The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-06

There are no trumps and Il s IN tho
lead. with the apparently simple task
before him OF getting just one more trick
against the best defence of \ and r.
Several though: he could not do Il. bu;
the answer Is that he can. but only by the
application Of a principle which many
players fail to see tho force Of This is
that II the opponents lead through an
honor that they are anxious TO capture
such as a weakly guarded king the de-
clarer should make them capture II; bu,
should never make them a present OF IL.
Many who sent in solutions thought that
the correct lead from rs hand was the
club. 50 as to establish that suit for a
trick while z siill holds the king OF dia-
monds for a recntry and has tho hearts
stopped. Bu, the fallacy Of this lies in
the fact that the king Is not a reentry,
because q will never win trick. and
tina: Y has not the hearts stopped un-
loss y leads them.
That this opening will not solve will
b. evident If We let A win the trick
with the king OF clubs and let discard
a spade When 4 leads the heart cam
not AFFORD to cover. or b will make both
ten and seven. II Y passes the heart the
'lBnt NlflS anu u gtlS III WIN lllt Tl'dut
to make the ten Of hearts, after which
ne leads the diamonds through u. so that
A and y make three diamond tricks, no
matter what II does.
The correct solution is for u to lead the
small spade. so that VS. eight shall cover
AS seven. forcing a high spade from ",
and leaving that player with losing
spade which he cannot get rid OF except
on a club.
The lead Is in the wrong hand 20
start the hearts. as that would make
VS. nine good for a trick, so Il must play
the diamonds. II z covers with tho king
Il Is all over. as A will then be In the
lead 10 come through with that Aght
of hearts, which cannot afrord to cover
~ A still has a diamond with which TO
throw b back into the lead.
In order to save himself 2 must follow
out the principle Of forcing the adver-
saries TO catch that King by continuing
20 lead the diamonds until the suit Is
exhausted. Then \ will be In the lead
with three clubs and heart.
II A leads the heart At this stage y
will still refuse TO cover and RS ten vii,
he good. but h can never get In To- make
z. II Il overtakes the eight with the
ten he loses two tricks instead Of one the
heart and spade II he leads hearts or
the spade and club II he leads spades.
If A leads the club after the third
round of diamonds. all he makes IS the
king, and the discard does y no good. be-
cause A must then Eivc Il a club trick or
must lead heart. which Y will not cover,
so that Il loses a heart or a spade, which
ever he keeps or the club lead.
In response 20 many requests. the honor
list will not he resumed unit. problem
No. 296. which will give solvers a line OF
ffftecn for the NEXT test of skill. There
are some stiff ones in pickle for the ex-
perts when they get back from their sum
mer outings.
Here Is a problem that involves r prin-
ciplo OF play that many otherwise good
players overlook the importance Of This
Is 10 provide for the possibility OF the
most unexpected and perhaps apparently
suicidal moves on the part Of the OPP
ponents.
op,nar prop, -, 40 900