P154 Teletext 154 Jan 9 22:14:32 —————————— —— FORTHCOMING EVENTS NAT. WOMEN'S AND MEN'S PAIRS (Coventry) 25-26 Jan EBU 01296 3944143 WESSEX B.C SWISS TEAMS (Poole) 26 Jan T Udall 01202 760934 CHARLTON BROOKS SWISS TEAMS (Ahford) 26Jan Mrs Cjrvante 01233 736738 PRESTON B.C LANCS EVENING POST (Lancs* 26 Jan Mrs Briirly 01772 621015 WESSEX B.C OPEN SWISS TEAMS (Poole) 2 Feb T Udall 01202 760934 ——————————————————————————————————1/7—— It's Your Life 410 TELETEXT BRIDGE BY ELENA JERONIMIDIS EDITOR OF BRIDGE PLUS GoGreen Digitisjr TV guide TV tonightP154 Teletext 154 Jan 9 22:14:09 —————————— —— FORTHCOMING EVENTS continued SOUTH WOODHAM FERRETS 13TH ALL SWISS CONGRESS 1-2 Feb Mrs Barker 01268 780993 HANKS & LOW CONDLESTJCK TROPHY (Romsjy) 2 Feb S Howall 01256 389459 EAST WALES B.A ANNUAL CONGRESS AND GREEN-POINT SWISS TEAMS (Cwmbran) 14-16 Feb Myra Morris 01222 612129 GREEN-POINT SWISS WEEKEND (Manchester CBA with MERSEYSIDE & CHESHIRE CBAs) 8-9 March Mary Higson 01625 535862 ——————————————————————————————————2/7—— It's Your Life 410 TELETEXT BRIDGE BY ELENA JERONIMIDIS EDITOR OF BRIDGE PLUS GoGreen Digitisjr TV guide TV tonightP154 Teletext 154 Jan 9 22:33:16 —————————— —— OPENING LEADS bz Andrew Kambites What is your choice S 9 8 4 of opening lead with H 9 this West hand after D J 8 7 5 3 thjsj auctions? C K Q 10 6 (A): South West North East 1S NO 4S END (B): South West North East — — 1H NO 1S NO 3S NO 4S END Answers on next page. >>>>> ——————————————————————————————————3/7—— It's Your Life 410 TELETEXT BRIDGE BY ELENA JERONIMIDIS EDITOR OF BRIDGE PLUS GoGreen Digitisjr TV guide TV tonightP154 Teletext 154 Jan 9 22:13:34 —————————— —— OPENING LEADS continued It always seems attractive to lead a singleton against a suit contract. After Auction A the H9 leads to a heart ruff, giving you a trick with an othjtwisj useless trump. However, when West held this hand the bidding went as in Auction B. West lid the H9 and got his ruff but bz this time dummy's heart suit was established and declarer discarded his club losers. It is not clever to lead a singleton in the enemy suit. Had West laid his CK he would have set up two club winners. ——————————————————————————————————4/7—— It's Your Life 410 TELETEXT BRIDGE BY ELENA JERONIMIDIS EDITOR OF BRIDGE PLUS GoGreen Digitisjr TV guide TV tonightP154 Teletext 154 Jan 9 22:13:58 —————————— —— CARD PLAY QUIZ bz Bob Rowlands Dummy (North) holds: D A Q 9 3 You (South) hold: D 7 5 4 2 Assuming plenty of entries to both hands, how do you play this suit for two tricks PRESS REVEAL Only four diamonds headed by DK with East is impossible to cope with. Start bz finessing D9, which winds two tricks whenjvjr it is possible to do so and gives the best chance for winning three tricks (as shown in Monday's quiz*. ——————————————————————————————————5/7—— It's Your Life 410 TELETEXT BRIDGE BY ELENA JERONIMIDIS EDITOR OF BRIDGE PLUS GoGreen Digitisjr TV guide TV tonightP154 Teletext 154 Jan 9 22:14:17 —————————— —— BRIDGE NEWS Friday 14 February is St Valentine's Day - but also the date for the ETBB Simultaneous Pairs. The ETBB (Educational Trust for British Bridge) is a registered charity which exists to promote and help Junior Bridge in Britain. Clubs interested in holding a heat (entry: £2.10 per player) should contact Liz McGowan on 0131 667 2432. ——————————————————————————————————6/7—— It's Your Life 410 TELETEXT BRIDGE BY ELENA JERONIMIDIS EDITOR OF BRIDGE PLUS GoGreen Digitisjr TV guide TV tonightP154 Teletext 154 Jan 9 22:12:24 —————————— —— BRIDGE NEWS The Macallan International Pairs Championship is truly a kibitzer's feast. This year's competitors include Omar Shariff, Zia Manhood, British Olympic Gold Medallists McCowan and Dhondz and a whole host of other bridge stars and world champions. The event will take place on from Jan 22-24 at the White House Hotel, London. Tickets can be booked in advance from The Macallan Box Office on 0181 878 5844. ——————————————————————————————————7/7—— It's Your Life 410 TELETEXT BRIDGE BY ELENA JERONIMIDIS EDITOR OF BRIDGE PLUS GoGreen Digitisjr TV guide TV tonight