Hi Dear Mr Wolff
But perhaps once west shifts to club instead of a trump at T2, declarer has a claim. All he needs is either opponent holding at least two clubs three diamonds. He can elope with ruffing two diamonds. So, third club ruff, diamond A pitching spade, diamond ruff, club ruff, diamond ruff, club ruff . South already scored eight tricks and still has A and Q of trumps for ten tricks. Perhaps declarer at the table would have succeeded if clubs were 4-2 ( with short club hand holding at least four diamonds) when it is easy to see the elopement play.
A V Ramana RaoMarch 18th, 2024 at 11:14 am
Sorry, in my haste to post, I missed regards.
Regards again
Iain ClimieMarch 18th, 2024 at 2:12 pm
Hi Bobby,
Lovely comment today given that common sense is increasingly endangered worldwide – see the Russian election results and an alarming number of Russian people (older ones I suspect; youngsters being shot at my enraged Ukrainians may feel otherwise) seem to think he is OK or at least they vote for him. Still Hitler was democratically elected at one point in the 1930s.
I’m reading Truscott’s “The Great Bridge Scandal” and Reese’s “Story of an Accusation” in parallel at the moment about the 1965 scandal. Very interesting to compare the two and I like Andrew Robson’s comment that, if you read just one, you’ll probably be convinced by it. Dirty tricks are not the preserve of politicians tbf.
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Hi Dear Mr Wolff
But perhaps once west shifts to club instead of a trump at T2, declarer has a claim. All he needs is either opponent holding at least two clubs three diamonds. He can elope with ruffing two diamonds. So, third club ruff, diamond A pitching spade, diamond ruff, club ruff, diamond ruff, club ruff . South already scored eight tricks and still has A and Q of trumps for ten tricks. Perhaps declarer at the table would have succeeded if clubs were 4-2 ( with short club hand holding at least four diamonds) when it is easy to see the elopement play.
Sorry, in my haste to post, I missed regards.
Regards again
Hi Bobby,
Lovely comment today given that common sense is increasingly endangered worldwide – see the Russian election results and an alarming number of Russian people (older ones I suspect; youngsters being shot at my enraged Ukrainians may feel otherwise) seem to think he is OK or at least they vote for him. Still Hitler was democratically elected at one point in the 1930s.
I’m reading Truscott’s “The Great Bridge Scandal” and Reese’s “Story of an Accusation” in parallel at the moment about the 1965 scandal. Very interesting to compare the two and I like Andrew Robson’s comment that, if you read just one, you’ll probably be convinced by it. Dirty tricks are not the preserve of politicians tbf.
Regards,
Iain