On May 5, 11:31 am, Charles Brenner <cbren...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On May 5, 3:11 am, Eric Leong <ewleong...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>
>
> > On May 4, 4:06 pm, henrysun...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
>
> > > On May 3, 5:34 pm, henrysun...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
>
> > > > You hold, against a top notch expert pair, the following:
>
> > > > xxxx
> > > > KJTx
> > > > KJ98x
> > > > VOID
>
> > > > And hear this auction (you and partner are silent):
>
> > > > Opener Responder
> > > > 1c(1) 1d(2)
> > > > 2s(3) 2nt(4)
> > > > 3c(5) 4c(6)
> > > > 5nt(7) 7c(8)
> > > > all pass
>
> > > > 1c = Precision
> > > > 1d = negative
> > > > 2s = natural, GF
> > > > 2nt = neutral
> > > > 3c = second suit
> > > > 4c = sup****t
> > > > 5nt = grand slam try
> > > > 7c = accepted
>
> > > > How would you are a spade lead, a heart lead, and a diamond lead?
>
> > > > The hand and accompanying story to follow anon.
>
> > > > Henrysun909
>
> > > Thanks to all who responded. Here is the full hand (see April 2008
> > > Bridge World) and my observation:
>
> > > T2
> > > Q6
> > > Q542
> > > QT985
>
> > > 764 J5
> > > JT952 K843
> > > KJ98 AT763
> > > K 64
>
> > > AKQ983
> > > A7
> > > VOID
> > > AJ732
>
> > > Auction (repeated for convenience):
>
> > > 1c 1d
> > > 2s 2nt
> > > 3c 4c
> > > 5nt 7c
>
> > > Author Rosenberg writes,
>
> > > One North-South pair in the Bermuda Bowl reached seven clubs, which
> > > was destined to succeed. Or was it? In the Venice Cup ... one
South
> > > reached seven clubs [on the auction above]. On the heart jack lead,
> > > declarer covered with dummy's queen, but East, England's Michelle
> > > Brunner, _ducked_. Declarer found herself "conveniently" in dummy
to
> > > take the trump finesse. This deserved to win the award for the Best
> > > Defense of the tournament. Since there was no such awards, applause
> > > will need to suffice.
>
> > > **********
>
> > > 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. Would West, on the actual auction, really be leading from
the
> > > KJT of hearts? Note that I constructed the hand in such a way as to
> > > provide no really safe leads; a spade lead is going straight into
> > > declarer's main suit and a diamond lead, like hearts, is from the
> > > King. Had West held the JT9 of diamonds and the KJT of hearts, I
have
> > > no doubt that everyone would have led a diamond.
>
> > > So the point of the post was simply this: If, 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.
>
> > > My money would be on the duck by East being more likely by a pretty
> > > big margin over a lead away from the KJT.
>
> > > Henrysun909-
>
> > 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.
>
> > Eric Leong
>
> 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.
>
> Charles
I'd add that you need to think of it in under a second since you may
give away the show if you flicker when the HQ is played. The only
player I have known who might find a play like this in the blink of an
eye is Michael Lawrence. But then Michael was once described by Bob
Hamman as having more raw talent for bridge than any player he knew.
Andrew
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