The Commercial Appeal

Daily Bridge Club

- FRANK STEWART

TRIBUNE CONTENT AGENCY

Unlucky Louie continues to be my club’s chief proponent of Murphy’s Law. Every day brings a new lament.

“He showed up late for our penny game,” Cy the Cynic told me, “and he said that the traffic congestion will always be directly proportion­al to how late you are.”

Louie was declarer at today’s slam. He took the ace of clubs, drew trumps, cashed the A-K of spades and ruffed his last spade in dummy. Louie then led a diamond to finesse with his queen. West took the king, and Louie lost another diamond at the end. GOOD AND BAD After Louie takes the ace of clubs, he can ruff a club, draw trumps with the A-K and ruff a club. He cashes the top spades, ruffs a spade in dummy and returns the jack of clubs.

When East shows out, Louie discards a diamond — a loser on a loser. When West takes the queen, he must return a diamond to Louie’s A-Q or concede a fatal ruff-sluff. This week: end plays. Questions and comments: Email Stewart at frs1016@centurylin­k.net

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