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I 1 'ft THE GAZOTE. SATURDAY. MARCH 26, I960 17 pome ink OAVJlrV-) ami-) ir 'WV REMOVeO 'JT I r-MOMSrRATf A 8y M. LI DA1N PtVCLUT'lOJAfirv' NE SPOT- LEADS GOOD AND BAD 'ft p.eitjvr.f The Gsme of Kings Black 13 Pieces QUIZ No. 471 Sufi 3: lead a trump.

If you hold the ace of opponent's trump the attacking lead is most desirable. Holding three to a king in another suit underlead your king. Should AQ of that suit lie in dummy your king is certainly a goner if you wait with it. Now on the lead declarer is put on the spot immediately. With an alternate line of play, say a choice of two finesses, he will almost cer 3 26 CMIC tOUNJf.

Vanka vi Skala (Prague, im White to play and win. Quiz No. 470 (Borlnar-Szily): 1. 2. K-Rl (if PxQ.

R-Rfkh and mate next). RxPch; 3. RxR, QxNch; 4. K-N2, B-FS6 mate. Correct No.

4fi9: J. M. Gallagher S. Charron. No.

468: Dr. C. R. Collado, Dr. Leonard Lcgault, A.

Fciner, R. Hebert. 4 IJy.VUge 1 50 YOUR Vji3 see her MOSEPierfTSOl'KAY WORE SHE REALLY MAKE GET RiD OF LINUS? i 0 or rw ri Firtt Knockdown for Til Challenger Mikhail Tal, of Riga, sharp from recent top competition, scored against White 13 Pieces his defeat by Smyslov in 1957. By C. SCHULZ world champion Mikhail Bot vinnik in 32 moves in the first 1 1 flL STUDIO STUD'O I WEATHER On this record would posterity ever regard him as a true world champion, worthy to rank with Anderssen, Morphy, Sleinitz, Lasker.

Capablanca. Alekhine. Consideration of this point no doubt had a lot to do with his decision to exercise his right to a return match in 1958 and try once more to redeem the situation by winning. And win it he did, although few gave him much chance against his younger and very confident opponent. 14th game from the 1938 return match: A reader requests that we discuss tha subject of "leads" at contract bridge, particularly the 'blind' lead.

No strict rule or convention has ever been conceived to guide a player on the opening lead when his partner has not entered the bidding. In my experience common sense and a bit of luck most often combine to produce the killing lead that is, if there is a lead to defeat the contract. The bridge books used to advise. "Lead the fourth highest card of your longest and strongest suit." This rule maji stiil be applied on many hands, especially when defending a no trump contract. Certainly if you hold KJ753 of a suit and an outside ace lead your five spot.

On another hand the lead of the fourth highest from Qxxx or Jxxx may reduce your de-ffnsive tricks from two to one in that suit should your partner hold Axx. Suppoit you art en lead enaintt a paint In trum nd your hand consist of 0 9854 1074 5J what would you toad? YoO haven't the ghost a chance to set up any tricks In your hand so load your queon of spades and hop for mlrae-Us. This It catfod "leading for your partner." Tho optninj toad of an ace it net good un-Uts you are sure to the contract anyway. Acts are meant te capture kings and queens. Leads against suit contracts are easier to figure than against no trump.

There are times when it is correct to lead an ace, if it tops a long suit and you want to cash it before it may be ruffed. Holding AK alone in a suit lead your ace and then your king. This will tell partner you have only two of that suit and, should he get in in time, he can let you trump the next lead of that suit. A trump lead is indicated when the declarer has bid two suits and you hold strength in his second suit. Generally the lead of the top card from QKJ or 10 or 10 is positive and safe against a suit contract.

The blind lead against a slam is something else. Never By H. HANAN tainly go up with his ace on the opening lead. When not leading blind, that is when partner has bid. you can never get bawled out for leading his suit.

Holding three or more to an honor lead the smallest card. If a game in no trump has been reached and partner doubles lead the first suit bid by dummy. If your partner has bid lead' his suit if it is fairly strong and you have an entry card. Otherwise always lead partners suit. Personal opinions regarding blind leads are fairly common and border on superstition.

A world champion once told me that he always leads a heart against a no trump contract when his partner has not bid. perhaps this system is as good as any. TO REMIND YOU-that the Metropolitan Bridge Championships will take place next weekend at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel. The tournament starts Friday night and will continue through Saturday and Sunday. Pierre Albarran, one of the world's greatest bridge players, is dead.

Mr. Albarran played for France over a period of 25 years. He was the author of many books on bridge and the idol of the bridge players of France. RESULTS M.A.A.A. Bridge Club; Sec.

1 Norman Haller. Maurice Gauthier; Ernie i Ewan Cooke. Sec. 2 Al Burke, Jack Morgan: Mrs. H.

Cocks, Hermine Epstein. Socialites: Cloe Kempffer, Nancy Chal-lis; Mrs. L. Pcmbcrton-Smith, Mrs. G.

M. Taylor. Vanderbuilt Bridge Club; Edna Maloney, Flo Leclaire; Fred Hoffer. Mel Gottleib. Linton Bridge Club; John Farnsworth, 1 Gottleib; Jackie Begin, Maurice Paul.

MAT TH.t. mw KSOI.ISH White: Bolt innlk OFEN'IXfl Black; V. WEADED STBVliulT pcx? Tus FOREST pJtV COVE ON 4i WONDER JiM ANDY Black PxP KxB P-RJ Whit. .15 PxP FUR .17 R-KIKll K-B! 39 R-KBH 41) R-KlWl 41 R-KRI 42 K-Q4 43 R-R7(b) game of their title match at Moscow. Botvinnik, who has not played any serious chess since the 19.18 Munich Olympics, will need a few rounds to warm up.

The match is for the best of 24 games, at the rate of 3 completed games per week. Considering the difference in age, Botvinnik will have to establish a lead by mid-point to have any chance of winning. Bobby Fitchtr Goes South Youthful U.S.A. champion, Robert Fischer, will be one of the favorites to win the Mar del Plata, Argentina, international which starts March Russia will send B. Spassky and D.

Bronstein, and F. Olafs-son will come from Iceland. Veterans M. Najdorf and E. Eliskascs will provide the chief opposition from Argentina.

Invitations have been sent to B. Larsen, Denmark, L. Szabo, Hungary, and W. Unzicker, Germany. There will be 20 in a single round robin.

Botvinnik vs. Posterity Curious thing about world champion Mikhail Botvinnik. His tournament record rates among the most impressive in chess history. And this includes his 1948 victory which earned him the title among five outstanding contenders after the death of the incumbent. Alek-hine.

However, the highest award has, with the 1948 exception always depended on match play, a battle between two giants only. And yet, until his defeat of Smyslov in the return bout in 1958 he had never won a match! Both the 1951 and 1934 matches, vs. challengers D. Bronstein and V. Smyslov, ended an even 12-12 pts.

each, and he retained the title on the FIDE rule. Finally came KKU KBJ KKI4 R-B4 K-MJ K-B3 B-B3IO KJ K-Kt4 RQB3 63 X-K'4 R-KI P-BVd) KxP KB K5 PKt4 PxP KKt7 R-K7 RKl7ch R-R7ch R-OB7 KxRP KKIJ R-KI7HI R-B7 Resigns 44 R.Q7 45 R-85 4 47 net 48 R-Q7 49 K-KI4 50R-Q4 51 ROI 91 R-QRI 53 PxPcH 54 RxP 55 R-KRT 57 RPP 5 R-BScS 59 K-iP 50 P-BJ HI K-R 2 K-Kt7 RKtS PB B5 P-B7 fifi R-QRS 7 R-K! P-B4 py catchins- ivan wrm his hasp i THE TILL AN? A SICKLY GRIN ON I RUSSIAN TrTAN5ITTER5S foNE OF THEM 15 THE RIStfTjl 5UFTC5S ITCOUL7 I "I rff3l FKQW ANTARCTICA TO COMBtHATCH-MP XK PE PONE, Slff, PUT 51 f4-1 fil 3 KAMCHATKA, ALL ORBITIN5 SATELLITE T5j COULP VE EVER ,1 1 IsfilSl OUR FREOUENCiM WITrt 1 THE WOR7 TO EJECT xtftmmy-W FKOE IT? III IT5 CAF5ULE NOT VWj xnrTSM (tk t1 With roniri(tM-hl 1vntM the Rlark King will won tied down In itlmcr of Pi. Ti prvnt 43 R-R4. Thu P-B4ch thru! cn wait, at maintaining tha lnitiatlvt tl mor importaont. (c) Obviously 45 RxR; 46.

KxR and Black la lnat. (d) laat chanco for rountr-ttacking defence. KJ or R-QBJ reduce hire to complete paaaivlty and loss without a utrulBle. It la Interesting to note that these two experta have met 1 timet. In three world matchea and varlout twirneya with the tcore: Bot 6 Weekly Quiz D.

9 WUNDER C. A 9 3 The bidding has proceeded: vinnik, 24, Smyiiov, 2L and 4 famea un I IT AM THE TELL ME THE TRUTH, Wait North East South unT AfBrr THAT IVIR. DID YOU TAK.t Q. 1 Your right hand opponent has opened with bid of ne spade and you hold: $. H.

I D. A 10 C. AQ What action do you take? I Heart 1 Spade Pass BLE55ED MY MleENT UFE.WYNNt! JMLT HKT rAONtY Black 1 Piece drawn. Solving Contest jj A hook priM will be awarded to the correct eolver of today'e MY FOR YOU What do you bid? AtMal Q. As South, vulnerable, SS SX you hold: Problem No.

In the eighth hort tolling contest, whoa enlu-tmn la the first opened on April th. All entriea opened on the same data and cheaa magazine will go to the next ten correct solvers. Key only required. One $1 if s-j It sr. H.

At Q.J As South you hold: S. 10 6 H. A 9 C. A 10 6 5 2 MMino Via nroreeded: S. 6 2 H.

10 8 4 D. A 6 2 C. Q9S The bidding has proceeded THANK FOR 5TRIN6IM0 ME -T I HAVtNT RO THAT FLtA-WDOtN LOCK- KCIDLO itT Ur, HONEY! AND FOR. TANN6WHETHIR I Will IKY Mli THERtt NOT A DtFENO YOU! Kl( fj entry only plejae. Address to the Chess Editor, The Gaielte.

inoo St. Antoine within nine ff. days of publication. fm fas A iJA m4- South West North East i riuh Pass 1 Dia. Pass South Wtit North East Pass Pass 1 Ht.

1 1 Spade 3 Hearts 3 Spades 4 Ht. Pass Pass 4 Spades Pass Pass mrrri CONTEST PROBLEM No. 674 White mates in two moves. I -Bv SAUNDERS and ERNST 1 Heart Pass 2Dias. Pass What do you bid now? Q.

3 As South you hold: S. Q94 H. 75 2 D. 9 6 5 4 2 C. 7 The bidding haj proceeded: North East South West No.

675 (Sheppard), Key, 1. N-R5. Correct No. 674: J. Potter, P.

Rompre, Sillery. No. 73i P. Shearer, Ron Herbert. White 5 Pieces ONCE VPOH A TIME THERE WAS CNLV MUD HERETHEN PADCV PLANTED SEEP.

ONE DA" LITTtE EAEV GRASS BEGAN TO APPEAR, BUT PEOPLE WITH HEAVY FEET What do you bid now? Q. 6 As South you hold S. Q8 H. A 8 7 6 D. A C.

10 4 The biddine has oroeeededr I TELLS A 600D 1 STCRy, COESNT Ht WALKED ON IT AND KILLED IT. THEN CADD1 3 PLANTED MORE SEED. H. A 7 D. A 10 5 C.

Q54 The bidding has proceeded: NOW NEW BABY i 1 Spade 2 Hearts Pass Pass GRASS IS COMINS South West North East 1 Heart Pass 1 Spade Pass 3 Hearts Pass 3 Spades Pass South West North East 3 Spades Pass What do you bid now? S. 5 H. 10 6 5 2 D. 10 4 2 C. 6 3 The bidding has proceeded: East South West North 4 Spades Pass Pass Double Pass What do you bid now? (Look for answers Monday) 'Copyright by The Chicago Tribune) 1 No-Tr.

Pass 3 Clubs Pass I'M What do you bid now? Q. 4 As South both vulnerable, you hold: S. 10 2 H. 6 What do you bid now? Q. 8 As South' both vulnerable, you hold: Q.

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