Bad Bridge Play Costs Vanderbilt Cup Triumph
The column analyzes a 1950 Vanderbilt Cup decision in bridge. It compares two South plays at six clubs versus seven clubs, shows a wrong early discard, and explains how a heart discard could have yielded a grand slam. The piece ends with a bidding puzzle: after the three spades, partner bids four diamonds over four hearts, what is the correct response.
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