The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-03
PROBLEMS FOR sun READERS
BRIDGE. ILGEBRi. CHESS avn
4 IGICtI SQI tRE.
Interest shown In the First "mpOsiIiOn
sG = Soeressf1i sol, er OF Bridge Prob
toms Letters Instead "T Numbers
In = Magical square chess TASKS.


Bridge problem No -. printed two
weeks ago. was arranged by PercINal
Lew Of New Nork who has shown ms
skill in solving the most difficul, compoS
tons OF OthsrS Nv heading IHh suns
honor list for so long The comments re
Ceivsd in Ccnnsciion with The correct
solutions OF his first attempt Indicate
desire for something more from the same
source
The chief defect IN the problem and
the one which has been Iolnted Ouf IN
almost eNactly the same ~ rds bv ssvsra
solVers ~ thar No =" ~ practically a
I'VE card problem With tWo rounds of
trumps added. but without increasing
fhs difficulty OF rhe situation. because
neither 1 nor X ~ called upon Ia 10
ANYTHING save follow suit until thes"
two EXTRA trump tricks have been got
rid OF u there were some trap which
would lead the solver To 'rv something
besides the trump lead the problem would
be greatly improved ~ II stands tn"
problem is practically "A copy Of the Whit
field printed in THE SUN on April 20 last.
with the two rounds OF trumps added Ia
make u a seven cardsr
rounds OF tT,mps at the start and II does
not matter whether 4 begins With the
king OF the small one. because Y will play
The queen ON the first trick m siIn"r ca-'-
This leaves u IN the lead after the second
round. and II ~ then that the real problem
begins
leads a third round OF rrrrmps. upon
which y will discard the eight nf spades
no matter What the Others do. follows
the trump with the nine az hearts. Init
ting in and forcing a second discard
from both \ and u NJ 'he ram. time
Although \ and r know thar this lead ~
coming ard thar there viii b" tWn Dis
cards - prov de for from zach hand.
there - no pos~ihl" way ~ which they
eau arrange their disclrdS 80 ~ o keep
Their defence in both diamonds and spades
suppose that 4 lets so both his spadrL
aud that y lets 90 diamond on the
first what - n 10 do IN the second dis
card II he gives up IN" queen of dIa.
monds 4 can stop the suit hut " nine
j. good for a trick II y disCards a spade
V can lead small diamond for y 10
trump. after~ard getting into the lead
again with tn. spade king and making
the nine 81 diamonds
II disCaTds two spades he makes
a spade good IN rs hand unless 4 keeps
both his spades 10 stop ~. and " keeps
two spades and discards two diamonds,
leaving the defence Of N. diamond suit
TO h. the lead Of the nine ~ diamonds
from vs. hand knocks the queen and
~ ght together and makes the six good
for a trick
There are = gresi many good points
about this roblem aft.r the opening
IL done with. and II seems pIty that
the main idea could not be worked over
so a. to cover up the attack that - y
come. making Use 81 all seven cards
instead Of only Ave 81 them.
Correct solutions from
BF Mckeage JT Thomas = Quincy
8 y J.. Frank Roy. y 4 " " T. Mayor.
Hattie L Schon. r Hawkins Mary
Willets. u J Marren Merrill = "
Cromwell. n J q Walsh r q
r l. Tyler Richard p Hall. " G~oIg-
& Bailey " r " y " Mrs = "
Whitney Tramp Trays Georg~ r Glover
Victor Du Ponf lr u { Sclwecke
Al.N Porgs- 4 ~tra-burg-r EdRar
Boody. Constance Gardner. " WORT
James Hunter. Igo- n G. g II u TROUGH
=. N @ { , Johnson s, N y = y G
Thaw q n Boston. C. " Robert
Crothers. r L. Bags. Elizabeth White
John Beattie AlReTnon Bray William
r orr \ T.. Huntington. Thomas =
Balloon. Bay state & Walton Ahorn,
Edgar .Iosephson. y - " Milton 4
lsbell n r. ". and ! Scott
Here ~ another Of those taasers m which
only five tricks are wanted. and the solver
has n liberal ChoIc" a. - which two h"
will give away ono" that part ~ the
matter - settled the r"-t - usually simple
enough
clubs are trump- and Z - 100 the lead.
HsIpaE rn0RI EN 80 ~