Complex spade takeout double changes bridge outcome
Oswald Jacoby explains a tricky bridge hand where West’s emphatic double overtakeout pressure leads to a spade contract. East counters with queen diamonds and a heart entry, but declarer loses trump control as West maintains spade power and the defense thrives.
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Oswald Jacoby
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Declarer
West
East
Hearts
South
Siat
Across and down puzzle clues and a bridge hand tale
A scrambled puzzle column lists across and down clues with many paired phrases such as Dogs and gray and Bread spread, then blends into a bridge vignette about Berger and West. The narrative notes West ruffing with spades to force dummy and declarer making the rest, highlighting the pivotal queen and five of spades and a dramatic turn in the play.
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Berger
Hother
Declarer
Korg
Ito
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