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The Magazine for Social and Duplicate Bridge Players | July / August 2016 IN THIS ISSUE 1 EDITORIAL 2 PLAY OF THE HAND 4 MASTER SOLVERS’ CLUB 5 LOOK—ALIKES 6 POINT OF VIEW 8 10 DEFENDERS’ CORNER 12 THE REAL DEAL 14 A NUMBER OF GUIDELINES 16 17 THE PLAY’S THE THING 18 RESPONDER'S CHOICE 19 ASK JERRY 20 ANSWERS TO QUIZZICAL PURSUITS by Audrey Grant Working with Finesse by Eric Rodwell A feature from The Bridge World by Audrey Grant Entries Can be Everything to the Declarer by Audrey Grant COME TO THE PARTY How to Save Evening Bridge by Audrey Grant Patient Bidding Leads to Slam by Larry Cohen The Guideline of 9 by David Lindop QUIZZICAL PURSUITS by Robert S. Todd by Jerry Helms EDITOR Audrey Grant | TECHNICAL EDITOR David Lindop | ART DIRECTION & DESIGN Vanessa McKernan | CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Larry Cohen, Henry Francis, Fred Gitleman, Jerry Helms, Shawn Quinn, Andrew Robson, Robert S. Todd. AUDREY GRANT’S BETTER BRIDGE IS PUBLISHED SIX TIMES A YEAR BY BARON BARCLAY BRIDGE SUPPLY, 3600 CHAMBERLAIN LANE SUITE 206, LOUISVILLE,KY 40241 USA. NO PART OF THIS MAGAZINE MAY BE COPIED OR REPRINTED WITHOUT WRITTEN CONSENT OF BARON BARCLAY. TO SUBSCRIBE: CALL 1-800-274-2221 OR EMAIL: [email protected]. SUBSCRIPTION IS $29 USD PER YEAR OR $50 FOR TWO YEARS. COPYRIGHT © 01 2016. PRINTED IN THE USA. VOL 2O NO 6 ISSUE 127 Over the years, I’ve developed the habit of picking up a nonfiction book at the airport. Most of these books are a quick read. They’re usually books I’d rarely buy, given the larger selection in a bookstore, yet I’m curious about how they found their way onto the shelves of the airport bookstore, and I always find at least one worthwhile idea. My most recent acquisition was The Daily Edge by David Horsager. Horsager defines “The Daily Edge: The advantage or edge gained when priorities are clear and there is a daily effort to act on those priorities.” He gives a preview. “The book will provide practical ways to be more efficient and effective while honoring relationships. Each of the tips has been passed on from a friend or learned from reflection after a busy day.” Here are the first three sentences: “Eighteen years ago a man challenged me to not complain for 90 days straight. I couldn’t complain about anything, not food, not the weather, nothing. That changed my life.” How does this relate to bridge? Suppose we challenge ourselves not to complain about anything during our next ten duplicate games, not the food, the director, our partner, the opponents, the state of the game, nothing. Would it make a difference? I have a feeling it will. In this issue, we share an experiment by Joseph Michael Grill, who tripled attendance at his games in a timely way. How did he do it? Read Come to the Party. Eric Rodwell is a many-time world champion and a co-author of several of our books, the most recent the increasingly popular 2/1 Game Force. It seems timely to feature Eric in this issue and experience his ideas on Declarer Play. Robert Todd directs our attention to the diamond suit. Should we show it in response to partner’s 1♣ opening? Then there’s a chance to test our opinions in the Bidding Quiz. David Lindop focuses on the Nine. It’s not quite an honor, yet it can have an impact on the trick-taking potential of a deal. Larry Cohen and Jerry Helms are here with their summer-time ideas. We look forward to your taking us with you over the next few months during your travels, and we thank you for being part of Better Bridge. Audrey Grant, Editor. BETTERBRIDGE.COM 1