The Schnapsen Log
The Battle and the War
Martin Tompa
You are near the end of a very tight game against a lucky opponent. Each of you is within 1 or 2 game points of winning when you find yourself on lead in the following position:
Concealed cards:
♠ Q
♥ AKJ
♣ AKQ
♦ JYour cards:
♠ AK
♥ TQ
♣ —
♦ ATrump: ♠J
Stock: 3 face-down cards
Game points: Opponent 1, You 2
Trick points: Opponent 7, You 32
On lead: You
No one has declared a marriage or exchanged the trump. What should you do? When you have your answer ready, you are welcome to read my analysis.
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