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FAMOUS HAND - PART I
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Here .. aaem of pureSt ray serene.
. The hand was played in Paris in
1964, and it would probably never
have seen the light of day except that
a very observant kibitzer witnessed
the deal and recorded it for posterity.
West, the then young French tar
Jean-Marc Roudinesco, led the king
of clubs, and w then faced with a
difficult play at trick two. After con-
idering the matter thoroughly -
and .,.ying due homage to dummy's
threatening diamond suit -
Roudinesco shifted to a low spade.
Probably Roudinesco hoped to
find his partner with the K-J-I0 or
K-x, or at least the J-IO-x, but
wha�ver his thoughts the low spade
lead w the best play he could make.
Declarer took East's ten with the
king and played three rounds of
trumps, planning to lead next toward
dummy' diamonds and let West win
a diamond trick with tbe queen
whenever he chose to play it. In that
way, South would keep East out of
the lead and score four diamond
tricks to make the contract.
But �oudinesco, recognizing that
declarer might be plotting this very
play, made second brilliant move
when, on the third round of trumps,
he discarded the queen of diamonds!
He w aware that the queen of
diamonds was of no possible use to
him - regardless of whether East or
South held the jack - and he treated .
the queen as a millstone around hi
neck.
At thi point the kibitzer wa
called to the phone and left the table,
confident that Roudinesco's mag­
nificently planned defense would
prove successful. However, when
the kibitzer returned soon after, he
learned to his surprise that South had
made the contract - but how he
managed to do so is a story that will
have to wait until tomorrow.
NEXT WEEK: Famous Hand -
Partll
01992 by Kina F •• two. Synd.
Natasha's Stars
ARlEs (March 21-April 19)
Recuperation is high on your list thl
week, and you demonstrate the Arian
bounce. You can't keep the ram down.
You're one of the few sip around
ready, willing and able to greet the
New Year in style. Beware, it could be
costly in many ways. .
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You
may think you are okay only to dis­
cover you are less than okay. Please lay
off your elf regarding your New
Year's resolutions. Count on learninl
the true. meaninl of indulgence thi
weekend. .
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) You
sparkle all week ind make it throuah
yet another round of festivities in your
o n dynamic style. 'New Year'
provides lots of opportunities for fun,
hew acquaintances and some torrid
kissinl' You land just in time for the
weekend. No one will find you, be- '
cause you've vani hed,
CANCER (June 21-July 22) You
may feel like you're walking through
a dream this week, and in many ways
you are. Be aware that all ey are on
you this New Year's and that you set
the pace. The real fun begin this
wee�nd when - after all is said and
done - your torrid imagination goes
wild.
LEO (July 23-August 22) Whatever
you started I t week continue . At
least you're working on keeping it
loing. You find new solutions to old
problems you talk to a loved one
around New Year's Eve. Expect to be
top cat this weekend, others look,
admire and even envy you.
VIRGO (August 23-September 22)
Count on 011lERS dominating the
scene the WHOLE week. Any at­
tempts by you to teal the spotlilht j
won't work. You would be a wise
Virgo to let go for now. By the end of
the weekend. you could ctually be
enjoyin your role.
LIBRA (September 23-October 22)
Though you're a ian that loves the
social whirl, you can be counted on this
week at work. You push hard and
manage to make a big difference in the
boss' eyes. You're also willing and
able to make the round of holiday par­
ties. Count on you to take it way into
the weekend!
SCORPIO (October 23-November
21 ) You just can't seem to settle down
this week and by the time the "hil"
event occurs, you are exhausted, tired
and ready to - and probably will -
vanish. You don't have to tell anyone
why you're not there.
SAGITrARIUS (November 22-
December 21) You do the "ap­
propriate" this week. You do the
soul-searching necessary to ake
those New Year's resolutions. And it',
no urprise that the one poppin. the
champ.ane is you. You demonatrate
your Avoir faire to all.
CAPRlCORN (December 22-
January 19) Plan on a homey holiday
thi week. You're in t mood to vi it,
chat and get together with a few
friends. You may need the peace and
quiet to evaluate the past, present and
ruture. And it appears you start to live
the future early on.
AQUARlUS (January 20-February
18) You may need to do some flXal
re-evaluation before you plunge into
another round of champagne popping
and holiday parties. You roll into the
New Year's full of talk and abarinl,
once more getting to know another.
PISCES (February 19-March 20)
You're one of the more dynamic crea­
tures of the zodiac this week. However,
watch just how wild and woolly y.ou
become on New Year's, beea the
monetary cost could be very, very
high. Don't go too far from home thi,
weekend.
01992 by Kina F tw. Syzad.
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