BRIDGE NOTES.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20168, 21 February 1931, Page 7

BRIDGE NOTES.

mhP FOR PLAYERS AND

BEGINNERS.

Ibwww ros nm mss.) (Py Wiutux Sa*c*w,] It is often qnit« possible to know bow many cards each player hag left in every suit after, say, seven,, or eight tricks have been played, For this reason jit is guito helpful occasionally to study a partial hand problem in order to be able to use the knowledge thus obtained when actually required in'a game Jfttey, The following hand, with alight variations, has been' generally recognised classic example, thqs I feel confident that wy *eadew will enjoy working it out, .Perhaps when I gay that when l flrst saiy it I felt We H could not be done,* and when tqld it wan possible it took me & good twfr-hours before J found the volution. P." % jr, »-.« :<% ■ r'-\ WV - <' - 0. A 5 ~ *. & Q 7 S. J 5 • '-'V U, f>' 't I£, ®< Q4 *.« f »,ao o, j a . 4 c. 8 . ft 10 9 h.,-V- .. /, » v vv D. .A K 0 % , ' ' 0. JO • _| } 0 to lead and YZ to make file r|mawiflg si* tricks. Thisoue i« easier but still it is one , which i« much more likely tp be of real t "' .-J--;', / B, J i ~, ; I. AK 8 . *»' ,g. M#.a '■» y B "B. QJ •'S , '5' r ' ■ 2 V P. AK ** & # ' 1 * c. K Q .*/ 8. * 8 I!,, ~V< .<5, M , > ' Bps!p* B*9 Trwpps, Y and ,1 m&p,.remai»ii}g ji* trickj, Neither, .of the above hartds is $ ""freak"* and fn each ope U supposed to ..know by .the play waetly how the prions cards are placed. They pre werj&y p £ » Htfle Xf)Mm being givta to,'their ioiutiffU, but in' case one is tempted to look at the answers I am keeping Jhep for nejet week's column. Beginners. following on last-week's article J an)'< giving $ few "no bid" Mnds. A-1- Heart,' } £pade, B 2 Clubs, z holding: S. K x, H. K 9 6 3 2, p. 10, C. QJ JO 7 3 Should pass, Hi? cards are pt .little use tp «y" in his gpp.de bid, ' While' if hd keepS quiet he ,is fairiy sure of defeating AB. If he doubles, which r would be rank bad bidding, bo jnay be lucky enough to get "A" to bid 8 Hearts, ypt on the-other his payt-' nef may go on expecting t<? And quick -tricks' in "Z's" hand. Wor§e still A or 3 jn»y go g'JJiamondS when his hand .would be quite useless. "A w j I No Trumps, "Y" holding; 8, xjH„Q.x,P. AKQix* *, C..x x, should kefep quiet. ,If "B" or "Z" bids he can bid on second round. By bidding at the earlier stage he stops the hand being played in No,' Trumps, as neither A nor B would 'go back into'No Trumps ones Diapionds hsd been declared, '. If. however, one held the Same hand, time; , "B" J No Trump, "*r No bid, W Np bid, f'T' shpujd, then bid 1! Piam>mds> or even 3, 99 otherwise there is Jittle -chariee 'of kif piamonde mak' ing,. fop W will not know "yv strength, while 1 A' or B. will certainly not lead Diamond* at.aii, Thus his quite nice hand wouH'p?obably be entirely waited UJ?lesj» he bid. * , v • t ' 1 ■/ wwn l '«» - relative to - bridge are always welcome, and if a stamped ad' drestfad. eayelope is enclosed a reply will be' po-itflff. direct. Address. O/o {