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Mahatma Gandhi once compared bridge to religion
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CARTEO
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A K 3
A K 10 3
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He said that we are all dealt a hand in life, and whether it's a big hand or a small hand is not the important factor. It's how we play the hand that counts.

Recently I came across a hand played by another Indian leader, Jawaharlal Nehru, who also expounded on free will, bridge, and determinism: "Determinism is like the cards that are dealt you. Free will is how you play them. The interaction between the two points out what you are as a person — or even a nation."

 

Nehru was South and bid to 6S: rather efficiently, without wasting time with cuebids. He took the heart lead in dummy and led a trump to the ace. Then he went back to dummy in hearts and led a trump to his 8. When this held, he cashed the king and gave up a trump, claiming 12 tricks. His play, called a "safety play," demonstrated his free will. He could have lazily cashed the ace and king of spades, but he made an effort to protect against a bad trump division. (Some readers may think this is nothing special, but I have seen plenty of declarers who were "too tired" to go back to dummy for the second round of spades!)

 

The defense had a chance to demonstrate their free will as well, but they failed to do anything. Can you see how they might have succeeded?