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- From: daveshao@leland.stanford.edu (David Shao)
- Subject: Are you ready for Flight D?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan28.182815.799@leland.Stanford.EDU>
- Originator: daveshao@leland.Stanford.EDU
- Keywords: counting
- Sender: news@leland.Stanford.EDU (Mr News)
- Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
- References: <1993Jan28.105413.3173@lth.se>
- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 93 18:28:15 GMT
- Lines: 64
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- In article <1993Jan28.105413.3173@lth.se> f84beo@efd.lth.se (Bjorn-Erik Olsson) writes:
- >
- > West/-/imps/decent opponents
- >
- >
- > Q62 W N E S
- > 4 1H* 2D P 2NT
- > KQJ853 P 3NT P P
- > AJ3 P
- > K75 A954
- > AK763 T92 *) 8-12 3+H, could be canape',
- > 72 AT denies a two-suiter with 5+H
- > 975 T642
- > JT3
- > QJ85
- > 964
- > KQ8
- >
- >H6 H4 H9 HJ
- > |
- >D2 DK DA D6
- > |
- >HK S2 HT HQ
- >|
- >HA C3 H2 H5
- >|
- >H7 ... 3NT +4 +430
- >
- >Who, if anyone, is to be blamed?
-
- Give West an elementary book on card play and don't let him come back
- to the bridge table until he reads it.
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- Principle 1: Analyze the play to the first trick.
- West leads H6 and partner plays H9.
- Conclusion: East does not have H8 (or the HQ either).
- Corollary: Declarer has H8 (and HQ).
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- Principle 2: Watch the spots
- After three rounds of hearts, West has seen the following cards:
- HA, HK, HQ, HJ, HT, H9
- Conclusion: Declarer's H8 is now good.
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- Principle 3: Count declarer's tricks
- 2 hearts
- 5 diamonds
- 1 club
- Conclusion: If declarer has SA he will make 3NT
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- Principle 4: Count the defense's tricks
- 2 hearts
- 1 diamond
- Conclusion: If partner has the SA, taking the SK and SA will beat
- the contract.
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- Principle 5: Consider the method of scoring
- It is IMPs.
- Conclusion: West should seize any chance to beat the contract.
- Corollary: West must assume that declarer does not have the SA.
- West should bang down the SK to give partner absolutely opportunity
- to go wrong.
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