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DAILY BRIDGE CLUB:
Cy the Cynic says that anyone can make a mistake, but it takes real dedication to make a ton of them.
South took the ace of hearts and led a trump to dummy’s ace. East-West followed, so South cashed the ace of clubs, drew trumps and led a second club from dummy. When East discarded, South groaned, took the king and tried for a 12th trick by finessing with the queen of diamonds. East produced the king, and South also lost a club.
What errors did South make?
First, South’s handling of the trump suit was wrong. He must start by leading the king in case West has J-10-7-4.
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Many a hieroglyphic insect slam. He leads a diamond to the ace, ruffs the queen of diamonds, takes two more hearts and the ace of clubs, and leads a low club.
If clubs broke 3-2, South would always be safe. When they break 4-1, he succeeds because the defender who wins is end-played — forced to lead a third club from the queen or yield a ruff-sluff.
DAILY QUESTION: You hold: ♠ K9653 ♥ AKQ
◆ J ♣ A K J 4. You open one spade, your partner responds 1NT, you jump to three clubs and he returns to three spades. What do you say?
ANSWER: This position is awkward. You couldn’t pass even if you wanted to, but to bid four spades is unappealing because 44 45 47 50 51 52 53 55 58 59 60 Claim Semihard Swiss cheese Declaration at a group wedding Target of budget trimming Complete Birch of “American Beauty” Showy bulb Hunted one Ford’s Crown __ Like comets Easy mark partner may have taken a preference with a low doubleton. Bid 3NT. At least your singleton diamond is an honor.