With the hike in fuel prices one
would like to go the niggardly
way. But, certainly not when it
comes to playing the bridge
deal.
South played today’s game in a
niggardly way. And with his
false economy, he managed to
turn a makable game into a
losing effort.
West’s ♠k held, and West
continued with the ♠4 after
East had encouraged with the
♠8. East won the ♠a and
returned the ♠3, and defenders
had the first four tricks. West
exited with a heart.
South allowed dummy’s ♥k to
hold and thereby fell from
grace. When no singleton ♦k
appeared, South was forced to
concede down one.
South had his eyes on the
wrong goal. True, he would have
had nine tricks had he won the
♥a and ♥k separately. However, since there was no
reasonable way to achieve that
end without the loss of another
trick, South should have
‘wasted’ his ♥a in trade for an
entry to his hand.
When West shifted to a heart at
trick five, South should have
overtaken dummy’s king with
his ace and tried the diamond
finesse. When the finesse
succeeds, South collects two
diamond winners, just enough
to score his game.
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