Sheffield Bridge Club	Established 1936

THE  BUXTON  CONGRESS

(From Sheffield Bridge Club Newsletter No 67, March 1992.)

The Pig Trader did not write home about his 117^th place in the Swiss Pairs at the BBL Congress at Buxton, but was heard pontificating about how you should never concede anything except a boss trump when playing Pairs

On Board 16, he was South in 3NT, having shown a strong hand, and West led a diamond. The Pig Trader took this and two top spades, all following.

At this point, many of us might have taken our eleven top tricks and conceded two top clubs. Not the Pig Trader! He attacked clubs immediately! Someone took the trick and he won the heart return. He led another club and this time it held. He scored an outright Top!

Goodness knows what the opponents were thinking of, but it goes to show that even if you have only half an inch of rope to give them, it may be enough!

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