The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-31
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Clubs are trumps and Il IL In the
lead and u want eight tricks out
OF the ten against any defence.
The solution IL for u to lead the ace
Of hearts and the continuation depends
or whether Il gives up the king or keeps
st. AS several solvers remark, this is
about the last opening that one would
look for the temptation being TO waste
suv : time IN trying to make the trumps
tr-@-,Us. s.I 't-an optside tricks. two
hearts anS = spqS<V at Il cannot be
zone
4 p play s,.e'a ~ nv first trick. Y
leads the trump and I" eats the lead
With the king. so as to lead the heart
An. through BIS king. Rs best defence
Is TO make the king at once. II ne passes
y makes the queen and returns the seven
on which discards a losing spade.
n y holds off the second heart and
wins the fourth trick, he may lead the
spade or the trump. II the spade, u
wins with the ace and leads another,
which trumps with the nine OF clubs.
Then he leads the ten OF trumps and puts
u In with the trey. This forces y to
give u two spade tricks.
IT Y puts on the king when returns
The heart. his hes, defence Is TO lead
the small spade n he leads the trump,
u simply changes the other OF the tricks,
When he leads the spade, Il plays ace
second hand and makes the queen OF
hearts. which gives Y spade discard.
Now a small spade allows Y to RUIZ
with one OF his high trumps, pull one
~ BIS trumps and then put him in with
the small one. so that z shall make the
Jack and eight OF spades over BIS ten
and seven. This tenace position is the
key 10 the solution in almost every va
ration.
II y gives up the king OF hearts on the
nrs' trick goes right on with the queen
and then leads third round. so as 10
give Y that spade discard or let him ruff
il does not matter which player wins the
third heart. \ or r, but the composers
idea Is that II A puts on the jack I
should discard instead OF trumpng.
II Y trumps the third heart with tho
trey OF clubs he leads spade. which =
wins with the ace and returns. putting
A In the lead. Now A can make his kina
OF diamonds. but that is all. because
and must make three high trumps ant
the jdch vi spades, matter what 4
leads next.
The pretty variation IL for to dis
card the spade on the third round o.
hearts. II A has won the trick with thu
Jack, so as to lead the winning dia
mond. following with a trump jump
for the lead with the king of clubs anC
goes right along with trumps until i,
forces TO unguard the spade or Civ,
up the winning diamond.
IF A plays low on the third heart am
lets y win II with ten u must LEAF
the trump. and u holds IL with the queen
giving up the nine, so as to keep TN
trey. The ace and another spade ALLOW
to run with the ten OF trumps and lea
the king, The losing trump then throw
the lead to r.. who Is compelled to lea,
away from his minor tenace In spades
ms in the first variations given. When
wins the third heart the diamond sui
dies.
number OF solvers did not realize IN
necessity OF examining any position o
Whltfeld's very carefully and though
they had the solution by leading a dia
mond. A won this and came back wit
spade to establish the trick in that sui
2 wins and goes back with the spade an
then A leads the trump.
u gets in with the queen OF trumps an
makes the Jack OF spades Then n sma
spade gives ruff. so that he can pu
BIS trumps and lead through the king {
hearts to rs tenace in that suit. tt
defence to this is an immediate trum
lead from AS hand as soon as he wir
the first trick with the Jack of diamond
Another diamond and a spade must max
or else b makes the king OF hearts,
The only correct solutions were frol
the following:
A. I. strasburger. c. +. Johnson. L.
Hart Jr., -. A. W. Burton ID. Blair. &c
Chestnut Henry Andersen. Il. G. Hill
". Cromwell, Jr. o, Il. Boston. Walk
McMartin, -. Perry. Charles NJ Roo
George L. Hempel. L. NJ. Frost, ]. v
Wcrtz, q. Braine and Jay Reed Mar
expressions of admiration for this ma
terpiece came to hand. Too many
quote.
While the cracks are still busy wit
jay Reeds nullo here is a little six card
which has an instructive turn TO IT,
Is not difficult. but II will give the cracl
n chance to rest up before Harry Boar,
mans next nullo comes along. which W
he shortly