Bid whist tale shows a risky but lucky play in Los Angeles
Calif resident Charles Berry misplayed his uptown bid in a bid whist hand with spades as trumps and jokers. He led the big joker and captured key spades, then pulled the queen of beans to regain lead. The narrative, by Angel Beck of Stamford, Conn, discusses the bid and the unusual sequence as a weekly feature.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Charles Berry
South
Berry
Nana Boston
Noah
East
Angel Beck
Stamford
Conn
Wries
Stars Magazine
P.O
Syracuse
Aces A four heart bid proper in duplicate play
A reader asks if their bid sequence is correct after a three hearts contract fell down. Experts answer that the heart suit promises six cards and a strong hand, with opinions on overcalls, no trump raises, and responses to partner openings.
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Honey Path
S.C
Seattle
Little Rock
Ark
Texas T
Lho
Coconut Beach
Fla. A
Chess players with upstate ties shine in national lists
U S Chess Federation release places Anna Levina of Syracuse at 27th among women and third under 16. Other upstate figures include Igor Sorkin of Brooklyn and Victor Ying of Ithaca. The report covers scholastic age groups, August tournaments, and World Championship results with notable names like Gata Kamsky, Judit Polgar, and Tal Shaked.
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Anna Levina
U.S
Levina
Syracuse
Syracuse University
Igor Sorkin
Brooklyn
Peretz Miller
Tampa
Fla
Cornell University
Victor Ying
Ithaca
Aaron Pixton
Vestal
Las Vegas
Gata Kamsky
Russia
Alexander Khalifman
Boris Gulko
Panta N.J
Alexander Yermolinsky
Brookline
Mass
Tal Shaked
Phoenix
Cdo Ay
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Tack
West East
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Bobby Woilf
Dallas
Stars
PC Box
By Karl Heckres Ebeeaeaas
Hiaca
Cornell
Willard Straight Hall
Alen
Jobo Gees
Glass
California
Keith Bergerstock
Moravia
UC Ute
Whaker
Syracue
Esate
Mata
Syracuse Chess Cub
Barnes and Noble Cafe
de Witt
Bob Nasiff
Anatoly Karpov
Bobby Fischer
Karpov
Garry Kasparov
FIDE
Marcel Martinez
Miami
America
Mechanic's Institute
San Francisco
Choaiea Krush
Brookins
Vinny Bhat
Lake Jane
Ints
Krush
Jennifer Sha
Philadelphia
Cuba
United States
Bae Rikeeg
Karl Hack
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