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Again two boards from monday 06-12-2004, Atomic-bridge.
Problem: what do you lead ?
Solution at the end.
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North
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West
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North
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East
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South
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7 6
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P
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1
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Dbl
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p
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J 8 3 2
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3NT
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ap
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 A K
Q
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K 10 9 8
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Against the same opponents, one of them I recognized as the winner of the pairs tournament at Brasov we had a little succes.
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23 Z/All
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North Louis
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North
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East
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South
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West
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A 8 7 6 2
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-
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-
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1
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p
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Q 10 9
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1
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p
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3
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p
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7 6
4
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4
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dbl
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4
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p
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West
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A K
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East
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4
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p
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5
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p
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Q J 10 9 5
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K 3
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6
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ap
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7 5 2
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4
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Q 3 |
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10 9 8 5 2 |
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1 control |
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8 4 2
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South Truus
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Q 10 9 7 3
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5
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2 control |
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4
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A K J 8 6 3
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A K
J
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J 6 5
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I, North, had no idea if it could be slam, but the boards were srted out so you are suspicious.
After the -lead Truus draw trumps twice, played A K and to the A.
Next came J ruff and A, and down came Q from West.
Truus thought that West maybe was short in , and because West also was short in a -finess was useless. So she played to the K, and ended with 6 +1.
Solution
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24 W/-
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North Louis
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North
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East
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South
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West
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7 6
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-
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-
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-
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p
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J 8 3 2
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1
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dbl
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p
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3NT
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A K
Q
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ap
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West
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K 10 9 8
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East
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Q 9 8 4
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A K J 10
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A 7
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K Q 6 4
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9 8
6 5
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10 7
4
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A J 6
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South Truus
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Q 7
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5 3 2
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10 9 5
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J 3
2
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5 4 3 2
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I started with Q, 3e from above and also a -signal.
Because South played 3 the first trick I missed 2, therefore South was encouraging.
After K and A I continued with . The declarer played 4 times , on which I discarded 2 . Then came 9 and I had no choice. A and West has two tricks in clubs.
A and East can score 4 -tricks.
It doesn’t help, 3NT +1 is the result.
This squeeze can allways be executed, unless you are in time with the -suit.
So the lead of a small , and after declarer plays persist again in playing gives you in time a -trick. So start from your length, normal isn’t it?
Then you beat the pairs who reached and made 4.
Greetings from Louis, the dutch player.
