Bucureºti, 31-08-2004
Bucureºti, 29-3-2005
Boards from last Monday 28-03-2005, pairs at Atomic.
This time only -contracts in my story.
What do you lead against 4?
The actual deal at the end
18.E/NS
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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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?
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-
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P
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P
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P
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West
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East
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4
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Ap
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?
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K 3 2
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?
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8 7 6 4
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?
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K 5 4
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?
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South
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J 7 5
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?
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5.N/NS
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N (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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4
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1
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P
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2NT i
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P
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K8743
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3
ii
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P
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3
ii
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P
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Q6
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4
iii
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P
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4
iv
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P
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West
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AKQ95
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East
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5
v
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P
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5NT vi
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P
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K106
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J873
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6
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Ap
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Q2
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95
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KJ875
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1093
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i
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10+
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4+kaart
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876
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S (Truus)
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10932
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ii
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Long s
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Or
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Cue
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AQ652
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iii
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Was c
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A
K
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AJ106
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iv
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cue
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A
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eA |
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A42
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v
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Q
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J
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vi
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Asks
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2topc
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The were 2-2 ,7 made.
We tried to reach 7.
There were also pairs playing 4.
A different approach of this board.
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7.S/All
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N (Truus)
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North
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East
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South
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West
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J9
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-
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-
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2
i
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P
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J106532
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2
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P
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2NT ii
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P
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K8
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3
iii
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P
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3
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P
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West
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KJ5
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East
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4NT
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P
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5
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P
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97632
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A1084
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6
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Ap
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Q4
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97
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962
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QJ1074
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i
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Multi
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10983
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S (Louis)
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42
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ii
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23-24 NT
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KQ5
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iii
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Jacoby
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AK8
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A53
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AQ76
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South had smuggled 1 point.
4NT asked for aces, 5 showed 3.
were divided 2-2, 6 just made.
The actual deal from the lead.
5.N/NS
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N
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North
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East
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South
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West
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J8
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-
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P
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P
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P
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AKQJ92
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4
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Ap
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AQ8
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W(Truus)
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94
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E (Louis)
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976
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K32
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53
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8764
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J962
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K54
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AK83
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S
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J75
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AQ1054
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10
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1073
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Q1062
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It is a gamble which card to lead.
One lead is not good: . If declarer has to develop a suit he can choose out of 3.
I don’t like to underlead a K. Also I don’t like to underlead a J.
On this board I followed a wisdom in bridge: the clubs are always equal divided.
Trick1: to K
Trick2: 2 via 8 to K
Trick3: to A
I think on another lead declarer tries the -finesse.
Because the friendly distribution 6-, 5-tricks and A are 12 tricks.
Nice to see that we made the first 3 tricks.
Hartly greetings from Louis, the Dutch player.