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66 - OCTOBER 2025

66 - OCTOBER 2025

WCB 2024

WORLD BRIDGE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2024 Mark Horton Published by the World Bridge Federation, the official book of the World Bridge Games 2024, heldin Buenos Aires, Argentina, is comprised of approximately 320 full colour pages. The principal contributors are Mark Horton, David…

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66 - OCTOBER 2025

DENTISTRY

Cashing top cards to extract cards in defenders’ hands before exiting is known as the Dentist’s Coup – because of the card extraction, like teeth. How should the play and defense go on this interesting 4 Hearts? None vulnerable. W…

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66 - OCTOBER 2025

WHERE’S WALDO?

THIS MONTH… THIS MONTH YOU’LL BE PLAYING “WHERE’S WALDO?”, EXCEPT YOU WON’T BE LOOKING FOR THE YOUNG MAN IN THE RED-AND-WHITE STRIPED SWEATSHIRT, BUT RATHER CHARLES, THE KING OF HEARTS(*). YOU ARE SITTING SOUTH WITH THE FOLLOWING HAND: ♠ A10952 ♥ Q83♦ 875♣ K2 (*)…

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LET’S COUNT OUR TRICKS!

On the basis of what criteria is a player entitled to bid a grand slam in trumps?

Three conditions are required: sufficient “material”, high trumps and first round controls in all side suits. After confirming that the second and third criteria are met by the way of RKCB, a player can jump to 7 of his own accord if he counts thirteen tricks. Otherwise, he bids 5NT in order to leave the decision to his partner.

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