Bucureºti, 31-08-2004
Bucurešti, 10-3-2005
Monday, 7-3-2005, pairs at Atomic with sorted hands.
2 times a 3NT game.
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1.N/-
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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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 AK84
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1NT
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P
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3NT
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 76
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Lead:
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5
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4th
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Best
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 A102
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West
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 AQ84
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East
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QJ3
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1075
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Q9
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K10853
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KJ764
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93
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1075
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South (Truus)
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J3
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962
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AJ2
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Q85
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K962
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Problem is which card to play in South?
And if you try 2, West has a problem.
These boards have a special element. If you recognize this element you can use it.
This element is: play twice from South. If 3-3 and West puts V you duck.
You make: 3 -tricks, 1-, 1-, 4 -trick
The problems. A is the best card in South on this board..
And if 2 is played, 9 for West is the best, because when North holds K the Q is not good.
And if North has noK, he will finess this the 2nd time.
So Q loses always.
On the first trick I tried J (East can have KQ).
Trick1: Q
Trick2: 9, ducked by East, also by South
Trick3: 3 and now the advantage of the theme, A
Trick4:A
Trick 5:Q
Trick6:K
Trick7:K
Trick8: with to West and he is placed.
for Q, after that a from North is discarded on A
The last tricks are for 9,A and the last
Result 3NT +1
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27.Z/-
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North
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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
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-
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-
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2
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P
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A10842
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P
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2NT
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P
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3NT
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AK74
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Ap
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W (Truus)
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842
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E(Louis)
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64
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AKQ2
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Lead:
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J
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QJ7
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K65
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J986
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Q
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K1093
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South
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J765
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J109854
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3
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10532
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AQ
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Problem for East is the 1st bid.
Dbl is not good, partner will bid .
Pass is possible, the most safe choice. I decided 2NT
Trick1: A
Trick2: 5-Q-K-2
Trick3: 10-4-6-A
Trick4: for K
We count now 3 -tricks, 3-trick. If we make 3 -tricks 3NT is contract.
Trick5: via Q for A
Trick6: A
Trick7: 4? Via 10 for J (East 2 discarded)
After this first J, Q and 9 were played.
On J South showed out, the last tricks were 2 -tricks for East.
3NT +1 on only 22 punten, and without length.
Even if South plays a 3NT +1 is made, because North has to keepK, otherwise 9 is a trick.
So North had to discard on , some cars in .
The better defence(North) is to play low on the first , maybe South has 2, or to take the three tricks.
Greetings from Louis, the Dutch player.
