Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 November 1948 — Page 22

"Contract "Rescaed’ By the 10 Spot By EASLEY BLACKWOOD IF THE DECLARER in today's hand had not held the “Slowly 10 of clubs he would not . have made his contract. Even 80 he had to make a fine comeback to offset a brilliant and nearly fatal thrust by East at Pgs two. “The bidding needs no particueo, comment, North had a _ good opening bid himself and when he heard his partner open with a spade and then jump : on the next round, he saw no reason 0. dilly - dally about getting inte a slam. The hand is not ideally suited to the use of the Blackwood Convention. If North had bid four no trump and found his

South dealer North-South vulnerable

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partner with one ace: he still [fot know which ace. ‘In othér ‘words, South might have | the ace of ¢ 1 two' little clubs. have bid Just ag Nort ” WEST opened Hie: qugen diamonds which Bast ing

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spot. ; What would you do? Finesse, you say? Fine — that would have won the hand, but just a minute. Declarer can see only his hand and dummy. In his position, the finesse is definitely against the percentage and therefore, the wrong play! This is how he reasoned: I. have 11 tricks at : point, six spades, three , one diamond and one’ chub, I can finesse the 10 of’ clubs or I can finesse the 10 of for my twelfth trick. If I duck the club lead I am stacking everything prematurely on the position of the club king. If it is wrong, and East's deuce is a singleton (which appears prob.able) he will ruff a club re- | turn for Sawn two. 5 . SL

clubs, Now the heart s furnish my twelfth trick 3 "

three long in either o "| hand. I will' have the advan- | tage of pulling trumps and of getting a better count on the + hand. At worst I can always finesse the 10 of hearts, And the clincher—no matter which opponent holds the king of clubs, if he also has four hearts, he will be hopelessly squeezed. On this reasoning South ‘went - up with the club eace at frick two, ran all hig spades and then laid down his king. of diamonds, discarding the Jast club from dummy: Dummy’s remaining eards are A Q°10 8 of hearts, ‘“Declater has three hearts to the king and the im-

‘the: sof’ Clubs, and it is.his, play tothe ninth trick.” - If he plays the club, declarer | will make ‘the club 10 and three |- heart tricks.‘ If he discards a’

heart, all of dumniy’s hearts are good.

‘Send your Awestions on bridge to Easley Blackwood, The Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis 9.

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