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This is a nulo 50 there are uu trumps,
and II is in the lead. The problem is for
and Il to force four tricks upon \ and
Il. in spite OF any defence.
The solution is for T. to start with the
three OF spades. upon which his partner
plays the jack The hes, defence is
for r. TO win the trick with the queen
and lead a small CLUB Il wins this with
one Of his high clubs. The stage Is now
sc, for the various solutions. according
10 As discards on the two tricks jus,
played
The strongest defence for \ * To dis
card the queen and eight of diamonds.
keening the ten. four. deuce and the three
hearts We shall call this ,aD. II
dlscsrds a small heart and the queen 81
diamonds. or the ten Of diamonds and
any heart. We shall call it tb). ANY
two hearts we shall call tcI. Taking
these in order We have three line ~
attack.
"a, When \ has discarded the two
diamonds T. leads the nine Of diamonds.
which \ ducks and allows to win.
wins the next diamond with the jack.
These ;wo leads force two dScards from
r. II he has let 60 two clubs leads
the small spade, putting ir with tn"
uiuo. 40 that T. may lead the deuce or
,uhs. giving Y discard 81 the heat
two hearts
II n hes discarded a heart OF a spade
instead OF TWO clubs. Y must take home
IN. King of hearts after winning the seq
ond round of diamonds and then lead
thu tycy Of hearts, 50 as To- put iu the
lead. giving a discard of the dangerous
Trey OF diamonds a, the same time. 50
that must win NO hearts and a dia-
moud trick.
This line OF play vii succeed against
tn di>Catd Of any TWO diamonds 10y \.
and IL the only attack That will meet Tn"
defensive discard OF the queen and eight.
" \ should discard any Other diamonds
thsn 'heSe Two. there are several lines
OF attack omen to Y and that will solve.
thb. When \ dscards the queen Of d.s-
monds and small heart Il leads the
nine OF diamonds and Y wins it at once
with the Jack. so as to lead the king OF
hearts for the fourth trick. ON this trick.
discards the higher OF his remaining
diamonds. N's play now depends on h =
disCards.
II p is left with the best heart. leads
the ten OF spades and follows with the
trey of hearts, upon which T. gets rid Of
his nigh club. 50 that wins the heart
and three club tricks.
But in case \ hold. the best heart
after Y has led the king, Y must win
the next trick with the six OF diamonds
before giving discard of the teV Of
diamonds on the trey OF hearts This
heart lead, following A's refusal To win
the six OF diamonds, forces \ to win a
heart and two diamonds a. ia" end.
This line of attack will solve against
any combination OF hear and diamond
dscsrds by \. For any diamond discard
except that OF queen or ten. and have
an alternative method. just a. they have
for the discard Of the two led queens
&c, When \ discards two hearts ON the
Nrst Two tricks, keeping all his diamonds
trick and wins it wiki the jack 80 az
to lead the king OF hearts and give u q
discard OF the dangerous club. A small
spade from now throws u into the lead
with the nine and enables him to lead the
losing club, 80 that Il must win all the
rest OF the tricks.
This is the only attack that will meet
the discard OF TWO hearts ny A. I, should
he noted that 4 cannot help matters In
any variation by winning "a diamond rick
~ any stage, neither can t. establish 4
hetter defence by refusing to win the first
spade trick.
Any other opening than the small spad,
from rs hand fails to solve. A. the spad,
nine is vital for purposes OF reeutry. Il
il equally important for II to win the fires
club trick because If is allowed to vii
it with the Ave the problem cannot b,
solved. II b leads anything but the SINAI
club for the second trick after winning III,
spade he makes it easy for and Il.
l.. :. Hart Jr, and -. A. Waffle were
the only sovers to see through the Gun
Ming of rs diamond discards 40 on,
else solved the problem The tran tina
caught all the cracks was this var ia
ton; u leads the small spade, win
and leads small club, and then I
leads the spade nine, putting IN :,
lead king and another heart
Then they said: ~ \ wins tho hear
ne must lead a small diamond. T. wis
Intermediate diamond and high club H.
puts y IN with the deuce Of clubs an,
HE problem H. solved" The h,po 81
he plate IN this case H. H. INABILITY
N win that diamond trick with tn.
nine, because \ leads the ten. Courses
DOUBLE DUMMY.
The thirteen carder printed two wreh
9Eo presented an iustructiN" lesson II
forcing discards and 81 securing the extra
lr,k that made the liam. although tina
soomed impossible upon the nrst cNamua