The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-09
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THT HRIIt'E ~ FRN.
4 complications aud b-f-nr~S %, rrIssk 81
~ NanN In Itri,lEr Pr"bI-m ~, 80
lIEurinS on s!slsi spheres, Cadets
and Election Rriurns chess findings.


and tle"tIsn Returns chess Findings.
RI kulp". vino Nas GA. It the many
trai faded uu hrtdg" problem NJ -
writes Atrr that '-rrlhr eight CardrT
on which -J.nt IN" l.-t part ~ ten eve
nngs without succrss. frh like address
ing p-rSonal letter - Miss Helen Dor
sey. requesting her To refrain from max
ing INV more sugg stlon- Rel, re- doug
So. however. | shoLId like to knpN the
name q the Young Ia ~ that gave ',s NJ
NJ II GTE STN trots uut any mott like
ties" tNn 7 shall have 10 initiate the Scot -
tia golfcV AID give M business
Prtds. ,Nr>hlsm No ~ certainly had
is complications. although It was only
a sHvsn "a. Ter and only four tricks we're
required 10 solve IL In propor1 ion to
thu Hrmhrr at answers sent in mur-
faii~c upon thus one than upon No -
chiefly because Iaoplr thought they had
SOLVED 70 when they had not. an import ant
line pS defence hsing overlooked
Tho only correct solution - for T. to
star with tho queen uf hearts. winch
covers and Y trImI- Y now Leads
= MP. putting \ IA. I di-CardIng one
Or his small hearts. 80 a. to keep two
glSf,ls to the jack uf diamonds THIS
d.'".o=es the plan 81 attack and brings
n. - cons ,dr ration of the defence.
A. b-St lead for IN" thIrd rick j. the
are of diamonds l~Cauz. It laws "A trap
foI Y VINO must II" careful 90 give lU tie
LnR. nr 4 and u will GET four tricks NV
going right along with the diamonds
l. Y does not play his king on the ace.
Nc will have Ia win the second round IT
IN" SUIT or the thtrd, and no matter which
h - he must lose a spade trick at the end
After gives up the king Of diamonds
As hest plan - tn shift 10 hearts putting
y in and giving hun a chance TO make the.
mistake ~ leading his winning heart
II Il falls into this trap he forces his part
ner to discard ahead II u and X will win
trick Upon getting IN with the heart
z must lead his top diamond 80 as to fore.
r into the lead when his hand IL down to "A
losing spade and a losing diamond. both
Of which tricks go to Y.
The most important variation ARISES
when \ refuses ~ cover the queen 10
hearts with the ace. will then lei IN.
queen win, discardng u small diamond. a.
there II no longer any necessity 10 keep
two guards to the king when 4 passss
the heart trick must lead q small dia-
mond at once. hut Y does not give up, his
king II \ plays the ace ~ the whole plan
81 attack and defence il changed
4 has not a. wide a choice ~ would ap-
pear ~ frSt Pc cannot lead the trump
~ that would leave Y with three sur.
winners IN his hand To return the dia-
nond would have the same result as Y
would lead the trump A. only plausible
continuation then IL the heart and he
must lead the ace, which compels to
trump and v - overtrump. making the
two tuImp- IN the \ Il hands separately
With the diamond SUIT Sill guarded
Rs best play ~ the spade. on which u
disCa ris diamond and wins \ letting
60 n heart makes his king Of dia-
monds and then leads hls losing trump
putting m and forcing him 60 lead hearts
To az the end
Several Of thc~. who startaSl corracrIy
in the first variations followed the ace II
diamonds with the ten when Y gave up
the king hut his l. not a. good a defence
a. opening the WaV for T. To MAKE. he.
mistake ~ leading hi winning heart
Several started with small heart IN.
stead Of the Queen making 4 pass u and
Y trump n, but hat will not solve. III.
problem because and Is make twp iIa-
Tnond tricks ia. ACE ~ d. trt- ami a rImp
that waV
The most common error was m starr.
ing with a small diamond which lopk-
attractive. bat - un~Ound The play
gwen was Tor y 10 pass, NJ partner nav NIX
the queen II Y puts On the king and
knocks th" trump- ~ R-th.r Leads
the aC" IT hearts tUImped hy Y who
makeS the ten Il SPADES and then laadE
q diamond compelling 20 Lead hearts
Tho variation gwen - hat II doe not
play the king of diamond ION the first trick
4 will trump q spade and lead ms ace.
~ hearts. making b. trump aud the ace.
~ diamonds good for Two more tricks
BIi the defence Ia this diamond Op.n-
ing from u hand - for 10 play th..
ace NJ once \ can either Civ" up m.
king or plav small II he plays small
A leads the trump and follows n up with
the diamond. which \ can win or pass
a. he plsass- Al the tricks and 4
can max" are the king. fhs trump and the
ten II ZDade-
should give up the king on the Inst
lead NJ \ diamond when 4 plays the are
second hand 4 will return the diamond
~ once letting max" his queen Then
\ can trump spade and y can trump
the second round II hearts making four
tricks
The only correct sobItlnns we're from
Henry Andersen. Ralph l. Bovar.
Burton n Blair. p J i Roscoe & Harris
" = " Memo. J I. Scott. Arthur L.
Brown. Plainheld. ! " Cromwell Jr
" Buckley Raw state. 4 y kIrkman
William RICHMOND Igoe = Kin-.y.
n & ShAnks RAn Kard, " X Thqw
q Walsh 0scar l. rh2ne' V,ct y Dn
Point. " Robert trpthsr- Milton {
Isbell. Tramp Trays and \ T. X
Credit for late solutions ~ Nn - ~
due II X Thaw. J " Cromwell. Jr and
= I. Scott
Once more q now composer steps into /
IN" limelgh' and wishes 70 try his hand
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