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:
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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-
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-
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-
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1
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10
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P
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1
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P
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2
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K73
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P
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2
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P
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4
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10952
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P
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P
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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
18 O/NS
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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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K9
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-
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1
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P
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4
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954
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5
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Dbl
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Ap
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-
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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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J98642
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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.