Untitled Document
Bucuresti, 15-2-2005
Monday, pairs at Atomic date 14-02-2005.
If the opponents take out, or they are too high, it is often good to play trump.
Tricks will come from trumps.
2 of these boards:
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16 W/EW
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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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 KJ743
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 10
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P
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K73
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P
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4
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 10952
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Dbl
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Ap
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West
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East
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10
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Q98
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Lead
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J
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J7
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AQ863
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AQ109864
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52
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KJ3
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South Truus
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Q86
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A652
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K9542
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J
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AJ4
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I think East should pas 2. He certainly plays the 6-2 fit. But it is pairs.
Why West tried 4 is a great mystery.
Trick1: J – A – 7 - 2
Trick2: 10 - K - 8 - 6
I, North, thought South had trumps and some more tricks.
By playing high I could continue in playing a trump.
Salg3: 10 - 3 - K - 7
Trick4: continued.
Declarer could not ruff anymore but made some tricks 4, 2 (or 1 and 1) and A.
3 down was 800 for NS.
The most extreme example
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18 O/NS
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North Louis
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North
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East
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West
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K9
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AQ1098654
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Lead
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A
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West
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East
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AQ43
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J107
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AK106
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QJ832
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Q73
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AK105
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J7
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South Truus
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3
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8652
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7
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K4
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Trick1: A – 2 – 7 - 4
Trick2: 4 - 8 - 7 - 10
If West plays trump only once you can ruff , 1 down is the result.
Trick3: A - 9 - 7 - 2
Trick4: for K
Trick5: ruffed in South
Trick6: ruffed in North
Trick7: ruffed in South
Trick8: ruffed in North.
Playing the trumps, 5 Dbl contract was 750.
Epilogue:
If East has read this article he had started with .
If North plays West can take and play a 2nd .
North loses 3 -tricks and A.
But that’s a complete different story.
Louis, the Dutch player.
