The pendulum – Summer National Pairs – Session 3

 
54
E-W
East
N
North
Q542
75
6542
963
 
W
West
AQJ9432
93
KQ102
K
E
East
9763
K106
K10
A874
 
S
South
AKJ108
8
AQJ87
J5
 
W
West
N
North
E
East
S
South
Pass
1
4
4
5
6
All Pass
 
 
 

Worried that partner may not have a balance, and that we may lose a worthwhile sac, I bid 4 with my 4 trumps.

Opponents can make 5 and even 6 from East hand, so -100 looks like a great score, right? Wrong – most of the field was in 6  -1

Another 25%

 

 

While we did have our share of minor errors, I think we didn’t do much wrong, but were punished severely in some boards, simply because field took unexpected actions.

However the end result was that we were 2nd by about a board.

Oh well, another day, another event..

 

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  • July 1, 2021 at 7:48 AM
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    Thank you Sandeep. The hands and the problems faced come alive with your narrations. Thinking of the field and par actions and still getting the rough end. Tough.
    Very instructive and enlightening thought processes in the ozone layer of bridge.
    Let this be the 1st of many chapters to come in a great book !
    All the best.
    TJ

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