A new one on me although I suppose compare it with A10 opposite K9xx when small to the 10 picks up QJx(x) under the Ace or Jx(x) / Qx(x) there. FWIW A10 opposite K8xx will pick up J9x or Q9x if West doesn’t play an honour.
Ironically a quite weak player might get this right, nervously inserting the 10 just in case declarer played the 9. Spot on today.
Regards,
Iain
Bobby WolffSeptember 12th, 2022 at 1:37 pm
Hi Iain,
Better to be on their toes than your own.
However, anyone, certainly including moi, who proudly proclaims later that when he played the 10 of spades at trick 4 when declarer first led a spade toward dummy and, of course, while catering to today’s overall spade holding, is indeed (shall we say) telling an untruth, if he follows it by also stating, he did it to cater for this holding.
Unfortunately, while playing our great game, involving multiple arithmetical calculations, it is indeed both practically and tactically, impossible for anyone’s mere mind to be that quick on the trigger to avoid mistake.
However, and IMO quite often, the experienced player who is also arithmetically tuned, is more likely (by rote) to fortunately fall into, doing it right.
So say I, with absolutely nothing concrete available, to help prove myself on target.
Why?
Bobby WolffSeptember 12th, 2022 at 3:44 pm
Hi then again Iain,
Just to be as clear as possible: If experienced
with playing bridge at a fairly high level, there, IMO, goes with, a certain “feel” developing over the decades which, in turn, without having to delve deeply, goes to doing it right.
Requires only more “Table Ups”, through the years.
Iain ClimieSeptember 13th, 2022 at 8:19 am
Hi Bobby,
I quite agree and remember playing against Zia around 1983 who made everything look absurdly easy and effortless while playing incredibly quickly.
Regards,
Iain
Bobby WolffSeptember 13th, 2022 at 2:19 pm
Hi Iain,
No doubt you have the great Zia’s mantra correct, but since leaving his home country and
playing internationally, the competition present made his effort, not only more difficult, but, out of necessity, forced him to even raise to loftier heights to win as often.
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Hi Bobby,
A new one on me although I suppose compare it with A10 opposite K9xx when small to the 10 picks up QJx(x) under the Ace or Jx(x) / Qx(x) there. FWIW A10 opposite K8xx will pick up J9x or Q9x if West doesn’t play an honour.
Ironically a quite weak player might get this right, nervously inserting the 10 just in case declarer played the 9. Spot on today.
Regards,
Iain
Hi Iain,
Better to be on their toes than your own.
However, anyone, certainly including moi, who proudly proclaims later that when he played the 10 of spades at trick 4 when declarer first led a spade toward dummy and, of course, while catering to today’s overall spade holding, is indeed (shall we say) telling an untruth, if he follows it by also stating, he did it to cater for this holding.
Unfortunately, while playing our great game, involving multiple arithmetical calculations, it is indeed both practically and tactically, impossible for anyone’s mere mind to be that quick on the trigger to avoid mistake.
However, and IMO quite often, the experienced player who is also arithmetically tuned, is more likely (by rote) to fortunately fall into, doing it right.
So say I, with absolutely nothing concrete available, to help prove myself on target.
Why?
Hi then again Iain,
Just to be as clear as possible: If experienced
with playing bridge at a fairly high level, there, IMO, goes with, a certain “feel” developing over the decades which, in turn, without having to delve deeply, goes to doing it right.
Requires only more “Table Ups”, through the years.
Hi Bobby,
I quite agree and remember playing against Zia around 1983 who made everything look absurdly easy and effortless while playing incredibly quickly.
Regards,
Iain
Hi Iain,
No doubt you have the great Zia’s mantra correct, but since leaving his home country and
playing internationally, the competition present made his effort, not only more difficult, but, out of necessity, forced him to even raise to loftier heights to win as often.