Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-25
BRIDGE TALKS
By MRS. JOHN HrUNcE. IN.

Continuing the discussion of the play
from dummy, when the declaration Is
no trump and the leaders partner has
not bid, you win realize that leader has
only his own hand to be guided by and
he should, therefore, lead from the
strongest suit in his own hand. II ne
leads q small card and the dummy con-
tainS ace, king. jack, 10-Spot, or ace,
king, jack and two or three small cardS
of the suit are in the closed hand, the
proper card to play from dummy Is the
king. You will not try q flnesSe on the
first round, as the third hand may hold
the singleton queen. It Is always pest
to postpone fineSse whenever the post
ponement does not interfere with the
development of the play.
With small card led, If the dummy
hand contains king, jack; king, 1O-spot,
or king and one small card, and the
closed hand only contains small cards Of
the suit, always play the king from
dummy.
If the dummy hand contains the ace,
queen and one small card; the king.
queen, 10-Spot, or the king, queen and
one small card, and the only small CARDS
are in the closed hand, it is wise TO play
the queen from the dummy when q
small card Of the suit Is led.
Also II the dummy contains the king,
queen; the queen and one small card,
and the closed hand the 10-Spok with or
without others, 1t is better to play the
queen from the dummy.
Should the dummy hand contain the
queen and two small cards, and there
are only small cards in the closed hand,
the queen is the proper card to play, as
it will mean trick If the lead was from
the ace or the king. If the leader had
held the jack and 10-spot he would
"a fhnrAfATn CANNOT
have both of them. As the jack Is the
proper lead from the ace, jack, 10-spot;
and the king, jack, 10-spot; II the third
hand holds the king he must also have
the jack or the 10-Spot, and II small
card was played from dummy, third
hand would naturally f1nesSe. With
this holding the play OF the queen
| neither gains or loses. but as this hold
ing of third hand occurs so seldom In
comparison with the other combina-
tons, it should not influence declarer
against the queen play.
II dummy holds the queen and two
small cards and the closed hand holos
the ace and one or even two small CARDS
of the suit, the queen should be played
If the dummy holds the ace, queen
jack; ace, jack and one small card;
king, jack and one small card; queen
Jack and one small card, and only small
cards in the closed hand, the proper
play from dummy when small card Is
led Is the jack. Should the order be re-
versed and the dummy hold the jack
and one or two small cards, and the
/ closed hand the ace, king and one small
card, or the ace and one small card, the
play would be the jack from the dummy
Just the same.
Should the dummy hand contain thu
ace, king, jack, 10-Spot; ace, king, 10.
spot; ace, queen, 10-spot; king, 10-spot
and one small; queen, 10-spot and ont
small; jack, 10-spot and one small care
of the suit led, and the closed hand con
tains only small cards Of the suit led
the play from dummy would be thu
lO-spot. Yet, II dummy'S hand con-
tanned the 1o-spot and one or two small
cards, and the closed hand containet
the ace, king and one small card; or TIT
king, queen and one small card, the pla!
from dummy would still be the 1O-Spot
With the dummy hand containing TIT
ace, king, queen and one small card
the ace, king, jack and one small card
the ace, king and one small card; thu
ace, queen and one small card; the ace
tack and one small card: the ace ant
two small cards; the king, queen ant
two small cards, or the king, jack ant
one small card, and the closed hAnS
contains the queen, jack or 1O-Spot ant
others, it is best to play the small cart
from dummy, thereby hoping to max
the small honor in the closed hand TAX
. trick.