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THE DEVIL'S COUP |
41 |
A rare coup in which
the defense's "certain" trump trick disappears in a puff of blue smoke! |
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THE STRIPTEASE
COUP |
42 |
In which Declarer
divests the defenders of their small trumps and another "certain" trump
trick disappears |
|
THRUST AND
PARRY |
43 |
East strives
mightily to deny Declarer access to Dummy, but loses the battle at Trick
13 |
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CHERCHEZ LA
FEMME |
44 |
Declarer gathers clues in order to track down the trump Queen, and
East misses a chance to steer him wrong |
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FIND THE LADY |
45 |
Another missing
Queen, and some more detective work by Declarer |
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"NICE TRY,
PARTNER!" |
46 |
Dummy offers
Declarer the customary condolence after watching him utterly bungle a
cold game contract |
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SMOOTH DUCK |
47 |
Declarer gleefully
takes a winning finesse but finds to his chagrin that the same finesse
loses second time around |
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THE CUSTOMARY
RETORT |
48 |
East is guilty of
whining after N-S wrap up their slam contract, but Declarer straightens
him out |
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MANAGING THE
ENTRIES |
49 |
Declarer handles
with great aplomb the toing and froing between her hand and Dummy |
|
RIGHT-SIDING THE
CONTRACT |
50 |
Some contracts just
need to be played from the right side lest the opening lead is ruinous
to Declarer |
|
SIDE-SUITS FIRST |
51 |
Drawing trumps
immediately is not always a good idea, sometimes there are more urgent
priorities |
|
PAYBACK TIME |
52 |
In which West (who
has been causing trouble of late) gets his comeuppance |
|
TIMING IS
EVERYTHING |
53 |
Our expert
Declarer requires delicate timing to bring home her game contract |
|
A
ROAD MAP |
54 |
Sometimes a double
can inflict a severe penalty, but here it merely gives Declarer a road
map for playing the hand
|
|
THAT SINKING
FEELING |
55 |
This occurred at
Trick 2, immediately following a quite reprehensibly hasty play at Trick
1 |
|
FINESSE FATALE |
56 |
Declarer brings home
the bacon by declining a finesse that was unnecessary and altogether too
dangerous |
|
THE
FORCING GAME |
57 |
When a defender has
a good trumps, he often does better to force Declarer to rough rather
than go after his own ruffs |
|
SELF-INFLICTED
WOUND |
58 |
In the previous
Bite, Declarer fell victim to a forcing game, same thing here but this
defeat was self-inflicted |
|
GLYNDA'S DUCK |
59 |
This is not a
recipe, it's a fine ducking play to cut off Dummy's threatening long
suit |
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A JOY TO BEHOLD |
60 |
Declarer makes her
hopeless contract with a clever deceptive play, much to the discomfort
of a duped West |