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#1 User is offline   shyams 

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Posted 2021-January-15, 15:24

This came up during one of the daylong tournaments of yesterday. I was South, the other three seats were occupied by bots.


The bidding proceeded innocuously for the first couple of rounds. That is until partner doubled and I decided to show my fit (never mind that it showed 7-10 total points).

The bidding now got really weird. What should I do over 3x? Surely I can't pass with this sad excuse of a hand. So I bid one more!



And there you have it, opps bid a slam and I have to find a lead. If you held the South hand, which suit would you lead? Diamonds, your singleton heart, or a spade?

Decide before you unveil the spoiler.

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Posted 2021-January-15, 16:05

View Postshyams, on 2021-January-15, 15:24, said:

This came up during one of the daylong tournaments of yesterday. I was South, the other three seats were occupied by bots.


The bidding proceeded innocuously for the first couple of rounds. That is until partner doubled and I decided to show my fit (never mind that it showed 7-10 total points).

The bidding now got really weird. What should I do over 3x? Surely I can't pass with this sad excuse of a hand. So I bid one more!



And there you have it, opps bid a slam and I have to find a lead. If you held the South hand, which suit would you lead? Diamonds, your singleton heart, or a spade?

Decide before you unveil the spoiler.

Spoiler



Here's a real-time description of my thinking.
1. My first thought was to lead a singleton because that's what Bird an Anthias usually recommend.
2. My second thought was to lead a diamond because my partner didn't support my call and might be void.
3. My third thought was it was a Lightner double - I always say that now because my partner usually complains about my lead.
4. The double was major-oriented - lead a heart.
5. With thinking like this its no wonder I always do badly in defence.
6. Reread Kotov on how to play (think) like a Grandmaster. The best Chess book I ever read. Kotov's decision-making principles apply in all games.

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Posted 2021-January-15, 17:20

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The declarer play is spectacular though.
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