Report of 3 games Atomic-pairs from 10-01-2005.
The theme of this week: try to avoid the mistakes.
In every game there will be one or more mistakes. If you don’t make them yourselve you’ll always get a good score.
Problem board 32: How to play? Solution at the end.
At our table declarer went wrong, how do you manage?
32 W/EW
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North
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East
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South
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West
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West
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East
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-
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-
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-
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p
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10 7
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A 3
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P
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1
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p
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1
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J 8 7 5 3 2
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A 6 4
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P
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1NT
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2
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p
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A 4 3
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K Q J 10 5
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P
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3
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P
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p
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9 8
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10 7 5
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Dbl
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Ap
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Lead
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4
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The following problem on board 19: Do we do something after a penalty pas in the next situation? Solution at the end.
19 Z/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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Q
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-
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-
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P
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p
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10 9 8 7 6
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1
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1
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P
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p
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A J 4 3
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dbl
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P
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p i
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2
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A K 8
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dbl
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P
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2
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P
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?
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Now comes a board were we made a slight error in the defense.
30 O/-
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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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J 9 7 3
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-
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p
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1NT
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Dbl
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10 7 4
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Ap
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10 7 5
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West Truus
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10 8 3
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East Louis
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Lead
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A
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K
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A 10 6 4 2
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A K 8 3
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J 9 5 2
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Q J 6 3
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8 4
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K 9 7 2
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South
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Q 4
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Q 8 5
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Q 6
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A K 9 2
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A J 6 5
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Trick1:
A -
4 -
5 -
6
Trick2:
K -
7 -
2 -
Q
Trick3:
8 -
10 -
J -
5
Trick4:
9 -
2 -
3 -
5
Trick5:
2 -
8 -
K -
3
Trick6:
Q -
5 -
8 -
K
Trick7:
A -
7 -
3 -
4
Trick8:
5 -
7 -
10 -
Q
Trick9:
A -
Q -
3 -
7
Trick10:
4 -
9 -
J -
10
At Trick 11 West made the mistake by cashing
K, minus -3 so-500.
If West had continued
South had to take and lead away from the
and West makes 2
-tricks. We almost dit everything right in one game.
AH lead, small
-continuation from East and the placing. Won’t be a bad score, this 500.
Solution declarers play:
32 W/EW
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North 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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K J 4
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-
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-
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-
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p
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K 10 9
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P
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1
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p
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1
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9 8 2
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P
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1NT
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2
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p
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West
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A J 6 4
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East
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P
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3
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p
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p
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10 7
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A 3
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Dbl
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ap
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J 8 7 5 3 2
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A 6 4
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A 4 3
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K Q J 10 5
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Lead
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4
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9 8
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South Louis
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10 7 5
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Q 9 8 6 5 2
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Q
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7 6
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K Q 3 2
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Winning play: take the lead with
A. Play
A (North promises to have 3
with his double) Then play 3 times
and hope North has also 3. On the 4th
West can discard a black card. You make 5 trumps, 3
-tricks and
A.
Solution bidding problem:
19 Z/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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Q
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-
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-
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p
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p
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10 9 8 7 6
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1
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1
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p
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p
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A J 4 3
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Dbl
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p
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p i
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2
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West
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A K 8
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East
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Dbl
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p
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2
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p
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7
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A K 10 4 2
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?
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A K 4 3
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J 5
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9 7 6 5 2
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K 8
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I
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Penaltypas
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10 9 6
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South Truus
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Q J 5 4
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J 9 8 6 5 3
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Lead
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A
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Q 2
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Q 10
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7 3 2
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Pass is correct.South promisses a lot of
, but runs away from the penaltydouble in
. So South will not have many defensive Tricks.
The defense is interesting.
Trick1:
A
Trick2:
Q -
2 -
6 -
A
Trick3:
10 -
J -
Q -
K
Trick4:
10 -
A -
4 -
3
Trick5:
9 -
2 -
2 -
A
Trick6:
9 -
8 -
J -
7
Declarer North has lost 1
, 2
, 1
and will lose
K.
If East continues
North has to ruff and wen he draws the outstanding trump
H and
A can be made.
Trick 7:
5 -
5 -
3? -
8
Trick 8:
7 -
4 -
6 -
4
Trick 9:
3 -
K -
10 -
2
Even now the contract can be defeted. By playing
A North ruffs, but then he loses a
-Trick starting playing
A, and loses a spade is he continues playing a low
.
Lucky East played
8, and this gave away the contract.
Greetings from Louis, the dutch player.