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RIDGE
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OVEMBER
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ECEMBER
2011
Famous Deal
In the final of the 1975 Bermuda
Bowl, Italy held a slim margin over
the United States with only a few
deals to go. The spectators watched
anxiously as the American pair of
Bob Hamman and Bobby Wolff bid
to 6NT on the following deal.
The contract would have been in
some jeopardy if the opening lead
was a heart, knocking out declarer’s
A. However, the Italian West led
the 4. When the K appeared
from East, declarer had no difficulty
in taking all thirteen tricks.
That seemed like an excellent
result for the United States. If the
Italians at the other table failed to
bid the slam, the Americans would
likely win the world championship.
What do you think happened
when the deal was played at the
other table?
Quizzical Pursuits
Playing
Detective
West opens 1 , partner doubles,
East raises to 2 , and you compete
to 3 , which ends the auction:
W
EST
N
ORTH
E
AST
S
OUTH
1 Double 2
3
Pass
Pass
Pass
Against 3 , West leads the 5, and
East wins the first trick with the K.
1) Which player has the A?
2) Which player has the Q?
3) Which player has the J?
4) Which player has the A?
5) Which player has the A?
6) Which player has the Q?
7) How do you plan to make the
3 contract?
Who wrote the following passage, and in which book did it appear?
“I did not care what I was getting into...I did not love Catherine Barkley nor
had any idea of loving her. This was a game, like bridge, in which you said
things instead of playing cards. Like bridge you had to pretend you were
playing for money or playing for some stakes. Nobody had mentioned what the
stakes were. It was all right with me...”
Literary
Reference
N
ORTH
(B
OB
H
AMMAN
)
A K 10 9
A 9 7
J 9 8 6 3 2
W
EST
E
AST
4 3
7 6 5 2
Q 10 8 7
K 4 3 2
Q 10 6 4
J 5 3
7 5 4
K 10
S
OUTH
(B
OBBY
W
OLFF
)
Q J 8
A J 9 6 5
K 8 2
A Q
N
W
E
S
Bidding Quiz
(Refer to pages 14-15 if you need help.)
You open the bidding 1 , and partner
responds 1 . What call do you make
with each of the following hands? Is
the bid you choose to make forcing?
1.
A Q J 8
2.
A Q 6 2
3
J 6 5 4
K 9 4
9 5
K Q J 7 5
A K 8
3.
6 2
4.
K 8
K 4
A K J 5
K Q 5
K Q
A K J 10 8 6
Q J 10 7 4
5.
A J 6
6.
A K J 6
Q 7
Q 5
K 9 4
7 4
A K J 8 4
A K Q 6 2
7.
A 4
8.
9 4
Q J 7 5
K 3
K 4
A K 7 3
K Q 8 6 3
A Q J 10 4
9.
K J
10. K 4
8 5
9
K 8 6 3
A J 7 3
A Q 8 6 2
K Q 7 6 5 3
Contract:
6NT
Bridge Trivia
Who wrote each of the following
books? (As a hint, they are listed
in chronological order.)
1)
Contract Bridge Blue Book.
2)
Play of the Hand.
3)
Why You Lose at Bridge.
4)
Point Count Bidding in
Contract Bridge.
5)
Five Weeks to Winning Bridge.
6)
Bridge in the Menagerie.
7)
The Joy of Bridge.
N
W
E
S
Pass
1
D
Pass
1
?
N
ORTH
(D
UMMY
)
10 4
A 9 8 5
K Q J 7
Q 9 5
W
EST
E
AST
S
OUTH
(Y
OU
)
9 6 3
K J 10 7
10 8
K J 10 6
N
W
E
S
L
EAD
: 5
Contract:
3
K
Answers to
Quizzical
Pursuits
on page 20