The Schnapsen Log
December 26, 2019
Planning To Win the Last Trick
Martin Tompa
In the very next hand you are faced with another instance of perfect information, where the stock is exhausted and you know exactly what cards Tibor has left in his hand.
Tibor: (32 points)
♠ —
♥ J
♣ J
♦ AKJYou: (36 points)
♠ K
♥ T
♣ K
♦ TQTrump: ♣
Stock: Exhausted
Game points: Tibor 2, You 4
On lead: You
No marriages have been declared, and the trick point scores are close, which suggests that this one may come down to winning the last trick. Yet whatever sequence you imagine seems to end up handing Tibor the win. When you think you have the winning sequence, you are welcome to read my analysis.
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