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4 B-nriw if uf V' 17 THE GAZETTE, SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 1960 "Xll't MOW.CEMev.SP" DID I AV SUNDAY I WHAT SH HI- AJY MEASIT ir- KX Bettmi By D. M. LE DAIN 0 I By NELL COMPLIN WHEN TO BID SLAMS VJt i Tiq GsmQ of Kings s3ss4asassaarBtfjhM WW Slam bidding is a fascinatingisix or seven than to suffer a penalty and lose a same should pan or Drwge and a subject of much discussion among all bridge Elaek 9 Tieces he bid six and make five. Many good bridge players are inrapahlr j'rrs. Most Dig winRs in a wssion of bridge arise from of handling such situations tact QUIZ No.

Ml Eitrin vs. Cuttv (Moscow Championship, 1939) White to play and win. lam-Koing hands. fully and so mint lose in the i I read carefully the dam long run while playing with weak area at all times if your partner players. a ean, ana even with a atron, Quiz No.

460 (Gligonc- Grand slams in rubber bridge are not sound investments and by CHIC YOUNG fanner never sacrifice a iuru 2. LurserO: 1 BxP, B4 should not be bid unless there is wins the 'ex- a ninety per cent chance of sue THE lOVeWLL A CHANCE TO SPILL A cess. Most bridge addicts play cl.ange'. Correct Nos. 438 and 459 A.

Yuda, F. Cossmann. for fun and the excitement ot OVER INTO THE HAIE! iocioomtX A. game trying for an uncertain slam especially if you are NUl vulnerable. This is like cancelling your insurance.

The explanation is simple. The bonus attached to a non-vulnerable slam is 500 points. Although the state of vulner ability provides you with no II UJANTTO BS 3 I GCOO F32 VOU I ALL LCVEl YOJ WAVE TO bo 15 LEAN I A UTILE TO CN SiPE- 8 ff attempting a slam obscures some important features. Always guard against jeopardizing your sure LJ 8 8 game by investigating the it strength of the combined hands. Never cue bid until the suit guarantee that you will win the rubber, the odds are three to one in your favor.

To become where the hand will play has A. Siklos Taktt Ovtr City Leadership Alex Siklos cupplanted J. I Noel Williams as leader in the City Open Championship by defeating him in the 6th round. Other top results: G. Coyne.

1, A. Shilov, L. Joy-ner, 1, M. Tranouille, N. White 12 Pieces been decided upon.

Overbid with the "fit" and underbid with the By C. SCHULZ vulnerable before your opponents also gives you a tremendous psychological advantage. Think of the swing if you bid a slam where a finesse loses to set you one trick and your opponents bid and make a game on the next hand dealt! Now the odds are TP Engalicev, 1, L. Witt, Furst-ner, 0, Suchorski, 1.. Leading scores: Siklos, Wil Forget about the point count while bidding slam hands (No Trump excepted).

At the high bidding levels not every king or queen has the same value. Do not be ashamed to use the Blackwood convention no matter how expert you think you may be. Fancy asking bids are not liams. Joyner, Coyne, Engalicev, Suchorski, 5-1 each; Boi-leau and Schlosser, 4V4-1V4 each. three to one against you.

The preferred position seems to work out to be worth about 900 points. If you are vulnerable and have a good partner it is reasonable to bid a slam where you may need a finesse. Anyway it's a for the average player. Whatever means you use to approach the slam zone will not really matter as long as you are in good gamble. You still retain agreement with your partner.

your three-to-one advantage if May your slams be plentiful you fail to make your contract but vulnerable please! By H. HANAN It is unfortunate that in most four-handed bridge games we must all play with each other Fischer Retains U.S. Title Bobby Fischer, Brooklyn school-boy, won his third U.S. championship, 9-2 pts. ahead of R.

Byrne, 8-5, and S. Reshev-sky. 7K-3V4. Argentina is planning an important international tourney in March. Stanley B.

Wilson, long prominent here as player and executive died at the age of 79 years on Jan. 5th. From Montreal Inter-High School Championship, 1959: Four Knights Opening RESULTS M.A.A.A. Bridge Club Cloe Kempffcr, C. Walker: Mr once every round.

Cruel fate often decrees that when one weak TVC HUNTER HAS SHOT bun YOUNG GOOSE, A NO THE BlBD Ca ASM LAND9 IN THE SOFT MUP OP 1 and Mrs. J. Standfast. player sits in a game he becomes Tim O'Keefe, Art Gordon: Doug Robert Rubin Tops High School Playtrt Robert Rubin, of Northmount High, won the high school individual championship held at the NDG Chess Centre, with a score of 7'4-4 points in the eight round Swiss system event. His one draw was with David Kaufman who placed third.

Gerald Rubin placed second with 7-1 points. His only loss was to brother Robert, the score of which is given below. Key: Northmount West Hill W.H.); Monklands (M; Montreal High (M.H.); Baron Byng (B.B.); St. George St.G.); St. Laurent St.L.); John Rennie Montreal West (M.W.).

All ties broken by Sol-koff Median System. Final Standing Points M. 1 Runtn, R. V- 31 2 Rubin. G.

(N) 7 -1 2 3 Ksufmsn. D. -2 32 4Buckman, H. (W B.l -2 26 5 Anderson. R.

6 -2 6 Abramovitch. (N) S'W 31 7 Hiritsch. W. (M S4-24 29 SAbolash. E.

(M.H.). 5-2 2 Chaltman, B. (M) .5 -3 2vi 10 Rosenberg, Gab. (B.B.) 3 -3 28 11 Edel. A.

(M 3 -3 21 1J Skaburnkls. A. 'M) ..5 -3 22 13 Winn. C. (St.

-3 14 Rudkln, W. (M.W.) 44-3i 31 15 Rosenivelg, D. (W.H.) 44-3 27 16Sefter, S. (M 4-31 24V4 17 Fineatone. J.

23 1 Ernest, M. (W.H. 4Mr-34 23 19Cvnder, L. (St.L.) 44-3ii 2U4 20 Hochglsune. L.

(B.B.). 20 21 Dainow, E. 4VjJ 20 22 Potter, 1. J.R -S' '9 23Gllbert, B. (B 4'r4-3V4 19 24 Stevens, F.

(M.fU ..4 -4 26V4 25 Kalman, (W.H 1.4-4 24 26 Savransky, M. (B.B.) 4-4 21 27 Jackson. R. (St.L IS 2Wainberg, S. (B.B.) 3H-4V4 24V4 29 Borer.

L. (W.H.) 24 30Nutt, J. (W.H.) 3MM4 23 THE TIDAL FLATS Andress, Maurice Gauthier. mspired while your opponent, and throws away countless points when it is his turn to play as I JZ fat JH I Vanderbilt Bridge Club your partner, with such a play Fred Hoffer, Dave Saltsman: However, its only a mm John Weldon, J. B.

L. Gee. er it is best to forget about slams unless you have the values in White: Rnbrrt Rnbla Linton Bridge Club your own hand. If he starts in (Northmount) INO WOUND, AMD THE GALLANT BlBD OUKKLY fiPLAoHfeS AWAV FROM THC BLIND TOWARDS THE SHELTERING MARSH GRASS Mrs. M.

Christie. Ida Kastner; Black vestigating try to sign off at Carrie level especially if he will 'I t) GUESS TO BETTEC JjZTH THAT OLD 411 bciY AGAIN. -HE'S WT AA 0ETTIN6 AWAY Yvonne Salme, Flo Leclaire. Note: Starting next Tuesday be playing the hand Whit 1P-K4 3 N-KBJ 3 N-QBJ 4 B-N5 i B-K3 7 P-KHJ It hurts less to apologize for the Linton Bridge Club duplicates your timidity if he does make'wiil begin at 8.15 p.m. By ED.

DODD P-K4 N-QB3 H-KB3 P-Q3 B-U2 B-K2 0-0 P-OR3 N-OR4 O-Bl B-K3H) BxN P-ON3 N-N2 8 P-OR3 THAT JOKEK. 15 THE 7 AMU5INS Nf AH? I NEEI? FELT FETTER IM IT'S FROM LAXHAL, MAJOR. Black Gtrald Robin (Northmount Whit Black S2 PxP BxPf 23 B-RJ N-E 24 B3 B-B1j 25 P-04 Px 2 BxP BxBr 27 NxB -B 28 Q-B3 P-N 29K-R1 N-R 30 B-OJ R-B 31 R-QB2 ORB 32 KR-B1 K-R2 33 NxP(e) Px! 34 BxPch N-N 35BxR Bxl 36 R-Bl R-B 37R(2)-BJ N-K4 .18 Q-B3chl K-N 39-R-B8! OR 2 40Q-R4I QNx! 41 Q-K8! N(4)-N R-N8ch Real? EHJTHANK B-OB4. HEALTH FOR TODAY IP WEARENT EXHAU5TE7 HA, HA, HA, HA SCHOLAR THE KEC COmPEttCC, BV OUR PREAFFUL CW SHE 1 COMAW55AK FROM "to ISN'T IT, PIEN BIEN PHH5IK? A MAJOR? 10 BR1 11 Q-Q2 12 N-Q5 13PxB 14 P-QN4 15 0-0 YtOUL7 LIKE US FOR TINNER. Questions 1 Sinn i 16' fil HLru N-Q2 16 P-QR4 1 17Q-B3(b) P-QB4! By W.

W. BAUER, M.D. Director of Health Education American Medical Association B-Nl P-B4! WPxP NPxP SO N-R3 R-B2 21 P-B4 BBS Dear Doctor Bauer: can you any particular tendency toward tually, your description does not (a) Tactics hava been too 31 Rosenberg, Geo. (St.L.) 3W pell me whether proper treatment MB) (B.B.) 3MM4 3H-4V syphilis would prevent the de- fit any disease that I know of. elopment of paresis? F.W, 32 Stmidt, R.

33 Caunltis, A. 34 Carswell, J. 35 Wheeler, 36 Johnston, R. (M (M (M (M California. Dear Doctor Bauer: What is the significance of the experiments carried on in Russia in to far, on both sides.

Hera 11 P-QB4 with In view Is Indicated. (b) There are food prospects of direct K-side attack in a battery set-up of N-R2, P-B4. QR-Kl, B-Nl, taking into consideration the awkward position of Black ON and OR. No need for this when PxP is available, as 23. RxP would loss tha 'exchange' to B-N4.

(d) Preferable is 24 P-B9 fol 37 Hoffman, R. (M) Paresis is the term applied 'o the final stage of syphilitic 3 Walker, R. (J.K.I 3 -S -5 3 -S 3 -5 3 -5 3 -S 2-54 2H-5i 2H-5'-i 2V4-5V4 2 ii 39 rniffy. B. (J infection of the brain and of the 40CroxaH, P.

(JR.) which for the first time an extra head has been grafted onto the body of a dog? S.R.R., Indiana. This is another first that WUNDER nervous system. This condition 41 Stuart, (Sf.G.) 42Hearns, W. (St.L.) 43 Hearns, R. (St.L.) 44 Werhln.

D. (N lowed by the pawn-roller P-KN4. vas once familiarly known as 'general paralysis of the insane," BETTER I THINK I DRIVE (e) Obtaining a small material ESS YOU advantage and b'f positional one lnd it furnished large populations 45 Charhonnean, R. (J 2 46Macl.ean. D.

(JR.) 1 -T IN CA" THE MOTOR A I ON YOU AGAIM! GET I COMS OUT the Russians do not rightfully own. An American scientist grafter a head onto a puppy nL SIiHI.1Ht,5 THANK YOU SO MUCH! 6REAT ro OFFER YOU A LIFT- BUT I NOTICED YOU MI55I jQl WERE WAtKING IM THE rzr tT' 0THER DIRrrl0N! IU5E0TODRJVE 'V iiktki (MiNnirr because of the ponuon which results. Black's OS Is also out of touch with tha real Issue of defence. in: I or mental hospitals. Many of hese patients are still there, but II LOOIC.M155? ONtOFTHEHWHEM tho i I some years ago.

And as ex I LIVED IN SOME ENS M- fiew cases' now occur only rarely. I.TH pected, the puppy died. The status Black 7 Pieces BUTCHER FOULED UP THE TIMING! syphilis properly treated to a successful conclusion, should def-nitely prevent the development of live tissue transplants appears to be changing rapidly. A few years ago it was customary to "WW 47Gault. M.

(St.G.) 21 48 Weiss, E. (St.L.l 0 .15 The last five players did not play all their games. Correction: (Grasser-Karff) 26. 5 R-N2. Note (a) applies to White's 18th move.

PROBLEM No. iii G. Paros White mates in two moves. t'f paresis, and the increasing rarity of the disease is due to ft say flatly that such procedures rod were not possible nt the time Jconstant improvements in the Many transplants of tissue have reatment of syphilis which has been attempted and except in the case of identical twins, the i i i rirogressed from the stage of mercury and iodides to bismuth and arsenicals, and fnally to results were almost uniformly failures. Now, there has been lenicillin.

Ultimate success in Ji US KSI some success In transplanting i nw Mr. Harley). Key, 1. 1..., KxR(B3)i 1..., KxR(B5)l 1.... K-KJj 1.

the treatment of syphilis depends No. 663 (Ella B-RS (waiting), 2. B-B3 mate. 2. Q-N3 mate.

entire organs and reputable scien Bv SAUNDERS ond EKNS I Ion full co-operation from the tists have been visualizing the future possibility of replacing a ivi-i Akin patient. Too many patients tend 10 think that they are cured before they are. WELL, IT WON'T i i il II HE'LL BE READy JL THE MOMENT IT -jvG ARRIVES THERE'S ONE BE TOO LON Q-K5 mate. Illustrates Black self-pin by a move. Correct No.

661: P. Shearer. Nos. 662-663: F. Cossmann.

No. 662: E. W. Grant. Nos.

661-664: A. Yuds. THING CERTAWJ damaged heart with a transplant. This, of course, is a long way in the future and can now be considered nothing more than an BEFORE SPRIN3 Dear Doctor Bauer: Do you is vrg- iT'g rnn BAr TTTTIN HE CAN'T PLAy IN lf" PoSg) ME GETS HERE. know of a disease that starts in White 10 Pieces interesting scientific speculation.

i the lungs and can be detected by spots on the lungs? It pro Health Question For Today Dear Doctor Bauer: I have a ceeds into the muscles and there is no cure. D. Texas. A considerable number of diseases begin in the lungs and Health Questions from all readers and will answer them when-even possible. Due to the tremendous volume of mad received by Dr.

Bauer, many questions will be incorporated in the column. Letters should be addressed to Dr. W. W. Bauer, co can he laenuiiea oy ine x-ray Almost everybody feels tired after a day's work.

If your fatigue seems unusual in proportion to your expenditure of energy during the day, a visit to your physician is in order to find out why. MONDAY: Question, Question. (Dr. W. W.

Bauer welcomes which discloses disease areas very easy job, involving some sitting, some standing and some infections. These do not show walking. I feel fine during the day, but at night I seem to need a rest only going to bed will do me any good. What do you suggest? G.P., Canada. popularly known as "spots." The principal conditions are pneu- The Gazette.) nomia, tuberculosis ana lungus (Copyright by Columbia Features, Ine spreading to the muscles.

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