East today had what I call the FRL (Front Row Lemming) moment but got lucky and declarer caught him on the way down! I know lemmings don’t really commit mass suicide but the term seems apt.
Regards,
Iain
Iain ClimieJanuary 5th, 2023 at 3:17 pm
Hi Bobby,
What if East is an evil genius (or has seen he hand records) and ducks the DQ when holding K AJ9xx Ax 109xxx? Declarer takes the club finesse to return to hand and West wins to lead a trump (clearly bluffing with Kx(x)) which declarer lets run, then there is a club ruff and the DA to lose. Time to find an easier game?
Regards,
Iain
Iain ClimieJanuary 5th, 2023 at 3:18 pm
Alternatively (and better), West after taking the CQ plays a diamond, then club ruff, diamond ruff. Rude words!
Bobby WolffJanuary 5th, 2023 at 5:43 pm
Hi Iain,
Thanks for fulfilling my usual job.
In these troubling political times with barbarism, hate filled atmospheres, and a brutal war in progress, together with threats of nuclear participation, the competition in bridge becomes trivialized.
No doubt your varied analysis has intelligently covered today’s hand which required basic real detective type of finding necessary convincing evidence.
Perhaps your best teaching might lead others to think of Leming type behavior when either misplaying or miss defending relatively easy type choices. IOW make every hand subject to either shall we say, unusual play or defense rather than just horrible.
Mircea GiurgeuJanuary 5th, 2023 at 10:01 pm
How about declarer playing DK instead of small to the queen, in an effort to find out quickly who has the ace. With 5 cards in dummy there is a good chance that the ace will pop out
Bobby WolffJanuary 6th, 2023 at 5:51 am
Hi Mircea,
Yes, but a low diamond is a bit safer and when it is ducked by LHO the result becomes slightly more secure and possibly even more tell-tale than all small by leading the king.
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Hi Bobby,
East today had what I call the FRL (Front Row Lemming) moment but got lucky and declarer caught him on the way down! I know lemmings don’t really commit mass suicide but the term seems apt.
Regards,
Iain
Hi Bobby,
What if East is an evil genius (or has seen he hand records) and ducks the DQ when holding K AJ9xx Ax 109xxx? Declarer takes the club finesse to return to hand and West wins to lead a trump (clearly bluffing with Kx(x)) which declarer lets run, then there is a club ruff and the DA to lose. Time to find an easier game?
Regards,
Iain
Alternatively (and better), West after taking the CQ plays a diamond, then club ruff, diamond ruff. Rude words!
Hi Iain,
Thanks for fulfilling my usual job.
In these troubling political times with barbarism, hate filled atmospheres, and a brutal war in progress, together with threats of nuclear participation, the competition in bridge becomes trivialized.
No doubt your varied analysis has intelligently covered today’s hand which required basic real detective type of finding necessary convincing evidence.
Perhaps your best teaching might lead others to think of Leming type behavior when either misplaying or miss defending relatively easy type choices. IOW make every hand subject to either shall we say, unusual play or defense rather than just horrible.
How about declarer playing DK instead of small to the queen, in an effort to find out quickly who has the ace. With 5 cards in dummy there is a good chance that the ace will pop out
Hi Mircea,
Yes, but a low diamond is a bit safer and when it is ducked by LHO the result becomes slightly more secure and possibly even more tell-tale than all small by leading the king.