![]() ![]() Solitaires and patience games are card games that can be played by a single player. Klondike solitaire, commonly known simply as 'solitaire' is one of the most popular patience games. The important thing to remember is that at matchpoints, extra tricks, whether more overtricks or fewer undertricks, whether in defence or offence, can be very important and can sometimes be considered even if risking the contract.įor similar considerations, in defence, often trying a speculative play as “the only chance” to beat a contract may be unjustified if there is a low probability of success and you are risking some undertricks.Important shortcut keys Toggle full screen: The result for making nine tricks was 50.3%. Scoring 3NT+1 on this hand is worth 96%! 180 players made ten tricks. Mission accomplished! With no chance for another extra trick, I can claim ten tricks. So there is a 2-to-1 chance that the K is with West. In addition, “restricted choice” applies here that is, with the A and K, East might equally have played the K. Presumably East, from his point of view, played the spade A in order to clear the Hearts while West still had some entries. Should I reconsider and play the Q? I don’t think so. I play a spade from the dummy, East plays the A and, as expected, continues in Hearts. Accordingly, I win the first trick with the Q (better than winning with the A, because winning with the A tells the opponents that I have the K and I want them – East, in this case – to continue in Hearts after winning the first spade). So, I believe that at matchpoints, trying for the extra spade trick is justified. Of course, if the first spade loses to the Jack, I intend to just take my nine tricks. And even if East does play low with AKxxx, West, upon winning the Jack, has to continue the suit: not at all obvious. But then, East has AKxxx and will likely play the K or A when I play the suit from the dummy. Another possibility is West having a spade doubleton with just the Jack. But with that holding, he would probably have led a spade. Only if West has five spades with the A or K and J. So, Spades it is.īut is it safe to try for a spade trick? Doesn’t it also put the contract at risk? Well, theoretically it does but only in specific and quite unlikely circumstances. But then the opponents will be able to take those two club tricks along with their spade tricks, holding me to nine tricks or even eight, potentially beating the contract. ![]() The reason is that in order to develop a second trick in Clubs, I have to lose two club tricks. ![]() In Spades, on the other hand, the best play for a trick is to finesse East for the J: a 50% chance.īut overall on the deal, I believe that the best play is to try for the extra trick in Spades. True, with other distributions (and limited communications), I may have to guess how to play the suit but still, it seems very likely to provide a second trick. Theoretically, only KQJx or better with West can prevent me from making a second trick. Which is the better candidate? Judging by the suits themselves, Clubs seems like the better one. On this deal, I can see two possible sources of extra tricks: Clubs and Spades. So, an extra trick that others failed to make may make all the difference to the score of a deal. how many scores are above and below yours, with no regard to the actual score. Your matchpoint score on a deal is calculated based on how your result ranks against other results on that deal, i.e. I can easily see nine top tricks but at matchpoints, that is not enough. ![]()
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