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Game plan - combining your chances
Game plan - combining your chances
You'll sometimes have alternative maneuvers to get the number of tricks you need to make your contracts.
Example drawn from the book by Luc Pannetier "The secrets of a good game plan"
You are playing 7 ♠ : the LHO leads the Queen ♦. What is your game plan?.
You'll sometimes have alternative maneuvers to get the number of tricks you need to make your contracts.
- You'll choose first, of course, the riskless maneuvers : for example trying to establish a suit before taking the risk of a finesse if the establishment did not succeed
- But you should also try to combine your chances of success
Example drawn from the book by Luc Pannetier "The secrets of a good game plan"
You are playing 7 ♠ : the LHO leads the Queen ♦. What is your game plan?.
Game plan : combining your chances
Solution 1 : You draw all trumps, ruff a ♦ and then get to work on the ♥. Ace ♥ then finesse the Queen. Probability of success: a bit less than 55% (finesse 50% and stiff Queen in West 0,5%)
Solution 2 : You draw all trumps, unblock Ace King ♣, ruff a ♦ and then play a small ♣ : If the Queen drops, you don't need to take the risky finesse ! (probability 68%)
Now, you choose your favorite maneuver !
Solution 1 : You draw all trumps, ruff a ♦ and then get to work on the ♥. Ace ♥ then finesse the Queen. Probability of success: a bit less than 55% (finesse 50% and stiff Queen in West 0,5%)
Solution 2 : You draw all trumps, unblock Ace King ♣, ruff a ♦ and then play a small ♣ : If the Queen drops, you don't need to take the risky finesse ! (probability 68%)
Now, you choose your favorite maneuver !
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