[bridge7]

"Deals of the Year" is a software which is used by
bridge players to solve the problems practically..

You can find this free software at the "Advanced Bridge" section of

http://www.bridge7.com


Check it out please. If you liked, please send us
interesting problems from your own archieve
to share with us..

Best Regards,
YAlcin Pekiner

[inquiry]

Your site is interesting. I looked around a little, and examined your Deals of the Year software, looking only at the first hand in the list (dated aug 10, 2003).

Since it is in the running for your deal of the year, let me point out what is wrong with it... I repeat the hand here for illustration purposes....

KQxx
A9
J9x
ATxx

Axx
KQJxxx
xx
Qx

Bidding
N E S W
1C 1D 1H P
1S P 4H P
X all pass

Opening lead lowish diamond, EAST plays QKA, south ruffs third round, WEST follows suit. I will not repeat the line of play you show. Instead, let's think what WEST could have for his double. Certainly not much. The answer has to be five hearts. After all 1H then 4H is mild slam try (could have bid 4H to start off without at least mild slam interest).

The correct play IMHO is small heart to the nine, which wins, heart ACE, club ace (VIENNA COUP), small spade to ACE, and then run the hearts. The ending will be....

S-KQx
C-x
S-JTx
S-xx C-K
H-x
C-Q

Lead the last heart and pitch the club x from dummy. EAST is squeezed in the black suits. Making a doubled overtrick.

Ben

[luis]

I haven't visited the site because my browser just reads plain html without fancy javascript or applets, I think bridge hands can be perefectly presented using plain HTML unless you want to let the player "play" the hand or show animations as the cards are played....
Nevermind about the deal that Ben presents:
How can this deal be under the "deals of the year" title? They doubled 4h you finesse the h9 and have 10 top tricks in 4h doubled... what's the point?
I can't see any lesson on the deal besides "don't make stupid doubles"
Maybe I'm missing something :-|

[bridge7]

Thank you for your comments Ben..

I added below lines to correct my mistake:
"Contrat is 4 Hearts  
Defence starts with three rounds of diamonds (A K and Q)..
South was not brave enough to finess nine of trumps:
Instead he plays heart to ace after ruffing the diamond"..

YAlcin Pekiner

[bridge7]

Dear Luis,
What you missed is the title,

Title is "Deals of the Year", not "Deal of the Year"

Thanks,

YAlcin pekiner

[inquiry]

You are welcome bridge,

Another point. The deals of the year hand entitled "Squeeze for GS" is doubly flawed. First, of course, the player on opening lead with the diamond ACE could lead it to avoid the squeeze and to set the contract. Second. there are two club jacks and no club queen on the hand. Finally the positional simple squeeze I think you have in mind fails because WEST throws his clubs away. It sets the CLub jack up, but you lose a diamond, or if you overtake the club jack, EAST wins the club Ten. (east throws all diamonds, west all clubs).

I hope noone takes these problems as to suggest the site isn't interesting. In the "deals of the year" section, the other two identified as squeezes, are real squeezes. The other two are automatic simple squeezes without much intrest to advanced players, but intermediates and beginners will enjoy them. There is clever little morton's fork coup that requires guessing which opponent holds the spade ace and then lead through it. And some of the online software packages are fun to play with. This page shows a lot of work and has potential -- especially if more challenging hands are included in the deals of the year section. The deals are there are aimed solidily at intermedate level players I think...which is a good thing, we intermedates need all the practice we can get.

Ben

Ben

[bridge7]

Thanks again Ben,

I removed "Squeeze for GS" completely. Because hands were dealt wrong way

Thanks also for suggestions.

YAlcin Pekiner