Only One Way To Get There
Edwin B. Kantar
December 25, 1978
A hand of bridge
is not unlike a journey. There are often several directions you can take, some
of which will lead you to the wilderness, one to where you want to go. The
following hands offer you several options, mostly in the area of finesses. For
every one you solve correctly, award yourself 25 points. To find out how you
did, turn to page 79.
NORTH
[— of Spades]
[Queen of Hearts]
[Jack of Hearts]
[10 of Hearts]
[2 of Hearts]
[King of Diamonds]
[Queen of Diamonds]
[Jack of Diamonds]
[9 of Diamonds]
[Ace of Clubs]
[Jack of Clubs]
[4 of Clubs]
[3 of Clubs]
[2 of Clubs]
WEST
[Ace of
Spades]
[Jack of Spades]
[10 of Spades]
[7 of Spades]
[6 of Spades]
[4 of Spades]
[King of Hearts]
[6 of Hearts]
[5 of Hearts]
[10 of Diamonds]
[7 of Diamonds]
[6 of Diamonds]
[5 of Diamonds]
[— of Clubs]
SOUTH
[King of
Spades]
[3 of Spades]
[Ace of Hearts]
[4 of Hearts]
[Ace of Diamonds]
[4 of Diamonds]
[3 of Diamonds]
[2 of Diamonds]
[King of Clubs]
[10 of Clubs]
[9 of Clubs]
[8 of Clubs]
[7 of Clubs]
EAST
[Queen of
Spades]
[9 of Spades]
[8 of Spades]
[5 of Spades]
[2 of Spades]
[9 of Hearts]
[8 of Hearts]
[7 of Hearts]
[3 of Hearts]
[8 of Diamonds]
[Queen of Clubs]
[6 of Clubs]
[5 of Clubs]
Were you worrying
about the queen of clubs? For shame. You should have been worrying about the
king of hearts!
On this hand the
only problem arises when West has the king of hearts—and clubs are 3-0. So we
start by assuming West has the king of hearts—and that clubs are 3-0. Now what
can we do?

