Report of 3 games Atomic-pairs from 10-01-2005.
The theme of this week: try to avoid the mistakes.
In every game there will be one or more mistakes. If you don’t make them yourselve you’ll always get a good score.
Problem board 32: How to play? Solution at the end.
At our table declarer went wrong, how do you manage?
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32 W/EW
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North
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East
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South
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West
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West
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East
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-
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-
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-
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p
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10 7
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A 3
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P
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1
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p
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1
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J 8 7 5 3 2
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A 6 4
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P
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1NT
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2
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p
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A 4 3
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K Q J 10 5
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P
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3
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P
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p
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9 8
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10 7 5
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Dbl
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Ap
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Lead
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4
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The following problem on board 19: Do we do something after a penalty pas in the next situation? Solution at the end.
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19 Z/EW
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North Louis
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North
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East
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South
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West
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Q
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-
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P
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p
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10 9 8 7 6
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1
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1
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P
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p
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A J 4 3
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dbl
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P
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p i
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2
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A K 8
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dbl
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P
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2
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P
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?
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Now comes a board were we made a slight error in the defense.
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30 O/-
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North
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North
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East
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South
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West
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J 9 7 3
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p
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1NT
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Dbl
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10 7 4
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Ap
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10 7 5
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West Truus
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10 8 3
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East Louis
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Lead
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A
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K
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A 10 6 4 2
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A K 8 3
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J 9 5 2
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Q J 6 3
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8 4
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K 9 7 2
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South
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Q 4
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Q 8 5
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Q 6
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A K 9 2
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A J 6 5
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Trick1: A - 4 - 5 - 6
Trick2: K - 7 - 2 - Q
Trick3: 8 - 10 - J - 5
Trick4: 9 - 2 - 3 - 5
Trick5: 2 - 8 - K - 3
Trick6: Q - 5 - 8 - K
Trick7: A - 7 - 3 - 4
Trick8: 5 - 7 - 10 - Q
Trick9: A - Q - 3 - 7
Trick10: 4 - 9 - J - 10
At Trick 11 West made the mistake by cashingK, minus -3 so-500.
If West had continued South had to take and lead away from the and West makes 2 -tricks. We almost dit everything right in one game.AH lead, small -continuation from East and the placing. Won’t be a bad score, this 500.
Solution declarers play:
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32 W/EW
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North Truus
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North
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East
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South
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West
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K J 4
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p
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K 10 9
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P
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1
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p
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1
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9 8 2
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P
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1NT
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2
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p
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West
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A J 6 4
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East
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P
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3
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p
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p
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10 7
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A 3
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Dbl
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ap
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J 8 7 5 3 2
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A 6 4
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A 4 3
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K Q J 10 5
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Lead
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4
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9 8
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South Louis
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10 7 5
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Q 9 8 6 5 2
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Q
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7 6
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K Q 3 2
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Winning play: take the lead with A. Play A (North promises to have 3 with his double) Then play 3 times and hope North has also 3. On the 4th West can discard a black card. You make 5 trumps, 3 -tricks and A.
Solution bidding problem:
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19 Z/EW
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North Louis
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North
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East
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South
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West
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Q
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-
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p
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p
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10 9 8 7 6
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1
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1
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p
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p
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A J 4 3
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Dbl
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p
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p i
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2
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West
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A K 8
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East
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Dbl
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p
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2
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p
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7
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A K 10 4 2
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?
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A K 4 3
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J 5
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9 7 6 5 2
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K 8
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Penaltypas
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10 9 6
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South Truus
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Q J 5 4
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J 9 8 6 5 3
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Lead
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A
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Q 2
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Q 10
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7 3 2
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Pass is correct.South promisses a lot of , but runs away from the penaltydouble in . So South will not have many defensive Tricks.
The defense is interesting.
Trick1: A
Trick2: Q - 2 - 6 - A
Trick3: 10 - J - Q - K
Trick4: 10 - A - 4 - 3
Trick5: 9 - 2 - 2 - A
Trick6: 9 - 8 - J - 7
Declarer North has lost 1, 2, 1 and will lose K.
If East continues North has to ruff and wen he draws the outstanding trump H and A can be made.
Trick 7: 5 - 5 - 3? - 8
Trick 8: 7 - 4 - 6 - 4
Trick 9: 3 - K - 10 - 2
Even now the contract can be defeted. By playing A North ruffs, but then he loses a -Trick starting playing A, and loses a spade is he continues playing a low .
Lucky East played 8, and this gave away the contract.
Greetings from Louis, the dutch player.
