May 17, 1997Bridge | Alan TruscottIn a Calcutta event, a young expert finds an endplay to bring home three no-trump.Related Articles Forum
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The Cavendish Club in Manhattan, home to many world-famous players, died six years ago, but the name lived on in the Cavendish Pairs and Cavendish Teams. This year these migrated to Las Vegas, Nev., where they were played last weekend. The Calcutta pool in the pairs amounted to $1,288,500, by far the biggest in the history of bridge.
The Calcutta will not disappear from Manhattan, for similar, smaller events are held in several clubs. The biggest, organized by Lapt Chan and Jesus Arias, attracts many of the best players in the New York area. The next will be on June 14 at the Town Club, 9 East 86th Street, at 6 P.M.
In a Calcutta in January, when the pool was $31,625, Mark Paltrowitz of Manhattan, one of the city's most talented young stars, shone in the play of the diagramed deal. In three no-trump, after a heart lead, most declarers worked on diamonds and went down to defeat when West's hearts were established.
Paltrowitz followed a different course. He won the first trick with the heart king in his hand and led a club to dummy's jack. East took the ace and led a spade to his partner's ace, and West played a second heart to dummy's ace. South cashed the spade queen and the club queen, then took the marked club finesse. The two black kings followed, and the ending was this:
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A Q 5 |
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The Flight A division of the prestigious Reisinger Knockout Teams begins today and continues. Play is at the New York Helmsley Hotel, 212 East 42d Street, beginning at 1 P.M.
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