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May 8, 2024

Deciding card lower than might appear at first sight, but no less important

...Winning A♦, he leads J♠ and runs it. West takes K♠ and exits with 3♦. Declarer cannot now lose a club trick. To succeed, East must hold K♣, but South must be alert to 10♣....

May 1, 2024

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Bridge - Card game

Bridge: aggressive auction leads to ambitious contract requiring expert play

...Either way, South’s J♣ scores his 12th trick....

April 17, 2024

Bridge - Card game

True skill is demonstrated when luck deserts you

...When this loses, East can cash K♠ and lead Q♦, but declarer has time to win A♦, cash J♣, cross to dummy with J♥, and then play A♣ on which he can discard a diamond loser....

March 27, 2024

Bridge - Card game

Bridge: Silence from opponent marks partner with key card

...East overtakes the lead with A♠ and returns J♠. When this holds the trick, he switches to 10♣. Declarer rises with A♣ and reflects on the play to date....

March 20, 2024

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The last of pop’s superstars?

...There is one massive exception to all this: K-pop and J-Pop. In the world of Korean pop, superstardom is very much still in business....

April 11, 2024

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Bridge - Card game

Bridge: at duplicate, the contract is usually not the target: maximum tricks is

...in hand; J♦ followed....

February 14, 2024

Bridge - Card game

Deduction from silence reveals position of missing cards

...However, when West continues with K♥ and J♥, you ruff high in dummy and East shows out. How does that change your plans? West is now marked with six hearts headed by ace-king-jack....

December 6, 2023

Bridge - Card game

Bridge: fine slam relies on controls, long suits and some decent fortune

...Here, declarer led a low trump from dummy and took his A♠, before next playing to K♠....

February 28, 2024

Bridge - Card game

Targets matter: do not let your eye or mind stray from it

...He rose with A♦, laid down K♣ — pinning South’s J♣ — and then continued with 7♣, allowing East to score both his 10♣ and A♣, which set the contract....

December 27, 2023

Bridge - Card game

Evaporation of entry requires early endplay solution

...West led J♥; declarer assessed four losers. However, dummy’s K♦ can provide a discard for a club loser, with 10♠ as an entry to the table....

December 13, 2023

Bridge - Card game

Bridge: Clear focus on simple ruffing plan ensures key re-entry and no over-ruff

...BiddingDealer: NorthLove All West led J♣ instantly; South indentified five losers: two diamonds, two low hearts and A♠....

February 1, 2024

Bridge - Card game

Bridge: classic problem defeats many club players

...Now, declarer’s carefully preserved 3♠ comes to the fore: overtaken in dummy with 4♠, and J♦ cashed, on which South can pitch a low heart. Still in dummy, a heart can be led towards K♥....

November 30, 2023

Bridge - Card game

If you want to be a winner, every contract, trick, and card counts

...South put in J♠ and, when West won with A♠, declarer had successfully negotiated all the obstacles. Paul Mendelson’s new book, ‘The Joy of Bridge’, is out now...

January 23, 2024

Bridge - Card game

In case both finesses are wrong, which they are — again — prepare for end position

...Let’s say that East rises with 10♦, J♦ is played and West wins with K♦. If he leads another diamond, it runs to declarer’s ♦A9; if he opts instead for a spade, this runs to South ♠KJ....

November 22, 2023

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Bridge - Card game

Play for a mis-defence, or take decisive and potentially humiliating action?

...When West passes, North’s forced 2D response promises nothing, but South must hope that North holds something to make game a good shot: a couple of low spades, plus K♥ or J♣ make it pretty much lay-down....

December 18, 2023

Bridge - Card game

Every bid, including passes, can contribute key information

...Lead J♣ from hand, West covers — if he does not, declarer runs the jack — and declarer wins with dummy’s K♣....

September 20, 2023

Bridge - Card game

Entries evaporate to frustrate declarer

...BiddingDealer: EastN/S Game West led J♥, and declarer assessed one likely loser in each suit. However, if trumps split 2-2, or West holds K♣, all will be well....

October 25, 2023

Bridge - Card game

To succeed, the positions of missing ace and queen must be identified

...You draw trumps: East holds both A♥ and K♥. He returns a club each time he wins....

November 2, 2023

Bridge - Card game

Assess losers realistically, then seek to avoid them

...Declarer won K♣ in dummy, played to A♣, and ruffed a low club in dummy. Danger seemingly averted, most now played a trump, West winning....

November 16, 2023

Bridge - Card game

Recognise suits which offer maximum tricks only if led by opponents

...He crossed to dummy’s A♦, and led a low spade towards his K♠, losing to West’s A♠. West switched to 10♦, taken with dummy’s K♦. Q♠ and a spade ruff in hand followed, eliminating the suit....

September 13, 2023

Bridge - Card game

Anticipation of likely course of defence opens mind to alternatives

...East continues with J♣; South plays K♣ perforce, West will ruff and switch to a spade. However, now, the spade finesse can be avoided since dummy’s long club suit is almost established....

September 6, 2023

Bridge - Card game

Lacking both entries and confidence, declarer must enlist help of unwilling opponent

...At trick 2, South leads J♣, not covered by West, runs it, and is relieved when it holds....

August 16, 2023

The Oscars 2024: all you need to know

Oppenheimer leaves Oscar rivals in the dust with 13 nominations

...Christopher Nolan’s acclaimed biopic about American nuclear physicist J Robert Oppenheimer received 13 nominations in total, including nods for the blue-ribbon Best Picture, Best Director for Nolan and Best...

January 23, 2024

Bridge - Card game

Finesses delayed, problem suit can be sorted at end of hand

...If West could cover 10♥ with J♥, declarer would play Q♥, losing to K♥. Back would come a low heart and South could play 7♥....

July 11, 2023

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