Final KO Q2

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
♠ A 8 4
Q J 9 8 5
J 9 5
♣ 8 2
WE
♠ 9 6
K 10 6 3
K 8 7 6
♣ J 4 3
♠ K Q 10 7 5 2
A 4 2
Q
♣ 9 6 5
WestNorthEastSouth
Q-Plus BridgeShark BridgeQ-Plus BridgeShark Bridge
Pass1 ♠
Pass2 Pass2 ♠
Pass3 ♣Pass3
Pass4 ♣Pass4 ♠
Pass4 NTPass5 ♠
Pass6 ♠All Pass
6 ♠ by South; opening lead Q
TrickLead2nd3rd4th
1. W Q76A
2. S 25♠ 33
3. N♣ A352
4. N A6Q5
5. N 27♠ 29
6. S 48♠ J10
7. N 48♠ 5J
8. S♠ K4 106
9. S♠ QA♣ 109
10. W♣ 8Q49
11. N 3K♠ 7♠ 8
12. W J♣ 7K♠ 10
13. S♣ 6 9KJ
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 2and doubled the final contract.  This gave declarer a chance (?) to steal a trick.

WestNorthEastSouth
Shark BridgeQ-Plus BridgeShark BridgeQ-Plus Bridge
Pass1 ♠
2 Dbl3 3 ♠
Pass4 NTPass5 ♠1
Pass6 ♠PassPass
DblAll Pass
1 2 controls and trump queen.
6 ♠ x by South, opening lead Q
TrickLead2nd3rd4th
1. W Q73A
2. S Q52K
3. E♠ 924J
4. N A6 29
5. N 37♠ 7J
6. S 45♠ 36
7. N♣ A352
8. N♣ Q468
9. N 108♣ 9♠ 8
10. W 9♣ 7K♠ 5
11. S♠ KA 46
12. W 8♣ 1010♠ 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.


Q-Plus Bridge outbid Shark Bridge on board 10.

Board 10
East Deals
Both Vul
♠ 9 7 5
A J 6 3
Q 8 7
♣ J 5 2
♠ Q 10 8
Q 8 2
A K J 9 6 2
♣ 3
WE
♠ J 6 4 3 2
K 10 5 4
10 5
♣ 9 7
♠ A K
9 7
4 3
♣ A K Q 10 8 6 4
WestNorthEastSouth
Q-Plus BridgeShark BridgeQ-Plus BridgeShark Bridge
Pass2 ♣
2 PassPass3 ♣
Pass3 Pass4 ♣
Pass4 Pass5 ♣
All Pass
5 ♣ by South, opening lead A
TrickLead2nd3rd4th
1. W A754
2. W K8103
3. W 2Q♣ 7♣ 8
4. S♣ A329
5. S♠ A852
6. S♣ K 65♠ 3
7. S♣ Q 9J♠ 4
8. S♣ 10 J 3♠ 6
9. S♣ 6 2 6♠ J
10. S♣ 4 8 J 5
11. S♠ K107 4
12. S 7QA10
13. N♠ 9 K 9Q
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. 


WestNorthEastSouth
Shark BridgeQ-Plus BridgeShark BridgeQ-Plus Bridge
Pass1 ♣
1 1 Pass2 1
Pass3 NTAll 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.


On board 16, both sides reached a laydown slam.

Board 16
West Deals
E-W Vul
♠ Q 5 3 2
J 10 6
Q 8
♣ Q 9 8 2
♠ K J 7
7
A J 10 7 6 5 4
♣ A 4
WE
♠ 6
A K Q 8
K 9 2
♣ K J 7 5 3
♠ A 10 9 8 4
9 5 4 3 2
3
♣ 10 6
WestNorthEastSouth
Q-Plus BridgeShark BridgeQ-Plus BridgeShark Bridge
1 Pass1 1 ♠
2 2 ♠3 ♠Pass
3 NTPass4 ♣Pass
6 All Pass
6 by West, opening lead ♠2
Made 6 — NS -1370

 

 

 

WestNorthEastSouth
Shark BridgeQ-Plus BridgeShark BridgeQ-Plus Bridge
1 Pass2 ♣Pass
2 Pass4 Pass
4 NTPass5 Pass
6 All Pass
6 by West
TrickLead2nd3rd4th
1. N JA27
2. E♣ 76A2
3. W 48K3
4. E 2♠ 9AQ
5. W 5♠ 29♠ 4
6. E K3♠ 76
7. E Q4♠ J10
8. E 89 6♠ 3
9. W J♣ 8♣ 3♣ 10
10. W 10♣ 9♠ 6♠ 8
11. W♣ 4QK♠ 10
12. E♣ J 5♠ K♠ 5
13. E♣ 5♠ A 7♠ Q
Made 7 — NS -1390