Last week
the Mohanlal Bharatia Memorial Grand Prix Bridge Championship was held in
Delhi. His son, Umashankar Bharatia had sponsored the event in fond memory of
his father, who was an ardent bridge player and a very generous host. To match his father’s generosity, Umashankar
Bharatia was equally extravagant with his hospitality. Crown Plaza Hotel, couldn’t have been a better venue and, the same can be said
about the a handsome prize money. Deepak
Podar, a friend of all, made sure it was well organized. The winner of this championship was Sree
Cement.
In the
above deal, the lead was from short King-Queen suit. The lead appear to have given South a useful
extra tempo. You can count three club
tricks found diamonds, and at last one trick in each of the majors.
You may
have to lose the lead twice to establish your tricks, and a heart switch by
West, when he gains the lead, could put the contract at risk.
The
temptation to continue clubs at trick two must be resisted. You should play a diamond to the ten and
return a spade, putting up the King if East plays low. If this wins, you can switch to clubs and
make sure of nine tricks. If East takes
the Ace spades and switches to a heart, he can do no harm, while if West has
the Ace of Spades and East the Ace of hearts you may have to bank on
second-round finesse of spade ten.
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