Bridge Column for July 10, 1994 
North-South vulnerable.  North deals.
                              NORTH
                              S: A K 10 9 8 7 4   
                              H: 10          
                              D: K 3 2       
                              C: 9 7   
            WEST                             EAST
            S: 6 3                           S: Q J 5        
            H: 9 7                           H: A K Q J 6 5 4 3
            D: Q 10 7 6 4                    D: 9                 
            C: K 10 5 4                      C: A           
                              SOUTH                         
                              S: 2    
                              H: 8 2         
                              D: A J 8 5  
                              C: Q J 8 6 3 2
                  NORTH    EAST    SOUTH    WEST                  
                   3S       3NT     Pass    Pass
                   Pass    
     This hand was played during the open pairs in the French
trials for the upcoming NEC World Championships which are
scheduled for the month of September, 1994 in Albuquerque, NM. 
It was reported by Jean-Paul Meyer of France in the bulletin of
the International Bridge Press Association.  The author suggests
that while many prizes are available for players, there are none
for kibitzers.  When a prize is established for kibitzing, this
hand is his nomination for that award.
     Had I been sitting East I would have made the very
pedestrian call of four hearts.  South's best chance to defeat
this contract is to start with a small heart.  East wins, cashes
the ace of clubs and leads the queen of spades.  North wins the
ace and plays a small diamond.  South wins the ace and must now
concede.  If he continues trump, the trick will be won in dummy
and the king of clubs will become the contract fulfilling trick. 
A diamond lead is no better.  Declarer will ruff and lead another
spade, eventually ruffing a spade in dummy for the tenth trick.
     The player actually sitting East decided to bid three no
trump.  The opening lead was the two of spades and North took the
first two tricks and continued with a third spade.  Declarer now
made ten tricks for an excellent score.  There seemed to be very
little to the hand until an anonymous kibitzer made a strange
comment to declarer.
     "You were lucky to find the king of clubs in dummy."  All
four players looked puzzled.  "Otherwise you go down!" continued
the kibitzer.  Again the players raised there collective eyebrow.
     "What if the defense starts with the ace and king of
diamonds?  You are squeezed at trick two!"  The point is suddenly
apparent to one and all.  East has to keep three spades and, if
dummy does not have the king of clubs, he will have to keep the
ace, forcing him to throw away a small heart.  The defense can
now switch to clubs, knocking out the ace. Declarer can score
only eight tricks as the defenders will win the ace and king of
spades along with another club trick.