pclayton Posted June 27, 2008 Report Share Posted June 27, 2008 Here's a 4S that was played in Pau. if someone knows what match, I'd look to look up the record and see the different routes some declarers took. [hv=d=s&n=sxxhqtxdajcat9xxx&s=saktxxxxhxdqxxcxx]133|200|Scoring: IMP[/hv] You play 4♠. RHO opens a weak 2♥ (or a variant) and LHO raises. LHO leads the ♣K. Try to address as many variations as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrexford Posted June 27, 2008 Report Share Posted June 27, 2008 [Messed up analysis -- finally notice that RHO opened a weak two, not LHO. Duh!] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted June 27, 2008 Report Share Posted June 27, 2008 I lack entries to pick up QJx. No you don't. You're in dummy with ♣A, and you have ♦A as another entry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrexford Posted June 28, 2008 Report Share Posted June 28, 2008 I lack entries to pick up QJx. No you don't. You're in dummy with ♣A, and you have ♦A as another entry. Oh yeah. But I'm still not playing for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nige1 Posted June 28, 2008 Report Share Posted June 28, 2008 [hv=d=s&n=sxxhqtxdajcat9xxx&s=saktxxxxhxdqxxcxx]133|200|Scoring: IMPHere's a 4S that was played in Pau. if someone knows what match, I'd look to look up the record and see the different routes some declarers took. You play 4♠. RHO opens a weak 2♥ (or a variant) and LHO raises. LHO leads the ♣K. Try to address as many variations as possible.[/hv] I don't know the hand. There are lots of variations. A basic plan could be: finesse ♦J; draw a round of trumps; and ruff a ♦ in dummy. Potentially that gives you 1 ♣, 2♦ and 8 ♠. You can expect one of your potential tricks to dissolve in the wash. For example, RHO may ruff the opening ♣ lead. At the other extreme, if ♣ are 3-2, you may not need a ♦ ruff, and you may be able to cope with a bad trump position. Anyway you've got to do something; So play ♣A on the opening ♣K lead. If ♣A stands up, then exit with ♣9. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finch Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 This is nasty because of all the trump promotion potential. I don't feel I can afford to duck the opening lead (which I'd quite like to) because of the fairly good chance that clubs are 4-1. So I shall win the opening lead (assuming it isn't ruffed) and play a heart.i) If they win and play a heart I ruff, take a diamond finesse, cash the ace of diamonds, spade to the ace, diamond ruff, heart ruff, king of spades losing a spade, a club and a heart. Similarly if they win and play any non-club. ii) If they win, cash a club and play a third club ruff on my right with a spade honour I need spades 2-2 (as you neglected to give me the S9) - I over-ruff and play ace of spades and a spade. Alternative 1 is to play for spades coming in for no loser, or the diamond finesse plus clubs 3-2 (win the lead, AK of spades, club). This has extra chances because if LHO has KQx of clubs he can't win the second club to play a diamond through and might not want to underlead the HA. Alternative 2 is to win, play a spade to the ace and a diamond to the jack. If that holds, continue with ace of diamonds, heart off. Extra chance that trumps are 3-1 with singleton honour on my right as they can't stop the diamond ruff without costing a trump trick. I still think I'm going to win and play a heart. If RHO has the HA he might take the heart off which puts me in a better position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted July 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 Bocchi played as Frances did. Win the club, exit a heart. LHO wins and plays a diamond, and finesse losing to the K. RHO plays a club back, and LHO plays the 3rd ♣, RHO pitches a diamond (from 3=6=2=2) and you are dead. I'm getting this 3rd hand, but I heard Val Kovachev for Bulgaria won the club and played ♠A, finding the quack offside, and simply played ♦A, and hooked spade for 10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nige1 Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 Bocchi played as Frances did. Win the club, exit a heart. LHO wins and plays a diamond, and finesse losing to the K. RHO plays a club back, and LHO plays the 3rd ♣, RHO pitches a diamond (from 3=6=2=2) and you are dead. I'm getting this 3rd hand, but I heard Val Kovachev for Bulgaria won the club and played ♠A, finding the quack offside, and simply played ♦A, and hooked spade for 10. I much prefer the Frances-Bocchi line to Kovachev's. Frances has lots of chances; but vacant places to some extent balance restricted choice for Kovachev; on top of which is the chance that LHO has found a cunning false-card with ♦K and ♠ QJx :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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