Affair of the Hearts<\/p>\n
By Djanwar Madjolelo<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): In third place at the 9th European Open Pairs
\nsemifinals from March 17 to March 22 in The Hague, Netherlands
\nwere Pierre Adad and Maurice Aujaleu of France, the 1992
\nOlympiade bridge world champions.<\/p>\n
\"Have you a hand?,\" the Bulletin asked.<\/p>\n
\"Well,\" said Aujaleu, \"how many Heart tricks do you think I
\nmanaged as declarer as East on this deal from the third session
\nof the semifinal?\"<\/p>\n
Board : 21<\/p>\n
Dealer: North<\/p>\n
Game : North-South<\/p>\n
NORTH<\/p>\n
(S) 6 2<\/p>\n
(H) 5 4<\/p>\n
(D) Q 7 6 4 3<\/p>\n
(C) Q J 8 3<\/p>\n
WEST EAST<\/p>\n
(S) K J 10 4 (S) A 3<\/p>\n
(H) K 9 (H) 10 8 7 3<\/p>\n
(D) A 10 9 8 (D) K 5<\/p>\n
(C) A 6 5 (C) K 10 7 4 2<\/p>\n
SOUTH<\/p>\n
(S) Q 9 8 7 5<\/p>\n
(H) A Q J 6 2<\/p>\n
(D) J 2<\/p>\n
(C) 9<\/p>\n
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH<\/p>\n
Adad Aujaleu<\/p>\n
-- Pass Pass 2NT<\/p>\n
Double Pass 3NT All pass<\/p>\n
South's opening 2NT showed 5-5 in the majors with 6-11 points,
\nand North's pass implied no preference between the majors.<\/p>\n
East was a bit stuck over the double. A pass would have been
\nbest at vulnerability, but Aijaleu decided to go for 3NT.<\/p>\n
South led his singleton Club. Declarer won over North's Jack,
\nwent back to the Ace of Clubs, and led another towards the ten to
\nset up the suit.<\/p>\n
South threw a Spade and a Heart. North, on lead with the Club,
\nswitched to Hearts, and South put in the Jack. Aujaleu won with
\nthe King. He then led a Spade to the Ace, finessed the Jack, and
\nreturned to the Diamond King to cash two Clubs. South threw his
\nDiamond and another middle Heart, leaving this ending with East
\non the lead.<\/p>\n
NORTH<\/p>\n
(S) void<\/p>\n
(H) 5<\/p>\n
(D) Q 7 6<\/p>\n
(C) void<\/p>\n
WEST EAST<\/p>\n
(S) K J (S) void<\/p>\n
(H) 9 (H) 10 8 7<\/p>\n
(D) A (D) 5<\/p>\n
(C) void (C) void<\/p>\n
SOUTH<\/p>\n
(S) Q 9<\/p>\n
(H) A 6<\/p>\n
(D) void<\/p>\n
(C) void<\/p>\n
Declarer now went back to dummy with a Diamond. South had
\nthrown the Queen of Hearts and the Jack because he had foreseen
\nthe end-play that would arise if he kept the Ace of Hearts and
\ntwo Spades.<\/p>\n
Now was the moment of decision. After due deliberation, South
\nrelied on his partner for the ten of Hearts, and threw his Ace.<\/p>\n
Aujaleu showed his hand, overtaking the nine of Hearts to make
\nthe rest, \"And so I made four Heart tricks,\" he finished
\ntriumphantly.<\/p>",
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