The Schnapsen Log
August 20, 2012
Losing Tempo
Martin Tompa
It seems as though your coffee hasn’t even had time to cool at the Café Abeles when you find yourself once again in a quandary.
Unseen cards:
♠ A
♥ AK
♣ TK
♦ KYour cards:
♠ —
♥ Q
♣ AQJ
♦ ATrump: ♠J
Stock: 1 face-down card
Game points: Peter 3, You 2
Trick points: Peter 18, You 26
On lead: You
You review the cards you haven’t yet seen and the action so far. There were no marriages shown and no trump exchange. With the low trick point scores, this deal feels exactly like the one you just finished, where it might all come down to winning the last trick. When you think you have a good plan, you are welcome to read my analysis.
© 2012 Martin Tompa. All rights reserved.
