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  The Slams  
Louis Stift (2005-02-21)

Bucureºti, 31-08-2004

Bucurešti, 23-2-2005

Boards from the duplicated pairs Atomic 21-02-2005.

With comment.

Theme: Slams.

2 E/NS

North

North

East

South

West

-

-

1NT

P

2

J973

Dbl

2

P

4 i

Q109

P

4 ii

P

4 ii

West

KQJ942

East

P

4NT

P

5

A532

KQ106

P

5NT

P

6

AKQ5

64

P

6

Ap

J852

AK3

5

South

A873

i

Splinter

0 or 1

J9874

ii

Control

1082

764

Lead:

10

106

Trick1: A

Trick2: K and North shows out.

We have to follow a different plan.

Trick3;4;5:A K Q and in East 3 discarded.

Trick6;7: A K

Trick8: ruff

Trick9: ruff

Trick10: ruffed with A

Trick11: and in East the last discarded, loser on loser.

In trick12 West has to lead into the Q 10 from East.

Result: 6 contract.

What happened at our table?

North said after 2(Stayman) 3 and East said Dbl.

By a mistake only minus 800. It wins from every player who doesn’t see the play that is recommended, or from every pair that doesn’t reach slam.

12 W/NZ

North

North

East

South

West

-

-

-

-

1NT

J10985

P

2

P

3

J964

P

4

P

4

West

84

East

P

4

P

5

AJ52

KQ10864

P

6

Ap

KQ4

-

K83

A75

Lead:

J

A75

South

KJ63

7

A7632

Q102

Q1092

Now you can make the contract by 100%.

Discard a on the 1st trick.

If South takes A two can be discarded on KQ.

If South refuses A you try the -fines; when wrong, it’s the only trick you lose.

This was the comment.

Still West has a problem in pairs.

If Q is with North, you always have 6 contract. Also on a 3-3 break.

And if both are right, you score 6 +1.

Is this a chance to be ignored?

At our table the declarer went for it, and scored minus 1.

22 E/EW

North

North

East

South

West

K J 10

-

1NT

-

3NT

K 3 2

10 9 8 7

Lead:

J

West

7 6 5

East

Q 5 4

A 9 8 7

Q 7 6

A 9 5 4

A 6 5 4 3

K Q J

A Q

South

K 4

6 3 2

J 10 8

2

J 10 9 8 3 2

This bidding was recommended.

We play 1NT 15-17, and East has 18 points.

West 14 and a 5-card. Many players will reach the slam.

When you take trick1 with K and cash 3 , try the 10th trick by playing to a Q in a major. It doesn’t work on this board.

How did Truus and Louis make 6NT, you wonder.

No, we played 7 -3, what proves that we played a complete different tournament.

But it was nice to read what we should have played.

Louis, the slamreporter.



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