The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-25
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PuyIIe In ShInhk PTIsOn~rs InrN-
perIrd HapI,rninEs In chess Games.

RDdgr problem No ~ - q good eN-
annie of tho dificuitv = arranging a
.os,rinn of the cards that shalt illustrate
tho value ~ q certain hu" 81 tactics and
90 the -ams trru. avoid simpler or
shorter way of arriving At IN" sam" end
Hanv a hridg. taachrr has found that his
most carefully prepared lesson hands
az. good for Just ~ many tricks when
played hy a dufsr ~ when they are man
aged hy his pet pupil
The author - No :; wished to Illus
tratr the value " tsuaca positions Ivy
Ilacng IN" lead m each hand alternately
and 80 bringing nnout position In winch
n discard could 10 forced from m" adj
vcrrarv Who still had the -ut hloCk"d
when a trick in that -ut was essential.
This - tho way tho composer got IN" re-
quired seven tricks
T. starts with A diamond So ~ to go
through ~ guarded klng and allow
t. win tho first trick with the ace or the
Queen according To As play Instead "
making the Second trick m the SUIT at
once ' holds up th" command II the suit
until Y - forced tu unguard II by going
back with rhc club enables Z 10 win
any card that may be- played hy 4. giving
2 the adv Vantage of his tanAce IN clubs
but must also refuse tn 60 On with the
suit because d still has It stopped
In order to force the decisive discard
now plays two rounds ~ spades The
first spade takes out the only one m Rs
hand and the second spade forces II to
unguar6 eitheT the clubs or the diamonds
Whichever no does he must give either
ZtNo club tricks or two diamond tricks
and the rest ~ the hand will he manag ed
accordingly
but there ~ no necessity for all this
preparation and cross play " tenacr
suits h may ~ well start right IN with
the two winning spades and force a dis
card from a. once IL partner ia not
placed ~ any dsadvaatags by these
leads As ne can follow suit 10 both NJ
them
u lets 60 \ club. all that 4 wants i.
one lead through b. sing and three triCk'
In clubs are certain II u di,cards a dia o.
mond h. makes three smond tricks good
~ Va hand ~ once and will have - dia
card club later There IL No e-oApe
from this solution which - much simpler
and ga ,ier than the one intended 10y the
composer ~ the problem.
A. several correspondents remark this
WAS a taka-all problem and " IVES also one
IN which itNwAs necessary to force dis
carde to win al the tricks, vet Mr. Roy'-
rule v III not apply to the simpler solution.
lecau-. instead 81 the force taking place
At the bird or fourth trick from the last
u takes place at IN. second from the he-
ginning
Had tho authors rdea II the problem
i.e"r the only solution. 4 starting with a
diamond returning a club and z then
Leading Two rounds ~ spades. m" second
ztada lead Void have bsen reached on
the fourth trick from the last which
agree, with h. Roy rpls whom only one
adversary ~ ~ he forced 20 discard and
both tho plr'uar- nave ,pmmanding cards
with which either can get the lead.
Correct solutions from
Ray stat" n. len Holt Rct1inCer Horac"
Arthur. \ : r Thomas Rogers. n
E R,,v W ,. R + Hn'rSS. Pr ,6 $sorse
u Burt. Ben hard. u H,il II !
Green. Thomas q R1lrrm Sc krnsey.
Helen Dorsey. " T. TrAmr trays
y G. Shan,s. q T Forbes Roscoe G.
Harris. J Narrsn Merrill | { Rhni"s.
Fred Adams Thomas Y Quincy. u X
Thaw. Robert Cro'hers len Jennings.
= Bridges n " Miller " " Dudley.
Arthur |. Provn. Charles Waters, James
hEn''r. Nhllt'" u al ION = = NlThHan
e. y Hilton - VI Boston. Victor On
Port ". ~ " Coleman. J. T.. Scott
Go"rgn \ thr-ur Nathan n Norris
Helm. \ ~fra~pUrGpr, Charles W"s'
bury. Richard y Hall. Kenneth : Hngg
Fila e.. Avery. !. " Cromwell Jr Morris
\ Tying Henry Nrdr'~au. J |. lI2lrI-.
W 4 Bulklrv Burton l. Rlasr Igue. Nil
ton { Isrr u. S"mu. NInd"rpoel = !. ~ .
i. ". Wu-fy. Russell Law Ralph T. Bovsr
William Pichmond tra'tp and william
{ Van antwerp
Crsdi' for correct solutions - NJ ~ =
du.. ~ me following Arthur !. Brown
TheNJor" R"l'nrr Anna G l"vtf and
DR. Grorgn & E-Il"v
Sevc-al cOr-espondo.'S have asked for
something NOR" IN the lin" ~ thuse prob.
lens IN which ! az. 4 hav" to take a small
number - fr'cks. a. such positions give
greater SCOPE 80 the dei"uC" Here IL
one II that class
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