Bridge double signals a void in a minor suit
A reader recalls a bridge deal where a preemptive three spade overcall hints at a weak hand. The follow up double implies a minor-suit void, guiding a lead and ruff sequence to defeat hearts, a clever but risky device discussed with roots in Lightner’s 1929 idea. Trotsky’s reply to old age closes the note.
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