Tomorrow begins the new year, and there’s certainly a nip in the air. my friend on the 21st floor has been, in fact, feeling the chill much more!
The west led the ♦Q. “Preempts at favourable vulnerability are different today than they were 50 years ago,” said my friend. I said, “yes, things do change in 50 years.” He then showed me today’s hand from a 50-year- old rubber bridge game. The paper was crusty brown and the ink was fading.
“Who opened 3♥?” I asked. “South,” he said, “after all, they didn’t play weak two-bids in those days.” I said, “well, it looks like a modern day three-bid.” The winning play was to allow the ♦Q to win the first trick. Now the spade king was protected, and later south could have ruffed out the ♦A and discard a spade on a diamond honour, then play for clubs to divide 3-2. East couldn’t have overtaken the ♦Q without setting up two diamond tricks, for two club discards. “East was annoyed at his partner for making this lead,” said my friend. “If he led a club, declarer would eventually lose four tricks. A kibitzer, whose chin pushed itself out another couple of inches, pointed out something interesting. after a club lead, declarer can still make the contract. south could win the ♣a, come to his hand with a trump and lead a diamond. When west would play ♦10, South could duck that!”
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