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Z JACOBY JC i ON BRIDGE 0 By JACOBY 8 SON THE COLUMBIA MISSOURIAN The convention devised by Bobby Wolff provides a way for a player to respond with witha a very weak hand band and get off the hook book if the openers opener's is a jump pump to two no trump When South at three clubs dubs he be was using the Wolff convention Norths North's to three diamonds was the re reo required re- re required call and if South had continued to three spades North would have passed However South to three no This bid conveyed the message that South Si uth could have bave gone directly to three no no- trump over two Thus North realized that South's club bid was in the nature of a mild gild slam try North looked over his bis hand and saw that he help perfect cards for a slam opposite a club suit s 9 0 Q The Q-The The The bidding has been West North East South 1 1 Pass 1 l Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 A Pass 4 Pass You South hold hod What do you do A A Pass You made nude your move when you bid three spades and md your partner has settled for game gale TODAY'S QUESTION Instead of bidding four hearts your partner bids four spades over ever your three spades What do you do Answer Tomorrow North west to four clubs as asan asan asan an extra check to see if his partner did have ha clubs North was an expert as was South and experts always are care care- careful careful ful with their partners partner's club bids When South went to five fh-e clubs North knew that South held a club suit His Hi five fi heart bid hid was a mild effort to pet jet to a grand slam but South was glad to settle for six The slam contract was a good one South won the heart open open- opening opening opening ing drew trumps and went aft aft- after after er spades When the spade suit broke South was able to dis dis- discard discard card one heart and two diamonds dia dia- diamonds diamonds monds from dummy Then he took the diamond finesse Had Hadit it worked he would have made seven se The slam would probably have ha been easier to bid with out the Wolff convention but the Wolff convention is certainly meant for use lIse by strong trong partnerships part
Object Description
| Title | Columbia Missourian Newspaper 1966-07-08 |
| Description | 58th Year, No. 249 |
| Subject |
Columbia (Mo.) -- Newspapers Boone County (Mo.) -- Newspapers |
| Coverage | United States -- Missouri -- Boone County -- Columbia |
| Language | English |
| Date | 1966-07-08 |
| Type | Newspapers |
| Format | |
| Collection Name |
Columbia Missourian Newspaper Collection |
| Publisher.Digital | University of Missouri Library Systems |
| Rights | These pages may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for distribution or publication. |
| Contributing Institution |
State Historical Society of Missouri University of Missouri--Columbia. School of Journalism |
| Copy Request |
Contact the State Historical Society of Missouri at: (800) 747-6366 or (573) 882-7083 or email contact@shsmo.org. Some fees apply: http://shsmo.org/research/researchfees |
| County |
Boone County (Mo.) |
Description
| Title | Columbia Missourian 1966-07-08 Jacoby on Bridge |
| Date | 1966-07-08 |
| Type | article |
| Collection Name | Columbia Missourian Newspaper Collection |
| Item.Transcript | Z JACOBY JC i ON BRIDGE 0 By JACOBY 8 SON THE COLUMBIA MISSOURIAN The convention devised by Bobby Wolff provides a way for a player to respond with witha a very weak hand band and get off the hook book if the openers opener's is a jump pump to two no trump When South at three clubs dubs he be was using the Wolff convention Norths North's to three diamonds was the re reo required re- re required call and if South had continued to three spades North would have passed However South to three no This bid conveyed the message that South Si uth could have bave gone directly to three no no- trump over two Thus North realized that South's club bid was in the nature of a mild gild slam try North looked over his bis hand and saw that he help perfect cards for a slam opposite a club suit s 9 0 Q The Q-The The The bidding has been West North East South 1 1 Pass 1 l Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 A Pass 4 Pass You South hold hod What do you do A A Pass You made nude your move when you bid three spades and md your partner has settled for game gale TODAY'S QUESTION Instead of bidding four hearts your partner bids four spades over ever your three spades What do you do Answer Tomorrow North west to four clubs as asan asan asan an extra check to see if his partner did have ha clubs North was an expert as was South and experts always are care care- careful careful ful with their partners partner's club bids When South went to five fh-e clubs North knew that South held a club suit His Hi five fi heart bid hid was a mild effort to pet jet to a grand slam but South was glad to settle for six The slam contract was a good one South won the heart open open- opening opening opening ing drew trumps and went aft aft- after after er spades When the spade suit broke South was able to dis dis- discard discard card one heart and two diamonds dia dia- diamonds diamonds monds from dummy Then he took the diamond finesse Had Hadit it worked he would have made seven se The slam would probably have ha been easier to bid with out the Wolff convention but the Wolff convention is certainly meant for use lIse by strong trong partnerships part |
