Bridge and crossword

Andrew Robson

Bridge WE return to Las Vegas in Nevada, US, and my stay at the spanking new Fontainebleau Hotel, which apparently took 16 years to build at a cost of almost $4 billion. The 2024 United States Bridge Federation Fall Nationals took place in the neighbouring Westgate hotel, an eight-minute dash away (we were late, hence the running). The theme of both our Vegas deals is maximising your chances. Plan the play on the first deal, a Six Heart slam, on (i) a Diamond lead or (ii) a (low) Spade lead. On the actual Diamond lead, declarer guessed to play dummy’s Knave. This lost to East’s Queen, declarer rising with the Ace of East’s Spade return, drawing trumps, shedding Spades (and a Club) on dummy’s Diamonds and, later, taking the necessary…

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