Bobby WolffWikipedia: Robert S. (Bobby) Wolff(born October 14, 1932, San Antonio, Texas) is an American bridge player, writer, and administrator. He is the only person to win world championships in five different categories.
Wolff was an original member of the Dallas Aces team, which was formed in 1968 to compete against the Italian Blue Team which was dominant at the time. The Aces were successful and won their first world championship in 1970. Wolff has won 11 world championships, over 30 North American championships, and was the president of World Bridge Federation (WBF) 1992–1994, and served as president of American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) 1987. He is the author of a tell-all on bridge chronicling 60 years on the scene, entitled The Lone Wolff, published by Master Point Press. His column, The Aces on Bridge has been appearing daily for over 32 years, is syndicated by United Feature Syndicate in more than 130 newspapers worldwide and is available online two weeks in arrears.
IMPs Dealer South. Both Vul
A 8
6 3
9 8 6 2
10 5 4 3 2
K Q J 10 7 5 4
A 8
K J 10
6
West
North
East
South
1
2
Pass
3
3
Pass
4
Pass
Pass
Pass
“Only those who dare to fall greatly can ever achieve greatly” Robert F. Kennedy
West led the K. Plan the play.
Should South ever have to risk the loss of a trump trick with today solid holing? Not every day, to be sure, only on those days when there is something greater to gain.
In most games, South wins his A and plays the king and ace of trumps. A diamond is led and South’s 10 goes to West´s ace. West cashed a heart, leads another heart to force South to ruff, and it’s all over. When East’s Q fails to drop under South’s king, the defenders score a total of one heart, two diamonds and one club, down one.
A better approach to losing only one diamond trick accepts the possibility of losing a trump trick; a risk that South should accept to gain two entries in dummy.
After winning his A, South should lead a trump to dummy’s 8, finessing against West’s 9. When this wins, South finesses against East´s Q. Later, he returns to dummy with the trump ace, and the repeated diamond finesse earns him ten tricks.
Many will go down only one with today’s cards. Only those with a touch of class will risk down two.
A 8
6 3
9 8 6 2
10 5 4 3 2
