The Crocodile Coup<\/p>\n
By Djanwar Madjolelo<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Alfred Sheinwold was a Briton who became one of
\nAmerica's leading bridge writers, he died in Los Angeles on March
\n8, 1997, aged 85.<\/p>\n
He was born in London in 1912 but emigrated during his youth,
\ngraduating from the City College of New York in 1933.<\/p>\n
He wrote a dozen books, with his Five Weeks To Winning Bridge
\nselling over a million copies.<\/p>\n
He edited Bridge World from 1934 to 1963 and ACBL Bulletin
\n1952 to 1958. With Edgar Kaplan he invented \"The Kaplan-Sheinwold
\nBidding System\".<\/p>\n
He was bridge columnist at the Los Angeles Times for 35 years
\nand continued until shortly before his death.<\/p>\n
He was non-playing captain of the U.S. team in the 1975
\nBermuda Bowl when two members of the Italian team were accused of
\ncheating.<\/p>\n
Sheinwold withdrew from the U.S. team when tournament
\nofficials decided to take no action. He was over-ruled by the
\nU.S. authorities and Italy won the world title on the last deal
\nof the final against the Americans.<\/p>\n
In 1985 he returned as captain of the American team which won
\nthe Bermuda Bowl.<\/p>\n
Matthew Granovetter, a bridge writer, reported this deal:<\/p>\n
Dealer: North<\/p>\n
Vulnerable: East\/West<\/p>\n
NORTH<\/p>\n
(S) J 8 6 5 3<\/p>\n
(H) 10 7 4<\/p>\n
(D) K 9 3<\/p>\n
(C) 10 8<\/p>\n
WEST EAST<\/p>\n
(S) K (S) 9 4<\/p>\n
(H) A Q J 6 5 2 (H) K<\/p>\n
(D) A Q 8 5 (D) 10 7 6 4<\/p>\n
(C) Q 7 (C) J 9 6 5 3 2<\/p>\n
SOUTH<\/p>\n
(S) A Q 10 7 2<\/p>\n
(H) 9 8 3<\/p>\n
(D) J 2<\/p>\n
(C) A K 4<\/p>\n
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH<\/p>\n
- Pass Pass 1S<\/p>\n
Double Pass 2C Pass<\/p>\n
2H 2S Pass Pass<\/p>\n
3H 3S Pass 4S<\/p>\n
All pass<\/p>\n
Against West's Queen Club lead, Sheinwold won and immediately
\nled a Diamond to West's Ace. West returned 7 Club, East covered
\ndummy's 10 with the Jack, and Sheinwold suddenly had a good
\npicture of distribution.<\/p>\n
West had started with a doubleton Club and 6 Hearts for
\nrepeated Heart calls.<\/p>\n
It was also likely that East held the singleton King Heart,
\nelse West would have tried to cash some Heart tricks.<\/p>\n
Sheinwold's final assumption was that West held King singleton
\nSpade. Why persist with Club leads if he could not ruff higher
\nthan dummy's Jack?<\/p>\n
So Sheinwold cashed Ace Spade and down came the King. He
\ncashed a second trump, ruffed a Club in dummy, cashed Diamond
\nKing and ruffed a Diamond in his hand. With nothing left but
\ntrumps and hearts, he led a low Heart from his hand toward the
\n10-7-4 in dummy.<\/p>\n
West played Jack Heart. But East's King won the trick and East
\nwas endplayed. East had to lead a minor suit, presenting
\nSheinwold with a ruff and sluff.<\/p>\n
To defeat the contract, West had to put up the Ace Heart on
\nthe lead of a Heart from South's hand.<\/p>\n
This defensive maneuver is known as \"the crocodile coup\".<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/the-crocodile-coup-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }