Foster's auction made easy; a text book for the beginner, the average player and the expert - Softcover
Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 Excerpt: ...days, but it has been found even more useful in bridge, on account of the exposed hand, and every person with any pretensions to being an expert should be thoroughly familiar with the rule, and the manner of its application. The rule is this: Deduct the spots on the card led from eleven. The remainder is the number of cards, higher than the one led, that are not in the leader's hand. By deducting from the remainder thus found the number of such cards in the dummy and your own hand, the difference must be in the hand of the declarer. To illustrate: Your partner leads; dummy's cards are laid down before you play, and you are third hand: 7 led; Dummy's, Q 5 2; Yours, A J 9 3. Deducting 7 from 11, the remainder is 4. There are four cards in sight, all higher than the 7, of which you have three, dummy one. Therefore there is no second remainder, and if dummy does not put on the queen the seven will hold the trick if you play the trey. If you doubt this, take any suit of thirteen cards, lay out those indicated and give your partner any three you like, higher than the seven, so that it shall be his fourth-best. Again: 6 led; Dummy's, Q 10 3; Yours, A 9 7. Deducting 6 from 11 leaves 5, all in sight. If dummy does not play the ten, your seven will win the trick. The application of this rule in connection with the bids requires a little closer attention. For example: Your partner has dealt and passed without a bid, but he leads a minor suit, let us say clubs, and this is the situation: 7 led; Dummy, J 6 3; Yours, Q 8 4. The seven is clearly a fourth-best, unless the declarer holds six of the suit, in which case your play does not matter. Deducting 7 from 11, you get 4. There are only 3 in sight, so the declarer must have one of the suit which is higher than the seven...
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