The Schnapsen Log
September 1, 2012
Tenuous Control
Martin Tompa
You’ve been at the Café Abeles long enough now that a new order of coffee and cake has arrived. This time the cake is Pfirsichkuchen, with juicy peach halves peeking out the tops of the generous pieces. Yum. The game against Lore continues between bites.
Unseen cards:
♠ ATKJ
♥ —
♣ TK
♦ —Your cards:
♠ Q
♥ Q
♣ AQ
♦ KTrump: ♣J
Stock: 1 face-down card
Game points: Lore 5, You 4
Trick points: Lore 26, You 47
On lead: You
You are ahead in this deal, due to the diamond marriage that you declared earlier. But your control is tenuous at best. Plan your play. When you think you have a good plan, you are welcome to read my analysis.
© 2012 Martin Tompa. All rights reserved.
