Bridge: Aug. 7, 2022

“I listened to that Wendy give up her career as a paralegal,” Cy the Cynic explained to me in the club lounge.

“She’s performing for a travel agency now,” I mentioned.

“That’s ideal,” Cy muttered. “She can focus in guilt outings.”

Wendy, a feminist, and Cy, a chauvinist, are normally at odds, even when they lower as associates in penny online games. They ended up North-South in today’s offer. bidding — diamonds, then golf equipment, then a leap in hearts — advised great heart support, spade shortness and slam fascination. Cy knew his queen of spades was not a beneficial card, but because he had a club void and a sixth coronary heart, he pushed on to 6 hearts.

West led the 10 of hearts, and Cy gained with dummy’s king. East threw a club, so Cy couldn’t participate in for a cross-ruff. He ruffed a club, ruffed a spade in dummy, cashed the jack of trumps, ruffed a club and drew trumps. leaving him with none. The Cynic next led a diamond to dummy’s jack, but East created the queen and the protection cashed a club.

“Wendy often can make me truly feel responsible when some thing goes mistaken,” Cy grumbled. “She advised me I was depriving some village of its fool.”

Cy was tripped up by poor timing. He should go just after the diamonds but can not wait around right until he is out of trumps. Cy’s most effective play is to guide a minimal diamond from dummy at Trick Two. East wins and sales opportunities a club. Cy ruffs, ruffs a spade in dummy, usually takes the jack of trumps, ruffs a club and draws trumps. He can gain the rest with 6 trumps, 4 diamonds, the ace of spades and a spade ruff in dummy.

South dealer

N-S susceptible

NORTH

S None

H K J 2

D A K J 6 2

C Q 8 7 5 3

WEST

S K 10 7 3

H 10 9 8 7

D 10 7

C A 10 4

EAST

S J 9 8 5 4

H None

D Q 9 4

C K J 9 6 2

SOUTH

S A Q 6 2

H A Q 6 5 4 3

D 8 5 3

C None

South West North East
1H Go 2D Move
2H Go 3C Move
3S Go 5H Move
6H All Go
Opening lead — H 10

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