Judge — November 1933 — page 24: what you’re looking at

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Tournament News Ze annual Pennsylvania State ampionship tournament was held September 28th, 29th, and 30th at the Fort Pitt Hotel, Pittsbur: Pa. The mixed pair event was won by Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Bailey of Pittsburgh. Mr, Wm. E. McKenney of Cleveland and Mrs. H. D. Stahl of Pittsburgh fin- ished second w The team-of-four event in a tie between a Pittst a Philadelphia team. In however, the Philadelphia team, cc sisting of Capt. F. G. French paired with Mrs. H. L. Petersen and Milton C, Work paired with Charles Goren, was victorious, The runners up were Ray Henderson, Henry Auslander, Bernard Summers and Dr. W. E. Booker. Women are making a wonderful record in tournament play this yea The open contract pair was won by Mrs, H. E. F and Mrs, G. A. H. Gardner of Clevels over field of 60 pairs, the majority of which were strong men pairs. The runners up were Al Rauch and Henry Aus- lander. :pionship Cominc TourNAMENTS The annual Ne Tournament of the American Bridge League will be held at the Netherland- Plaza Hotel, Cincinnati, the week of December 4th. The program as an- ional Championship nounced by the tournament committee is as follows :— National ¢ tion Pair ¢ round, M Wedt noon National Mixed Contract Pair Cham- pionship—first round, Monday evenir second round, Tuesda National Open Cont ley will be ¢ lay evenings; Thursday, F and Saturday afternoons. National Open Contract Team-of- four Championship will be played Thursday, Friday and Saturday eve- nings Due to a number of requests received from the ladies, the tournament com- mittee agreed to conduct a National Women's Contract Team-of-four Cham- ionship which will be run. simultane- ously with the open auction pair event The Charles E. Coffin trophy, formerly the women’s Auction —team-of-four trophy, will be awarded to the winners of this event as the auction event has been dropped from the program. Open games will be played each af- ternoon and evening. Top score prizes will be awarded at each session, and in addition there will be a number of special prizes. Mercer County = Championships, Trenton, N. J., December 14-15-16. al Playing Problem No. 7 By Wm. E. McKenney North A2 VY KQOJ65 0542 432 West East ¢ ¢ Y 9 ) > + + South #QJ3 432 \63 &A065 South is playing three no trumps. Build up a hand from which West 1 make an opening lead that will defeat the contra The king of clubs must be in the E and the king of spades in the West hand, with the dia- mond suit divided three-four There lead that t, and this is a louble dummy play. It is not a natural opening, but i only one openi will def the contr: given simply to teach nciple of @Q109 AKG West @654 7654 KQJ10 es7 South @AKI32 32 A32 932 The play involved in this problem is known as the double Vienna coup. West opens the king of diamonds, declarer ace and returns the three of diamonds. West returns a heart, dummy wins with the ace, returns the es with the jack diamonds, The wins with the dir key play of the hand must now be made. The ace and king of clubs must both be cashed in dummy, setting up East's queen. This play an op- ponent’s card, is known as the Vienna coup. Next the queen of spades is led and overtaken with the Three rounds of spades are led, dummy’s three clubs being discarded. uc y, establishing You can now see the reason for play- ing the and king of clubs—other- wise the dummy hand would be blocked. On the third spade East is squeezed. He can drop the eight of diamonds and the ten of hearts, but on the last spade, if 22 Pastimes he lets go the jack of hearts dummy’s king and eight will be good, while if he drops the queen of clubs, declarer’s nine is good, Double Dun Problem No. 7 By Russel Roosen @A73 K4 © AJ953 @\o7 West ast eo) @K 1096 9 9653 238 10862 KQ ae kos J 10853 ap. West leads the I South must win ten tinst any defense Solution to October Problem East @ 106 Q10985 432 9 eos @J5432 J6 4 @A\KQI2 West leads the king rth and South to w 11 of the 13 tricks. The position Pp. of diamonds cards is known to both sides, therefore the blem must be made against Trick Wee North r 1 kK A $ i 23 2 3 4 6 7 kK S 8 Ae 1¢ 9 6 3¢@ 16 7 6% " 3 4 RD 5 36 1B 6 43 *if t at trick 2 plays the 10 of spades, South plays the Jack and North still holds the spade tenace over West f stat trick 3 trumps West's diamond, play is thus: Trick = Wed] North Ea at 3 QO 2 x 34 + wine mar Poo aunse Four es POoOrES Ed 7 Por 7 6 South now leads spades and all West can make is the high trump. comicbooks.com