The Dispatch – 11 Dic 1984
Try “101 Bridge Maxims,” by H.W. Kelsey, if you plan to buy a bridge book for a friend.
South ruffs the opening lead, takes the ace of diamonds and ruffs a diamond with dummy’s nine of spades. East foolishly overruffs and leads another heart, forcing South to ruff.
South knocks out the ace of spades, ruffs a third heart and draws trumps. South takes his diamonds and a club, making his doubled game.
Good Advice: “Don’t rush to overruff when you have length in trumps,” Kelsey advises in his 23rd maxim.
East should discard a club instead of overruffing. When South then leads dummy’s low trump, East wins and leads a second heart. South must ruff again and has three trumps to East’s three. South leads the queen of spades to drive out the ace, and East leads a third heart, causing South to lose control. South gets only seven tricks, losing a penalty of 500 points.