MindZine - Bridge -

We were very pleased with ourselves as a very unpractised partnership. On top of that I had a really nice weekend away. I particularly enjoyed playing with a partner who never once criticised me throughout the entire weekend and who commented favourably on those occasions when I actually did something good.

I quite liked hand 18 of set 3.

West	North	East	South
1	1	Pass	1
Pass	Pass	1

West's 1 was part of a 5-card major, 4-card diamond system so might only have been a 2-card suit. The hand was remarkable because the contract went one down, the defensive tricks including six trump tricks! East protected with 1 as she was not sure what double might mean.

K Q 9

Q 9

K 9 7 6 5

Q J 5

J 10

	N
W		E
	S

6 5 4 3

A 7 5 2

10 6 4

Q 8

A J 4 2

A K 8 7 2

10 3

A 8 7 2

K J 8 3

10 3

9 6 4

I led 10 to Q, K and won by A. Declarer played J and another diamond for a ruff in dummy whilst I threw a club. A, K and a third club allowed me to overruff and I exited with a low trump won by John Young (sitting north) who cashed a diamond and played the Q. Declarer won the A and led a club. John threw his heart, so did declarer and I ruffed. I cashed the K and we could now crossruff the remaining tricks for one down.