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 West. Both Vul
10 7 2
A K
J 10 9 8 7
K 5 3
A K 5
Q J 7
K 6 5 3
10 9 8
West
North
East
South
1
Pass
Pass
1NT
Pass
2NT
Pass
3NT
Pass
Pass
Pass
“Half of our mistakes in life arise from feeling where we ought to think, and thinking where we ought to feel” John Churton Collins.
West led the Q. South won the K, lea d heart to dummy and passed the J, lo sing to the queen. West returns Q
How should South continue?
Against West’s imaginative defense, our South took the sure way to develop a club stopper. Unfortunately, it was the only way to lose the game.
With no future in a second spade lead, West made the excellent switch to the Q. Dummy covered to guarantee a club stopper (A -J-x or better with East) and dummy’s king won. When West won with his A, he cashed the A and led his last club to East’s jack. The defenders enjoyed three clubs and two diamonds for one down.
South makes his game f he plays West for the A, an inference certainly supported by the actual bidding.
When West shifts to the Q, South must refuse to cover. The queen wins but West is stuck. If he continues clubs, dummy’s king wins and East’s fourth club is insolated. If West leads anything else, South has time to defelop his nine tricks.
The full deal:
10 7 2
A K
J 10 9 8 7
K 5 3
