On May 5, 11:31=A0am, Charles Brenner <cbren...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On May 5, 3:11 am, Eric Leong <ewleong...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > On May 4, 4:06 pm, henrysun...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
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> > > On May 3, 5:34 pm, henrysun...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > > You hold, against a top notch expert pair, the following:
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> > > > xxxx
> > > > KJTx
> > > > KJ98x
> > > > VOID
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> > > > And hear this auction (you and partner are silent):
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> > > > Opener =A0 =A0 Responder
> > > > 1c(1) =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 1d(2)
> > > > 2s(3) =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 2nt(4)
> > > > 3c(5) =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 4c(6)
> > > > 5nt(7) =A0 =A0 =A0 =A07c(8)
> > > > all pass
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> > > > 1c =3D Precision
> > > > 1d =3D negative
> > > > 2s =3D natural, GF
> > > > 2nt =3D neutral
> > > > 3c =3D second suit
> > > > 4c =3D sup****t
> > > > 5nt =3D grand slam try
> > > > 7c =3D accepted
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> > > > How would you are a spade lead, a heart lead, and a diamond lead?
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> > > > The hand and accompanying story to follow anon.
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> > > > Henrysun909
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> > > Thanks to all who responded. =A0Here is the full hand (see April
2008
> > > Bridge World) and my observation:
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> > > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0T2
> > > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Q6
> > > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Q542
> > > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 QT985
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> > > 764 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0
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=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0J5
> > > JT952 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0
=A0 =
=A0 =A0K843
> > > KJ98 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0
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=A0 =A0 =A0AT763
> > > K =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0
=A0 =
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 64
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> > > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0AKQ983
> > > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0A7
> > > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 VOID
> > > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0AJ732
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> > > Auction (repeated for convenience):
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> > > 1c =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A01d
> > > 2s =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A02nt
> > > 3c =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A04c
> > > 5nt =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 7c
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> > > Author Rosenberg writes,
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> > > One North-South pair in the Bermuda Bowl reached seven clubs, which
> > > was destined to succeed. =A0Or was it? =A0In the Venice Cup ... one
So=
uth
> > > reached seven clubs [on the auction above]. =A0On the heart jack
lead,=
> > > declarer covered with dummy's queen, but East, England's Michelle
> > > Brunner, _ducked_. =A0Declarer found herself "conveniently" in dummy
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o
> > > take the trump finesse. =A0This deserved to win the award for the
Best=
> > > Defense of the tournament. =A0Since there was no such awards,
applause=
> > > will need to suffice.
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> > > **********
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> > > There is no doubt that Brunner's ducking of the KH was a brilliancy,
> > > but I am not convinced that South should not have sniffed it out
> > > anyway. =A0Would West, on the actual auction, really be leading from
t=
he
> > > KJT of hearts? =A0Note that I constructed the hand in such a way as
to=
> > > provide no really safe leads; =A0a spade lead is going straight into
> > > declarer's main suit and a diamond lead, like hearts, is from the
> > > King. =A0Had West held the JT9 of diamonds and the KJT of hearts, I
ha=
ve
> > > no doubt that everyone would have led a diamond.
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> > > So the point of the post was simply this: =A0If, holding a hand with
a=
> > > club void (to justify the non-trump lead) and the KJT of hearts, we
> > > are not leading hearts, then it is at least reasonable for declarer
to=
> > > ask whether it is more likely that West has made a very dangerous
lead=
> > > against 7C or that East has ducked to give declarer an entry for a
> > > losing club finesse.
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> > > My money would be on the duck by East being more likely by a pretty
> > > big margin over a lead away from the KJT.
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> > > Henrysun909-
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> > I don't think ducking the heart king is that difficult of a play to
> > find.
> > If declarer has no trump loser and a heart loser he can be counted for
> > 13 tricks.
> > i.e. six spades, five trumps, heart ace, and a heart ruff after
> > discarding a heart on the dummy running the spades.
> > Consequently, ducking the heart queen is a free shot to allow declarer
> > to go possibly wrong in trumps.
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> > Eric Leong
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> I think this argument misses the point. Of course the play is logical
> once you think of it. But to "find" it means to think of it.
> Imagination is more than just logic.
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"Anybody could of thought of it...........if they'd a happened to
think of it" (Kenneth Roberts Arundel or Rabble in Arms, not sure
which)
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