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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.
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December 25, 1978

Only One Way To Get There

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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?

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