The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-04
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There are no trumps and z Is In the
lead. Y and 2 want only four tricks. but
against any defence.
Several Of those who sent In solutions
seem to have directed their attention to
getting the heart suit led Up to and then
throwing 3 into the lead with a small
spade. but this line OF attack will not
succeed against the best defence. The
trap IN the problem II the sacrifice Of the
heart suit.
The correct solution and the only open
ing that will secure the four tricks 10 for
z to lead the ace OF hearts and to follow
with the seven OF diamonds. throwing b
into the lead. In order TO avoid the
spade situation 3 In turn throws the lead
over TO A with a club.
Upon this club lead z d.scards a heart.
A wins the club with the Jack and has the
following courses open to him for the
next trick to make his diamond now q
TO throw z in with a small heart or to
lea6 the king Of hearts.
II he makes the diamond trick z dis
cards hts only remaining heart. while b
lets so a small spade. After this moth
ing can prevent Y from getting the lead
With the nine Of hearts and coming
trough rs Jack and king Of spades. so
hat z shall make two tricks with the
queen and ace.
II A refuses to give z the second heart
discard he must hold up the winning dia-
mord and lead the losing heart. so that
z stall win the trick with the queen or
ten. whichever he has left. b must dis
card a small spade.
z meets this defence by leading the
ace OF spades. not the small one. and fol-
lows with q small spade. which r IL
obliged to win. Bs play after this does
! not matter. ms z must take a trick with
the spade queen.
The heart discards are the Important
thing in this variation. because II n
discards a spade on Rs club lead the
problem cannot he solved. A leads the
diamond nj once. swing n a discard NJ
the three Of spades. and II doee not
| matter what Y d!scards.
suppose Y discard~ another small
! spade. 4 leads the king OF hearts 50
! as to reduce rs hand to one heart and
two spades. Then he puts Y In with 4
| heart and n makes a spade trick. as
/ the queen in rs hand Is lcet.
II 2 sees his mistake after discard
ing one spade and discards n heart on
the diamond he Is too late 10 save
himself. because A will put him in with
a small heart. upon which n will dis
| card the spade ten. This Is the varia-
ton that 40 many missed.
The hear, puts z in. leaving him with
nothing bu, ace queen small in spades.
Now n he leads the small spade. hoping
[, make ace queen over rs king jack
Y will be allowed 70 win the spade trick
" 18th the eight. as u can undsrplay with
the six. and Y loses two heart tricks
nv leading that suit up 10 4. who holds
the king eight over Us nine five,
\ number of correspondents thought
the diamond opening would solve. but
they led a club for the second trick.
which forces 4 to lead hearts UP the
m ajor tenace. II u starts with a dia-
mond r leads the heart. n Y plays
the queen \ wins and returns a heart.
Now r must make a spade and leads a
club to A. who has the best diamond
for the last trick.
Correct solutions from:
Herbert G. Hiil. L.. s Hart. Jr. r. "
, White. c. F. Johnson. ". ?. w, +. n.
| Huy. W. T. leighton. Frank q. Busser.
o. II. Boston and w. J. N, A large
number ollowed the ace OF hearts with
| the queen instead of the diamond, This
will moi solve.
Here 10 a rather interesting example
OF the possibilities that may arise In a
Ave card problem II II IL one OF the
| class that s%urrenders a trick or two TO
| the opposition. Even when this trick II
| obviously the best trump II may he a
question as to the exact time A. which
this trick should re given IN. as II may
! control the lead At that point,
| The OF this problem 10 un-
| known and II was sent to THE Sun by a
travelling salesman who says he has had
a good deal OF fun with It In ountr
towns where they think they know all
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