Three boards from the second quarter
On board 2 a good 6 spade contract was reached at both tables. Without a heart lead the hand is easy.
Board 2 East Deals N-S Vul |
♠ J 3 ♥ 7 ♦ A 10 4 3 2 ♣ A K Q 10 7 |
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♠ A 8 4 ♥ Q J 9 8 5 ♦ J 9 5 ♣ 8 2 |
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♠ 9 6 ♥ K 10 6 3 ♦ K 8 7 6 ♣ J 4 3 |
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♠ K Q 10 7 5 2 ♥ A 4 2 ♦ Q ♣ 9 6 5 |
West | North | East | South |
Q-Plus Bridge | Shark Bridge | Q-Plus Bridge | Shark Bridge |
Pass | 1 ♠ | ||
Pass | 2 ♦ | Pass | 2 ♠ |
Pass | 3 ♣ | Pass | 3 ♥ |
Pass | 4 ♣ | Pass | 4 ♠ |
Pass | 4 NT | Pass | 5 ♠ |
Pass | 6 ♠ | All Pass |
6 ♠ by South; opening lead ♥Q |
Trick | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
1. W | ♥ Q | 7 | 6 | A |
2. S | ♥ 2 | 5 | ♠ 3 | 3 |
3. N | ♣ A | 3 | 5 | 2 |
4. N | ♦ A | 6 | Q | 5 |
5. N | ♦ 2 | 7 | ♠ 2 | 9 |
6. S | ♥ 4 | 8 | ♠ J | 10 |
7. N | ♦ 4 | 8 | ♠ 5 | J |
8. S | ♠ K | 4 | ♦ 10 | 6 |
9. S | ♠ Q | A | ♣ 10 | 9 |
10. W | ♣ 8 | Q | 4 | 9 |
11. N | ♦ 3 | K | ♠ 7 | ♠ 8 |
12. W | ♥ J | ♣ 7 | K | ♠ 10 |
13. S | ♣ 6 | ♥ 9 | K | J |
Down 1, NS -100 |
An elimination play almost found by Shark Bridge. After a heart lead, declarer has to ruff two hearts in dummy and get back to his hand to pull trumps. Heart to the Ace, heart ruff, club Ace (cashing only one club), diamond Ace, diamond ruff, spade K, spade Q to West's Ace, and a club return puts declarer in dummy and promotes West's trump 8. On this hand, declarer had to cash two clubs earlier, 'eliminating' clubs as an exit from West. However, if the hand with the Ace of trump has three clubs, he could give partner a club ruff. Also, declarer's play wins if the hand with the trump Ace has a singleton club, while the winning line would fail off the top if either opponent has a singleton club. At least it was a plan.
Against Q-Plus Bridge, Shark Bridge overcalled 2♥ and doubled the final contract. This gave declarer a chance (?) to steal a trick.
West | North | East | South |
Shark Bridge | Q-Plus Bridge | Shark Bridge | Q-Plus Bridge |
Pass | 1 ♠ | ||
2 ♥ | Dbl | 3 ♥ | 3 ♠ |
Pass | 4 NT | Pass | 5 ♠1 |
Pass | 6 ♠ | Pass | Pass |
Dbl | All Pass |
1 2 controls and trump queen. |
6 ♠ x by South, opening lead ♥ Q |
Trick | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
1. W | ♥ Q | 7 | 3 | A |
2. S | ♦ Q | 5 | 2 | K |
3. E | ♠ 9 | 2 | 4 | J |
4. N | ♦ A | 6 | ♥ 2 | 9 |
5. N | ♦ 3 | 7 | ♠ 7 | J |
6. S | ♥ 4 | 5 | ♠ 3 | 6 |
7. N | ♣ A | 3 | 5 | 2 |
8. N | ♣ Q | 4 | 6 | 8 |
9. N | ♦ 10 | 8 | ♣ 9 | ♠ 8 |
10. W | ♥ 9 | ♣ 7 | K | ♠ 5 |
11. S | ♠ K | A | ♦ 4 | 6 |
12. W | ♥ 8 | ♣ 10 | 10 | ♠ 10 |
13. S | ♠ Q | ♥ J | ♣ K | ♣ J |
Down 2, NS -500 |
Placing the ♥K with East, and long trumps with West, a simulation gave declarer little chance after the heart lead. Even so, the attempt to steal a trick seems extreme...but robots will try anything that a simulation says might work. Declarer led the ♦Q at trick two and let it ride. When it lost Q-Plus Bridge was down two. Shark Bridge's aggressive bidding gained 9 IMPs.
Board 10 East Deals Both Vul |
♠ 9 7 5 ♥ A J 6 3 ♦ Q 8 7 ♣ J 5 2 |
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♠ Q 10 8 ♥ Q 8 2 ♦ A K J 9 6 2 ♣ 3 |
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♠ J 6 4 3 2 ♥ K 10 5 4 ♦ 10 5 ♣ 9 7 |
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♠ A K ♥ 9 7 ♦ 4 3 ♣ A K Q 10 8 6 4 |
West | North | East | South |
Q-Plus Bridge | Shark Bridge | Q-Plus Bridge | Shark Bridge |
Pass | 2 ♣ | ||
2 ♦ | Pass | Pass | 3 ♣ |
Pass | 3 ♦ | Pass | 4 ♣ |
Pass | 4 ♥ | Pass | 5 ♣ |
All Pass |
5 ♣ by South, opening lead ♦A |
Trick | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
1. W | ♦ A | 7 | 5 | 4 |
2. W | ♦ K | 8 | 10 | 3 |
3. W | ♦ 2 | Q | ♣ 7 | ♣ 8 |
4. S | ♣ A | 3 | 2 | 9 |
5. S | ♠ A | 8 | 5 | 2 |
6. S | ♣ K | ♦ 6 | 5 | ♠ 3 |
7. S | ♣ Q | ♦ 9 | J | ♠ 4 |
8. S | ♣ 10 | ♦ J | ♥ 3 | ♠ 6 |
9. S | ♣ 6 | ♥ 2 | ♥ 6 | ♠ J |
10. S | ♣ 4 | ♥ 8 | ♥ J | ♥ 5 |
11. S | ♠ K | 10 | 7 | ♥ 4 |
12. S | ♥ 7 | Q | A | 10 |
13. N | ♠ 9 | ♥ K | ♥ 9 | Q |
Down 1, NS -100 |
Shark Bridge South opened 2♣, and North tried for slam rather than bidding 3NT at it's second turn. After three rounds of diamonds, there was no place for for an eleventh trick.
West | North | East | South |
Shark Bridge | Q-Plus Bridge | Shark Bridge | Q-Plus Bridge |
Pass | 1 ♣ | ||
1 ♦ | 1 ♥ | Pass | 2 ♦1 |
Pass | 3 NT | All Pass |
1 strong, not necessarily hearts. |
3 NT by North, opening lead ♦10 |
Mading 5, NS +660 |
Q-Plus Bridge easily found 3NT and make 11 tricks when the opening lead was ducked to declarer's queen.
Board 16 West Deals E-W Vul |
♠ Q 5 3 2 ♥ J 10 6 ♦ Q 8 ♣ Q 9 8 2 |
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♠ K J 7 ♥ 7 ♦ A J 10 7 6 5 4 ♣ A 4 |
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♠ 6 ♥ A K Q 8 ♦ K 9 2 ♣ K J 7 5 3 |
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♠ A 10 9 8 4 ♥ 9 5 4 3 2 ♦ 3 ♣ 10 6 |
West | North | East | South |
Q-Plus Bridge | Shark Bridge | Q-Plus Bridge | Shark Bridge |
1 ♦ | Pass | 1 ♥ | 1 ♠ |
2 ♦ | 2 ♠ | 3 ♠ | Pass |
3 NT | Pass | 4 ♣ | Pass |
6 ♦ | All Pass |
6 ♦ by West, opening lead ♠2 |
Made 6 — NS -1370 |
West | North | East | South |
Shark Bridge | Q-Plus Bridge | Shark Bridge | Q-Plus Bridge |
1 ♦ | Pass | 2 ♣ | Pass |
2 ♦ | Pass | 4 ♦ | Pass |
4 NT | Pass | 5 ♥ | Pass |
6 ♦ | All Pass |
6 ♦ by West |
Trick | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
1. N | ♥ J | A | 2 | 7 |
2. E | ♣ 7 | 6 | A | 2 |
3. W | ♦ 4 | 8 | K | 3 |
4. E | ♦ 2 | ♠ 9 | A | Q |
5. W | ♦ 5 | ♠ 2 | 9 | ♠ 4 |
6. E | ♥ K | 3 | ♠ 7 | 6 |
7. E | ♥ Q | 4 | ♠ J | 10 |
8. E | ♥ 8 | 9 | ♦ 6 | ♠ 3 |
9. W | ♦ J | ♣ 8 | ♣ 3 | ♣ 10 |
10. W | ♦ 10 | ♣ 9 | ♠ 6 | ♠ 8 |
11. W | ♣ 4 | Q | K | ♠ 10 |
12. E | ♣ J | ♥ 5 | ♠ K | ♠ 5 |
13. E | ♣ 5 | ♠ A | ♦ 7 | ♠ Q |
Made 7 — NS -1390 |