The Schnapsen Log

June 11, 2020

The Last Trump

Martin Tompa

A few deals later you face a new challenge.

Concealed cards:
♠ K
♥ A
♣ TQ
♦ QJ

Your cards:
♠ T
♥ T
♣ AKJ
♦ —

Trump: ♠J
Stock: Open, 1 face-down card
Game points: Tibor 1, You 3
Trick points: Tibor 40, You 28
On lead: Tibor

You are at the brink of disaster here, with Tibor only one game point from winning the game. He declared the diamond marriage earlier and now leads ♦Q. What will you do? When you think you have a plan for the winning play, you are welcome to read my analysis.

© 2020 Martin Tompa. All rights reserved.

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About the Author

Martin Tompa (tompa@psellos.com)

I am a Professor of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington, where I teach discrete mathematics, probability and statistics, design and analysis of algorithms, and other related courses. I have always loved playing games. Games are great tools for learning to think logically and are a wonderful component of happy family or social life.