Import 9F64 Main
Shaky Trump Fit
by Frank StewartImport 9F64 Main |
| by Frank Stewart |
Florida expert Richard Pavlicek showed how to handle a shaky 4-3 fit at the ACBL Summer Championships. (These are known as Moysian fits; Sonny Moyse, a “Bridge World” magazine editor, passionately believed seven trumps are plenty.)
| North deals |  Q 10 7 | West | North | East | South | |
| None vul |  A K 5 4 | 1  | 1  | 1
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| Q 7 2 | 2 | 2 | Pass | 4
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| K 8 4 | Pass | Pass | Pass | |||
| 9 6 2 |  | A 8 5
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| J 9 6 3 | 10 8 7 2
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| K J 9 | A 10 8 6 5
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| 9 7 2 | 5
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| K J 4 3
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| Lead: K | 4 3
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| 4 South | A Q J 10 6 3 | |||||
The defense began with three rounds of diamonds, forcing Pavlicek to ruff. He led a trump to the queen and returned a trump to his king. If East takes the ace, Pavlicek can win any return, draw trumps and run the clubs; but East defended well by ducking twice.
If South led another trump, East would win and cash diamonds. So South started the clubs; and luckily, West, with the last low trump, had to follow suit three times. East discarded since to ruff wouldn’t help him.
Pavlicek then led a fourth club. West ruffed (as good a defense as any); Pavlicek overruffed in dummy (East discarded) and led a heart to his queen to continue clubs. When East ruffed with the ace of trumps, Pavlicek claimed with his last trump and remaining club. Well done!
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© 1999 Frank Stewart