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aud Il Is in the lead Y u want to lose
tour out of these seven tricks In spite OF
All y and V can do TO make them win
foui or more.
ruuhcr of those who can readily
solve anything short of Boardman or
Weitcnbaker inshoot at straight bridge
seem unable tn see the bail wncn Il comes
over the plate in :hc shape OF a nuilo.
Several treated the matter as II IL were
no trouble ut all TO hit IL. One who has
been or two honor lists remarks that IL
this is the nullo game there is nothing
TO H.
He then proceeds to demonstrate that II
starts with diamond and \ plays
small will win the trick with the king
and put \ in with the deuce. Now \
cads a heart and z plays the same game
IN that suit. discardiug clubs and u got
ting rid Of the spade ace. The whole
thing he remarks. ''is for Y to get rid
~ his clubs" II \ leads the heart Jack
first u is in on the second round and leads
the spade. II \ leads tho heart deuce
first he is In on tho second round and
wins all the rest of the tricks.
The fallacy in this solution IL that upon
winning the second round of diamonds 4
Will lead the spade and u will be the
player to lead the heart upon which \
will play the jack the first round and lead
the deuce. no matter what z does or what
Y discards.
,ha d;,,no'i ,.. 80 ~ SUI , VIZ VIZ
ana ,hn,, ,s' ~. II w" wv h,us
tricks. leading the queen first. 30 as to
give two discards. first n diamond and
then a heart. For the fourth trick y
leads the deuce of diamonds. letting z
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Winning Winning @ .ne nrst .r'eK win the hisn
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eve a, h.ar,s ana ? T.. a,,or'.h 60 ,o,S
,bo ,rici. ,innirr ,vo ,rora ui,h h;s
snades
S,ijl ,no,hor .oIr,;o, uhich had , r,,,,-
her Of advoc,,es was ~ star, Win ,bs
bcart so as IN give V a discard ~ the
cIuh o,oon ro,urrs tho hcsr, mr., =.
ling n in again and gets rid OF a sec
ouJ cjnb Now n leads The diamond and
If 4 PLAYS the three Y wins with the
king and leads the deuce. putting A in for
the rest Of the tricks as both and z
can duck the spade.
II A PLAYS the eight of diamonds on
the third trick Y still wins with the
king and leads the deuce. putting Y in the
lead. Now can lead the small spade
and force 4 to win the rest OF the
tricks
several led the heart and made A win
the first trick with the jack Y discarding
the club queen; but instead Of return
ing the heart came back with the
spade. SO as to get BIS ace out or the
way. When X led small club n got
rid OF diamond and a ducked. Now
leads the KING OF diamonds ana iolows
with the deuce putting in with the
four. The deiect ~ th's soiution - tnat
4 will keep his eight OF diamonds Tor
the second round so as 20 ieah tne oeuce
of healts and throw the lead into rs
hand.
II the heart nine ~ opened I d'scaru-
ing INC ciuo quceh' ~ ocst return ~ .ne
heart deuce, SO that u ma! get riu Oh 'ne
spade ace. throwing MS remaining c'un
NOW "hen ieads tne ulano"u y puts
nm the eight, u ne ~ allowed 70 noin J..
the spade ana diainohu ieaoS NIL p
scheme, " overtakcs me e,ght OF n,a-
monds win the KING ana leaos tne ueucc
is forced In with the SIN ana iea"s the
small spade.
This Is tine most piausioie OF an 'he
solutions that are not au,te right. out II
10 unsound because VIII not return the
heart after winning tne nrst tr'ck WIN
the JACK. nut VIII iean tue spaue 10 - anu
let lead the diamond upon which a
Will put inc eight. must WIN th's trick
"r he Is lost ana lie must iesd tpe seven
~ clubs so AS TO give that diamond
discard. II and X duck the club the
rest Is easy but VIII win the ciub
seven with the ten and lead the deuce OF
hearts.
This variation naturally suggests the
only sound solution. which Is Tor Y to
keep the queen OF clubs so as to prevent
\ from getting the lead at the critical
moment. z leads the heart, as no other
opening will solve. and no matter what A
does y discards the club seven, not the
queen. AS best play is to win the heart
II Is now clear that IL 4 does not come
right back with the heart and z
will not win more than two tricks alto
gether, making one better than their con-
tract.