On May 11, 6:06 pm, "raija d" <musti...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> "Histriadogsilver" <andjelka.rich...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> news:cbc40bda-17e6-40c8-866d-706f605d33be@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > On May 9, 7:52 pm, Hank Youngerman <dontspa...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >> the reason I posted that hand, is that these are the hands:
>
> >> Jxx
> >> AK
> >> AQxxx
> >> Axx
>
> >> AQTxxxx
> >> xx
> >> Jxx
> >> x
>
> >> My partner, as declarer, won the low diamond lead with the Ace, lost
> >> the spade finesse, and scored a 10% board for making 5. His later
> >> comment was "I should have looked at the guy's profile. He was an
> >> intermediate player, and an intermediate might have led away from the
> >> diamond K, but I assumed it had to be a singleton because why risk
> >> leading from the King?
>
> >> It's one thing to lead passively yourself. But I thought it was a
bit
> >> extreme to assume a far less likely layout (small stiff on his left)
> >> than that the opponent might have failed to lead passively. The
small
> >> stiff is about a 5% shot, I think.
>
> >> On May 8, 3:25 pm, Hank Youngerman <dontspa...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> >> > Matchpoints, both vul, you hold:
>
> >> > Kx
> >> > Txx
> >> > Kxx
> >> > T8xxx
>
> >> > With your side silent, your LHO opens:
>
> >> > 3S - 4C
> >> > 4H - 4S
>
> >> > 4C is keycard, 4H shows one keycard. (Please ignore the bidding,
> >> > there was a mixup - this is what you have been told.)
>
> > I am not a world champion but just look at Hugh Kelsey's, Mike
> > Lawrence's and Kantar's books on defense and what they have to say on
> > the subject mentioned by your partner i.e. the never ending story that
> > you can here from time to time and it goes 'never lead away from the
> > king'.
>
> > Boris
>
> I'd like to know which books say this and how. Sincerely doubt that you
are
> correct about a) "Never lead away from the king" or b) that Kelsey,
> Lawrence, or Kantar or any other bridge authority has said so.
Try to understand what you read before asking such questions. They
have made some comments and they gave examples when they explain how
and when leading from the king can be profitable, this because there
are people out-there teaching beginners to never lead from the king.
Read carefully next time, please.
Boris
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