The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-02
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{ tDneuIt EHSrard Forcing Problem That
DeAed snort cuts Catch In the Case
lene rAnk \ ILfe Insurance Mystery
Quick EndinG Problems In Chesa.

auirA tAading froblema IN thesa-
Bridge problem No ~ apparen tIy
had the effect forr~een by Helen Dorsey
and brought the list of correct solvers
down To bedrock IN short order Al
short cuts 10 the solution rule or no rule
seemed 10 he shut on and ono or two
would-be solvers wrote To say that while
s"ven tricks were easily IN sight they
were up against = stone wall when II
came Co the eighth
That IL - n discard forcing problem
il clear from the distribution Of the "a IDS.
hat a. each PLAYER holds the same number
of cards in diamonds and spades and
a. z can lead hearts only once II ~ i'm
possible apparently 10 force more than
three disoArds with the three trump
leads available. and three discards are
not enough 20 solve
When this problem was printed two
weeks ago II was stipulated that m order
to get credit for correct solutions the
variations IN the defence POSSIBLE for
4 and u must be thoroughly covered
This did not mean that every possible
play, however absurd. should he given.
but that the legitimate defenCas open tn
and b any Of which would give and
z trouble to meet should he forese~n
and provided for There are four Of the-.-
variations. depending on the interchang-
ing OF certain discards in the 4 and y
hands
The key , the problem ~ for T. 20 aart
with Two rounds II tr,imps. un the firSi
~ which Y will disrari n small spade.
no matter what A plays Va second dis
card and Re lead for the third track
depend on the discards ~ 4 aud X. after
which the same ending is always arrived
at
~ We start with an examination 81 As
hand It ~ clear that he cannot AFFORD -
diaca rd two hearts. as that would compel
y Go play the jack Of heIrts on the third
round, trumped nv z. and would leave
Y with the best hear A. O.iween spades
and diamonds. It II bad policy unguard
two suits, A. A il driven - select one and
% let the other GO entirely This brings
10 down 70 the first step that 4 mus, dis
card either two spades or two diamonds
on Ia two trump lends
Turning our attention - rs hand the
first limit alton - that h cannot afford to
discard the slme sIit that A gives up.
or they will lose every trick IN IL and he
compelled 10 discard aghin Apart from
this consideration, y il free - discard
any one 81 three suits whereas A il re-
strictet II two. We thus &c, four prIn-
cipal lines IT defence. each Of which Y
and z must be ready u NEE, The=eara.
I. di-carding two spades and - two
hsart~
= 4 di-cardinG two spades and n tao
diamonds
= 4 discarding two diamonds and u TOO
spades
q 4 di-cardt'lg two diamonds and y two
hearts.
Taking M each - these separateIv. in
the FIRST variation \ will discard another
spade and Il will head the heart tr,Imping
the third round of the suit after discariing
a diamond on the second round and then
leading the top spade. This forces the
decisive discard from T.
In the second variation vs. second dis
card will be q diamond and Y will lead the /,
smaller ~ his two diamonds will win
this trick and return his winning spade. |
which 3 will cover and will win. When |
Y now leads his rema ming trump both
4 and II will he compelled 10 discard
hearts, becaus. Il they do not let e.
heart on this trick they will have To on the
next and Y will win three heart tricks
In the third variation " second dis
card will be "A diamond and u will lead that F.,
aIit won by Y. who returns a spade. /
which brings about the same situation
as in the second variation.
In the fourth variation " second dis /
card will he a diamond. hu' = will 60 right 7
y long with the third round OF trImp-
upon which all three players must disca ri .
hearts. after which 4 will lead the heart
Y wins with either ace oT queen. according
To As play. and leads his remaining dia-
fnond, which forces 4 to discard a spade '
Then leads the ace 81 hearts and u ~
u ne one that has TO diSca ri. y keeping tho
suit that y lets 20.
The following are the only players who
got all four Of these variations correctly /
worked out:
Henry Andersen. Ray State. Robert
Crothers. Victor nu Pout. Jr Milton { .
Isbeil, = & Kinsey. Oscar l. Thonst and .
A. ! StrasburRer
One or two 81 these did not Lead two
rounds 81 trumps when discar,ied a
spade and Il diamond hut mad. Y lead a
diamond AT once. Y returning the spade
and Y then leading the two trump~
The following credits are due on No
~: George Glover. Herbert Rikar.
Arthur L. Brown. T. " Iamhert and
VI, =. n
Here - a problem which might he either
q no trumper or clubs 'r1Imps bur II il
probably more interesting a. no
rimper: