Board 10, Round 7

Round Robin

Round 7

Board 10

Board 10 Dlr: East Vul: All	ª A K Q 6 5 4 © J 10 7 4 ¨ 6 § K 3
ª 8 7 3 2 © K ¨ A K 8 2 § 9 8 6 5	N W E S	ª 9 © A Q 9 8 6 ¨ Q 9 3 § A Q J 7
	ª J 10 © 5 3 2 ¨ J 10 7 5 4 § 10 4 2

Bridge Baron versus Meadowlark Bridge

West	North	East	South
Meadowlark	Bridge Baron	Meadowlark	Bridge Baron
		1©	Pass
1ª	Pass	2§	Pass
2NT	Pass	3NT	All Pass

West	North	East	South
Bridge Baron	Meadowlark	Bridge Baron	Meadowlark
		1©	Pass
1ª	Pass	2§	Pass
3§	All Pass

When is it right to lead four best from ªAKQxx(x) against 3NT? When rho has shown four spades. The Bridge Baron robot found the fourth best spade lead and was rewarded with +200.

At the other table, the East Bridge Baron robot devalued its hand with a singleton in partner’s first suit and played in 3§ making seven on a diamond lead for a 7 IMP pickup.

In the Blue Chip Bridge versus Wbridge5 match,

West	North	East	South
BCB	Wbridge5	BCB	Wbridge5
		1©	Pass
1ª	Pass	2§	Pass
3§	Pass	3¨	Pass
3NT	All Pass

West	North	East	South
Wbridge5	BCB	Wbridge5	BCB
		1©	Pass
1ª	Pass	2§	Pass
3§	Pass	5§	All Pass

BCB might have bid 4¨ over 3¨ reached the good 5§ contract, but Wbridge5 led a top spade and Blue Chip Bridge made 10 tricks for +630. At the other table, Wbridge5 jumped directly to 5§ and made seven on a diamond lead, +640 for a wash.

In the Q-Plus Bridge versus Micro Bridge match,

West	North	East	South
Q-Plus Bridge	Micro Bridge	Q-Plus Bridge	Micro Bridge
		1©	Pass
1ª	Pass	2§	Pass
2¨⁽¹⁾	Pass	2©	Pass
2NT	Pass	3NT	All Pass

West	North	East	South
Micro Bridge	Q-Plus Bridge	Micro Bridge	Q-Plus Bridge
		1©	Pass
1ª	2ª	All Pass

⁽¹⁾ one round force

Micro Bridge led a top spade against 3NT, +630 for Blue Chip Bridge. At the other table the defense was accurate and Micro Bridge defeating 2ª two tricks for +200 for a 13 IMP pickup.

In the Jack versus Sabrina match Jack (North) bid 2ª after E-W bid 1©-1ª, and made +110 on bad defense from Sabrina. At the other table Jack bid to 3NT after a 1©-1ª start and Sabrina led a top spade, +630 to Jack and a 12 IMP pickup.