[Fluffy]

I made an article to explain this one (the only one I did right ) http://www.bridgegod...id=140&setid=16

[Cyberyeti]

Fluffy, on 2014-September-18, 07:05, said:

I made an article to explain this one (the only one I did right ) http://www.bridgegod...id=140&setid=16

I suspect you can't objectively make 5♣, but it may take the unlikely Q♦ lead to beat you.

Also when the diamond is led at the end, should the hand with the A♦ (who knows partner is 4522 by then so no danger of crashing an important honour) visualise that you might think he had AQxxx and fly the ace and play one back to give you a losing option.

[Fluffy]

neat Idea, didn't think about it. In theory it shouldn't work but it is stronger defence than dropping the queen. On 5 clubs I just reproduced the defence on Piedra-Lantaron vs Chembla-Abecassis table

[Cyberyeti]

Fluffy, on 2014-September-18, 08:08, said:

neat Idea, didn't think about it. In theory it shouldn't work but it is stronger defence than dropping the queen. On 5 clubs I just reproduced the defence on Piedra-Lantaron vs Chembla-Abecassis table

I suspect it depends on what you think declarer is likely to do with K10x if you play low.

[Fluffy]

So partner needs to drop the doubleton 10 if you happen to raise from AQxxx

[Cyberyeti]

Fluffy, on 2014-September-18, 08:57, said:

So partner needs to drop the doubleton 10 if you happen to raise from AQxxx

Yup, play the card you're "known" to hold, if partner had AQ10, he'd have played the 10 and had 2 guaranteed tricks.

[Fluffy]

I keep adding hands, next one I failed misserably and it is not really hard: http://bridgegod.com...id=380&setid=16

[Fluffy]

This was a bidding decision http://bridgegod.com...id=381&setid=16

[Fluffy]

one more... http://bridgegod.com...obid=382&set=16

[Fluffy]

Keep posting hands from Lantaron-Piedra http://bridgegod.com...obid=383&set=16

[Cyberyeti]

Fluffy, on 2014-September-29, 06:55, said:

Keep posting hands from Lantaron-Piedra http://bridgegod.com...obid=383&set=16

I felt I was defending this a little in the dark. Was the inversion F1 or FG and what was the minimum ? What suit did this pair open with 4♦/4♣. Did the inversion deny 4M so could 2♥ have been a holding rather than a suit.

Also:

Spoiler

If you find the club return at trick 2, N should really find the unblock of Q♣ on the second round to take the contract -2 unless you lead low from xxx(x) which we certainly don't. I would return the 9 showing a holding headed by H98 (we return the 8 from 98x(x)), and now the unblock can't cost, and can gain if my last card is bigger than declarer's 3rd one. if you return a high one from xxx(x), partner should know when you lead a low one to unblock the Q as you must have the J.

[Fluffy]

Lantaron gave me the hand, and there are no further notes :/. I think standard for 4-4 is to open 1♦, but I am sure there are areas where this isn't true (England the most representative). But I added best minor to the notes.

I went for no unblock because this is XIMPs and only 1 pair beat the hand (East was declarer on all tables), I don't think Lantaron would risk, but I will ask this afternoon

[Fluffy]

1 more defence to 3NT http://bridgegod.com...obid=384&set=16

[Fluffy]

If there weren't enough defences to 3NT... http://bridgegod.com...id=142&setid=16

[Cyberyeti]

Fluffy, on 2014-October-01, 07:26, said:

If there weren't enough defences to 3NT... http://bridgegod.com...id=142&setid=16

I think the only way declarer goes off involves playing really badly antipercentage, not sure this is a very good hand.

Also if you check what happened to me, declarer found the barking mad discard of A♠ on my third club exit to dummy so he went 3 down with a hand full of winners.

[Fluffy]

Thanks gotta stop the ♠A pitch, playing for diamonds 3-3 is not as antipercentage as you think, an its what Piotr Gawrys did at the table (did you read the article?)

[Cyberyeti]

Fluffy, on 2014-October-01, 09:55, said:

Thanks gotta stop the ♠A pitch, playing for diamonds 3-3 is not as antipercentage as you think, an its what Piotr Gawrys did at the table (did you read the article?)

No article was showing at the time, I looked for it, have now read it, I didn't think you would have necessarily have had the long pause if the K♣ was with the hearts.

[Fluffy]

I put the pause because Lantaron told me he didn't know what signal was being played when unblock was impossible. I don't even know if there was a pause actually, I made it up.

[Fluffy]

The series are ending, I need to reprogram one I deleted, barrring that, un less I find something else this is the last one: http://bridgegod.com...id=389&setid=16