9th World Youth Team Championship Page 4 Bulletin 7 - Tuesday 26 August  2003


A Touch of Inspiration

Canada defeated China Hong Kong in Round 11 but Henry Wong outplayed his counterpart on this deal when he found a way home in a 4ª contract that failed at the other table.

Board 14. None Vul. Dealer East.
  ª 9 6 3
© K 9 5 3
¨ K 8 3 2
§ K 3
ª 7 5 2
© 8
¨ A Q 10 7 6 5
§ A J 7
Bridge deal ª K Q 10 8 4
© A Q J 2
¨ 4
§ 9 6 4
  ª A J
© 10 7 6 4
¨ J 9
§ Q 10 8 5 2

Wong was East and received the lead of a low club, which he ran to Vincent Demuy's king. Demuy returned a club to dummy's jack and Wong led a heart to the queen then ruffed a heart. A spade to the king lost to the ace and Gavin Wolpert gave his partner a club ruff. Demuy exited safely with his last spade and Wong got that right, rising with the queen to drop the jack. Now he ran the rest of the trumps and North was squeezed in the red suits. Naturally, having got this far, Wong got the ending right for a fine +420 and 10 IMPs to China Hong Kong.
I am not sure that this is the best theoretical line, but who can argue with success? When you're hot, you're hot!



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