The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-27
PROBLEMS FOR SUN READERS
CONTEST ar THE SOLTERS AND
COMPOSERS ar NM DGE.

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acales-lae 90 the Pawn In Chess.
Bridge problem No. 81. which was COM
posed bv n correspondent who prefers Ia
conceal his identity under the title Of A. b.
0inner. was unfortunate in presenting OAR
old friend the double solution. which 10
always possible when the lead IL To be
placed In each hand alternately. unless
the composer provides againsa u by block
ing one of the two ways.
The authors solution although not the
one most commonly found. 10 To lead two
rounds Of tr,lmps from Zs hand. upon the
frat Of which Y discarVls the king % dia-
monde and on the second n small spade.
The object or the discard ia io let z lead q
winning diamond later.
For the third trick Il leads a diamond.
PARTING Y in. and Y returns a small heart.
putting Y in. 80 that Y can lead HE sstab-
lishcd diamond and force To discard
before Y does 80. This 10 the key to the
problem. A has the choice Of making the
spade green. or two hearts good for
tricks In VS. hand.
The other and appa rsntly more obvious
solution 10 FOR x TO start with q diamond
and let Y return the deuce Of hearts. the
two trump leads being made at the third
and fourth tricks instead OF NJ the first and
second. which brinRs about precisely the
same situation. az Y can discard the high
diamond and the losing spade upon the
trump Leads. no matter when those leads
are made
A. one or two solvers point out. all that
this problem needs to make IL a very good
one IL something tai render the original
diamond lead unaound. but not to stop IL:
because TO stop IL would point too clearly
to the trump opening instead % letting the
diamond opening stand a. apparently
good enough. when in reality IL was not.
Correct solutions from:
Robert Crotherz J q Walsh Everett
A. Aborn. n X Thaw. George n Erhgott.
". q. Jewe,t. Milton-r Isbell. e. NJ. W.
r. " Wille,ts. Jr A. McNartin. Bay state.
N e. Schwecke v. n. barker. y !. Scott.
Fred Motz. A I StrAsburger. &. Walton
Aborn. James 7 Eagny. smith y. Randall.
W. y W. W y. Mayor. Mrs. Robert e..
Rankin. J W MOrtx. II. y. W. George
u Glover. ThomasC Baloom. Mrs Charles
Pollak. james Hunter. r VI q A. v. y. 4.
Gunther. Edgar Josephson. Roscoe &.
Harris. Elizabeth White. y. -. Mackay.
! NJ. n n. Mrs. VI. q. Higgins. X n Ian
drum. q. 4. bishop. r. q. Graw. W
Cromwell. Jr. W. W. Dudley. J. A Camp
he'll. Y. q. T. Ira D. CARPENTER. Mary y
Knoll. Mrs n. r. Thompson. Constance
Gardner y NJ Ezekiel. ~ y Merr.held.
= d. r, Percival Levy. Edgar BoOdy.
NJ W Samnlons. ~ \. Cook. 4. Y. Hunt
Ington. Ben Kard. e r. Crosby. Mrs. J.
O'COnnell. " D n. Victor Du Pont. Jr.
y y 4 \ Kirknan. q. W. Aleernop
BRAY. n X Winthrop. William J. Lipp-
mann. Mary Ann. e. =. johnson. Alex.
PorEe@. Richard y. Hall. Thomas y.
Quincy NJ l.. Hackett. Sarah A. Cunning
ham. Tramp Trays. n A. ". p. y.
McKeage. Jr b " Blauvelt Igoe. " q
johnson. \ y ~. Mrs Robert Nickerv.
sadie Gaclsden. u W W Dr George G.
Bailey. u & Shanks. q. &. strong. u. n.
HAWKINS " NC y y Tyler &. " W
and Hattie Z SchOn
4 number Who have complained that
they wsr. not credited ~ith No 90 and
want their solutions returned IN them
not only neg lect to enclose return postage.
lat they even forget 20 give their name
and Address One correspondent demands
an immediate reply and siEns the letter
* l.. and the only clue 10 an address IL
the postmar'; Boston. Mass " 10 always
safest TO send self-addressed envelopes
for returned solutions
The smallness of the last honor list
seems 10 have stimulated the problem
makers to greater efforts 90 reduce IL still
further and at the same time TO increase
the roll Of composers. which already OK
cs~ds in numbers the average honor list
~ solv~rp
Here - one from an entirely ne~ source:
Clubs are trImp- and Z is IN the lead. a.
usual
REtpaF rgoHlTN 30 a.