The Irish Grand Slam | by Tos McGee |
Only two pairs bid to 7NT on this deal in the Lipton Ice Tea World Junior Pairs Championship. The Irish combination of Thomas MacCormal and Richard King was one of them. You may be aware that the standard defence against an Irish slam is to lead an ace to look at dummy, cash your other ace and wait for your natural trump trick(s). In some variations your partner also produces an ace. This time the North player was shocked to find he had no ace to lead against the Irish grand slam. |
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Rosenblum Cup KO McConnell Cup KO Junior Pairs J3, J4 Senior Teams S1, S2, S3, S4 Zonal Teams Z/1A, Z/1B, Z/2A, Z/2B, Z/3A, Z/3B, Z/4A, Z/4B, Z/5A, Z/5B Continuous Pairs |
Louis Vuitton McConnell Be Courteous! The Irish Grand Slam Trick Question |
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