majors, and Declarer North ruffs and gains an for although she had to go one down it [ AKQJT98 another heart finesse. was another 12 IMPs for Havas. ] A32 { 876 In case (d) LHO’s best defence is to Yet again I had witnessed a group of } void give a ruff-and-sluff, hoping that South boards where one team gave away not plays on the restricted choice a single IMP and Havas went on to You are declarer in 6[. The opening assumption of case (c). run away with the match 91-13. lead is the ace of clubs. ][}{][}{][}{ What is the best line of play? Neither declarer nor dummy can afford to discard a red card at trick Esquo ne credite, Teucri. one without diminishing these Quidquid id est, chances. The theme of the problem Timeo Danaos et dona ferentis. is similar to the Robert (deal 52 in the book “Right Through The Virgil (70-19 B.C.) Pack”). ‘Do not trust the horse, Trojans. I discovered the deal in a 1974 Bridge Whatever it is, World magazine. A letter from I fear the Greeks even when they Scottish player, Nigel Guthrie, bring gifts.’ credited it to Scottish expert, John McLaren, although it is possible that Because the club ruff-and-sluff comes McLaren in turn was given the too early, the best trick one line is to problem by another source. ruff the ace of clubs in both hands, thus preserving maximum possibilities. ][}{][}{][}{

NOT NEWS #4 Saturday16th January 2005 Page 5 Oz Chronicles this classic game which involves you Its hardly obvious to lead a diamond sitting on a chair around six feet and if you lead a club (and of course One thing I had forgotten from my from a basket and trying to throw the player who told me about the last trip to Australia was how cards into it one at a time. The hand did) declarer will not be hard difficult it is to read a written bid classic match is between two players pressed to make eleven tricks. upside down – especially if the who each have a pack of 52 cards. Needless to say at the other table players use unsharpened pencils or Internet freaks can get an idea by East was allowed to make Five tiny writing! Perhaps if I leave it going to: Clubs (best not to ask how.) another ten year before my next www.big-boys.com/articles/ visit the will finally have throwpaper.html ][}{][}{][}{ taken over! Be warned, it can become addictive! PERCENTAGE PLAY There are rumblings about the ][}{][}{][}{ by Tim Bourke playing times, and rumours of a petition. Australia is not the only It Can Only Get Worse Unless there is a warning in the place to favour play until late in the auction, I am a great believer in evening (the USA and the UK are Do you remember what I wrote in taking a straightforward approach prime examples) but in North Tuesday’s Bulletin? That players to declarer play. Hand five from America a recent survey showed a hope the first board of a match will round six of the Seniors’ and significant majority in favour of give them the chance to settle down. Womens’ teams provided an ensuring that play is over by 20.00. No such luck when Board 1 of example of one of the cases where That has been the norm in mainland Round 3 of the Women’s teams hit the bidding suggested that there Europe for some time, and entries the table: could be difficulties. Suppose the full at the major events are booming. deal had been: As Bulletin Editor, in the finest Dealer North. Love All Dealer North, NS Vul Monty Python tradition I would [ A Q 9 4 [ K 7 3 prefer play to finish half an hour ] Q 10 9 ] A J before it begins – if you see what I { K 8 6 4 3 { A 9 8 4 mean. }10 } Q 9 7 6 [ J 9 6 5 [ - Despite the enormous hint West North East South ] Q 9 4 ] K 10 5 3 2 dropped in Bulletin Number 1, we 1[ 5} 5] { 10 7 6 { J 5 3 2 are still waiting for a bottle of ? } J 8 5 } A K 4 3 Grange to be delivered to the [ A Q 10 8 4 2 Bulletin office. Although not quite You can Pass or double as you wish, ] 8 7 6 in the same league, Tim Adams in either case it will then be your { K Q Claire Valley Shiraz 2002 is a decent lead. } 10 2 bottle we are keen to try. Having made your choice you may care to see the full deal: West North East South Be careful what you say on the 1NT 2]* 4[ shuttle bus. When discussing the Dealer North. Love All All pass boards from one session a player [K 10 8 6 5 asked his partner what they might ]8 * five hearts and a side suit of at least have done to improve their results. {A Q J 10 four cards ‘Stay at home,’ was the enigmatic }9 8 4 reply. [A Q 9 4 [ J 7 West leads the ]4, taken by ]Q 10 9 ] J 3 dummy’s ace. Declarer cashes the I have noticed there are an {K 8 6 4 3 {- ace of trumps next, discovering that enormous number of waste paper }10 } AKQJ76532 West has a trump trick. baskets at the NCC. Perhaps in [3 2 quiet moments the players should ]A K 7 6 5 4 2 Despite this setback, this presents indulge in a game of Poubelle. {9 7 5 2 no problem for South as long as Doubtless you are all familiar with } - West has at least three diamonds!

NOT NEWS #4 Saturday16th January 2005 Page 6 Declarer cashes the {K-Q, crosses twocards and the lead is in dummy. So Near…and Yet So Far to dummy with the [K and a club East has [J-9 left and South [Q-10, loser discarded on the {A. No ensuring that declarer takes the last Do you remember this deal from matter what happens now declarer two tricks. cards and the lead is in Round 4? It illustrates perfectly that makes his tenth trick either by dummy. East has [J-9 left and South concentration is paramount even ruffing a heart in dummy or by West [Q-10, ensuring that declarer takes when victory is within your grasp. squandering his trump trick. the last two tricks. Board 16 That’s all very well you may say but On a heart exit, declarer ruffs with the full deal was: dummy’s [7, ruffs a diamond in Dealer W, Vul EW hand then crosses to dummy with [ K 7 3 the [K. Again everyone is down to [K9 ] A J two cards and as South has [Q-10 ]92 { A 9 8 4 left he will make the last two tricks. {KQJ6432 }J6 } Q 9 7 6 [QT [7653 [ - [ J 9 6 5 So what are the odds of success for ]K843 ]QT65 ] Q 9 4 ] K 10 5 3 2 cashing the [A at trick two {T8 {A9 { 10 7 6 3 2 { J 5 compared to the simple line of }A8532 }974 } J 8 5 4 3 } A K winning the heart lead and playing [AJ842 [ A Q 10 8 4 2 for a heart ruff? Well, the ]AJ7 ] 8 7 6 recommended line succeeds in {75 { K Q around 93% of cases compared to }KQT } 10 2 88% for the simple approach and casinos would love to have such an I suggested that you can defeat And how do I recover when it is advantage in all their games of 3NTin theory – a heart to the West who discards on the ace of chance. queen and when East gets in the ten trumps? The answer is simple, once of hearts – but not in practice, you realise you need to coup East’s West’s normal club lead giving trumps. You begin by cashing the {K declarer a route to eleven tricks, then overtaking the {Q with the +460. ace to ruff a diamond. Next you give Well, Leonie Fuller and Sharon up a heart, allowing the defence to Evans of the Havas squad got very win and cash two clubs. These cards close to proving me wrong as West remain to be played: led a heart to the queen and ace. Declarer forced out the ace of [ K 7 diamonds and East was on the ball ] - with the ten of hearts, pinning { 9 dummy’s nine. West took the jack } Q 9 with the king, cashed the eight of [ - [ J 9 6 hearts and played another heart ] Q ] 10 5 followed by the ace of clubs. { 10 7 { - Bravo, save for the small fact that it } J 8 } - was East who had won the fourth round of hearts. Now declarer [ Q 10 8 4 could bar a club lead and claim the ] 8 rest. { - ‘There’s many a slip twixt cup and lip’ } - Anon

If East returns a trump, declarer wins this on table, ruffs a ][}{][}{][}{ card back to hand then ruffs his last heart. Everyone is down to

NOT NEWS #4 Saturday16th January 2005 Page 7 SOLUTION TO TIM Triskaidekaphopia BOURKE’S QUIZ #3 A better idea is to lead the [9 to the [J on the first round of Do you consider yourself to be The only additional possibility for trumps. This allows benefits you superstitious? I know some bridge a twelfth trick is to set up a second when the [10 is singleton, players who are. For example, trick in diamonds. If they are 4-3, without giving the defenders any England’s Nicola Smith once wore generally you will need to three extra chance in exchange. On the same pair of tartan shorts for entries to ruff diamonds three the diagrammed deal, you win two weeks during a World times and a fourth to enjoy the long with dummy’s [J and ruff Championship because she was diamond. That’s the case here: another diamond high. You then convinced they were lucky. lead the [6 to dummy’s [7 and Nonsense of course, the team [ J 7 4 ruff another diamond high, won because they played well. The ] 8 5 2 setting up the suit. Finally you result two years later, when Nicola { A J 8 6 3 overtake your [2 with the [4 forgot to pack the shorts should } 9 3 and enjoy a heart discard on the be disregarded. long diamond. You can even try [ 10 [ 5 3 for an overtrick by finessing the Another England stalwart, Rita ] K J 9 6 ] 10 7 4 ]Q (of course you will be more Oldroyd once made her partner { K 10 7 4 { Q 9 2 than happy when the finesse chance her dress right before the } Q J 10 6 } K 8 7 4 2 fails). start of a match. The dress was [ A K Q 9 8 6 2 green – and England were about ] A Q 3 As the cards lay, your entry- to play Ireland. { 5 creating play (leading the [9 on } A K the first round of trumps) was As I mentioned elsewhere, some necessary to make the slam. So, players believe they cannot do You begin cashing the {A and whenever three trump entries well when the Editor is watching ruffing a diamond with the [Q, just are available to dummy you can – if you doubt me just ask the in case the trumps are favourable. establish a diamond for a discard world’s finest, Germany’s Sabine Now, how can you conjure three whenever the suit break 4-3. Auken. trump entries to the dummy? One possibility is to lead the [6 to If there are only two trump Why do I mention this? dummy’s [7. When West started entries to the dummy, you can with a doubleton ten in trumps, the set up a discard (or two) on the Well, by tradition (well, last year) [7 would give you your first entry. diamonds only when a defender we select a table to visit from time You could later lead the [9 to the began with {K-Q doubleton or to time, irrespective of who is [J and finally the [2 to the [4, tripleton. Otherwise you must playing there. This year the Editor achieving three entries in all. fall back on the heart finesse. has decided to make that tale 13. So, if you fear the number 13 and There main difficulty with this is If trumps were 3-0 there would suffer from Triskaidekaphopia, that when the finesse of the [7 fails be only one trump entry to watch out! you will lose an unnecessary trick dummy and you would have to in the trump suit, going down even take the heart finesse By the way, I am not in any way when the ]K is onside. Secondly, immediately after the [J won. superstitious – but don’t try and West might insert the [10 on the borrow my pen! first round, which would kill one of the entries that you need.

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