The Schnapsen Log

Gamble

Martin Tompa

The game against your very dangerous opponent Uncle Tibor has drawn near to its end, with Uncle Hans watching all the action over your shoulder. Though it is clear to all of you that Tibor is the better player, you have kept the score very close, and are now just 1 game point behind Tibor.

Concealed cards:
♠ —
♥ T
♣ AKJ
♦ TK

Your cards:
♠ K
♥ AJ
♣ T
♦ A

Trump: ♦J
Stock: 1 face-down card
Game points: Tibor 1, You 2
Trick points: Tibor 11, You 48
On lead: You

There has been no trump exchange. Thanks to a spade marriage you declared earlier, you are getting close to 66. You know that Tibor only has 11 trick points, and realize that you have a chance to score 2 game points this deal and win the entire game. But take one wrong step and Tibor will win the game. This is a real nail-biting situation. When you have a plan, you are welcome to read my analysis.

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