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DAILY BRIDGE CLUB:
My “Simple Saturday” columns focus on improving basic technique and developing logical thinking.
A “safety” play is like an insurance policy. You pay a premium — you give up on taking the maximum number of possible tricks — but you protect yourself against a devastating loss.
At today’s six spades, South takes the ace of diamonds, discarding a club, and leads a club to his queen. West politely plays low. How should declarer continue?
If South leads the ace of clubs next (trying for 13 tricks), West will ruff and lead a trump. South will have two losing clubs but only one trump left in dummy, and the result will be down one. To ensure 29 30 31 32 33 44 45 48 City in southwestern New York
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By the way, a trump opening lead, though it looks like a killer, won’t beat six spades. I’ll let you figure out how South can still win 12 tricks.
DAILY QUESTION: You hold: ♠ Q5 ♥ AK84◆ A7654 ♣ 8 7. After two passes, the dealer, at your right, opens one spade. What do you say?
ANSWER: A double is possible, but there are some strikes against that action. Your values are minimum. The queen of spades may be worthless 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 Victor Laszlo’s wife, in a classic film
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“__ Alpensinfonie” Buffalo feature, often? for offense, and your partner is a passed hand. If he responded in clubs, your support would be inadequate. I would pass.