Correct contract bridge / by E.V. Shepard ; including the official Laws of contract bridge adopted by the Whist Club, New York, and by all the leading clubs in America.

THE FIT OF HANDS

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declarer secured a discard of his only losing spade,
by leading dummy's good club. Then he led
dummy's last heart through Z, giving opponents
only one trick.
SHOWING ALL SIDE ACES
Under certain prescribed conditions, all side aces
that are missing from partner's hand may be shown
by a no-trump bid. This economy of bids frequently results in ability to show slam certainties
not otherwise possible to disclose.
Having first assisted partner's suit bid in response
to his slam signal, your subsequent shift to no-trump
announces possession of all side aces, allowing partner to show kings.
The following hand illustrates a case where a little slam contract is made safe by above procedure,
whereas any other style of contracting involves
guessing.
4 A72
v 7632
* A8
0 AK64
4 109654 Y 4 KQJ83
V K5 A B V 4
J 7 A * 109642
O J IO 93 0 72
4 -
%v A Q J io 9 8
* KQ53
0 Q85