The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-25
FOR LOVERS OF WHIST.

As"G. w. p" in his "whist Universal"
remarks, "the rules for lead and follow
have changed, but the law Of hnesse, the
strength and beauty Of whist, has never
changed, will never change"
1t is accordingly - the old masters OF
whist, especially to those originals, Des-
chappeles the Fronchman and Clay the
Englishman, that we must return, as "a
geometriclan does Co Euclid, for the abso
lutte results OF pure reasoning, undisturbed
by convention.
Deschappcles played for position, often
foregoing the trick and throwing the lead.
that thereby no could control the game Ia
the end. Bystandors thought him an Sin
spired madman" simply because, as Is the
case with most critics of genius, they could
not follow tho subtle though certain logic
of his arriving at the desired results. Es-
pecially was he strong In the fnesse, the
six modes Of which are thus practically
formulated from his play.
I. Finesse In partners suit. The regu-
lar finosse upon lead Of low by partner.
Example, tho play Of queen from ace and
queen when king appears TO lie at the
right, or when chances are even that either
opponent holds IL.
2. Forced finesse In your own suit.
The finesse In your own suit when returned
by your partner 70 a certain master card
In fourth hand on your left. Example,
the play of the ten from queon and ten,
when king was drawn in previous round,
and ace lies TO your left, and chances are
even that jack is to left or right.
0. Finosse In right opponents suit.
This is tho flnesso at second hand when
the third hand opponent has already played
his best card of the suit now led him again
by his partner. Example, second hand
originally had king, queen and ten of suit
led. He played the queen, which was
taken by aco third hand On tho second
lead from the original leader, second hand
plays ten, hnessing over probable jack at
the right.
4. Flnesse in left opponents suit. This
As simply the reserve of the master card In
second hard. when tho lead is through
him up to probably exhausted strength In
third hand. Example, E leads low through
king and Jack in S up TO ", who had pre-
viously opened tho suit with tho acc. 5
Illnesses with the jack upon tho equal
chance that tho queen Is with E and tho
added probability that N holds no more OF
the suit and can trump queen anyway If it
Is played by w.
3. Forced hnesse upon partner. This Is
the flnesse where you make tho partner
take tho trick, maybe of his own suit, that
you may bold command Example, Of
king and jack you play the jack that left
onponent may play quecn and so draw do
oiar rejace from your partner, leaving you
with king and command.
9. Finesso on general strength. This Is
the flnesse when sure tricks arc held in
other suits, and even In tho ono led, and
Is played that whatever strength may bo
to your left shall bo exhausted and your
partner given what is possibly his only of
portun.ty TO make his cards count. EA
amlc, with command In Other suits, and
with King jack and several others OF tho
suit lod on the second round. with ace
already played, yon play tho jack that
oven II tho left hand opponent holds the
queen it rlas be played nDd not held back
TO regain commsud when trumps are cx
hausted, thers also being q chance that
your partner has the winning card, or,
failing that, can utilize low trump.
DiEDRrCu.
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