Going for 1400 at the one level

No silly, it wasn’t me.  It was the robots.  Francine and I were practicing.  We actually have most of a system worked out and we are playing against the “good” robots.  We do this some time so we can discuss things.

I admit this would never (?) happen against humans.  Here is Francine’s hand.  She was South white on red.

East opened 1♣ and Francine naturally passed.  West passed and her lovely partner (moi) doubled.  This got passed out.  She started the ♦ A and I played low (even).  Here was the dummy.

Dealer: Vul:	West ♠ 7542 ♥ J74 ♦ Q9632 ♣ 4
Francine ♠ 108 ♥ Q2 ♦ AK8 ♣ KQ10932

Presumably a human West would have bid something when one club doubled was passed to him.  Francine continued diamonds and I ruffed the third round with the ♣ 8, played the ♠ K and then returned ♣ 6 suggesting three clubs.  Declarer ducked the first club and won the second showing up with the expected three clubs.  Now this is the really fun part.  Declarer cashed the ♥ K and exited with a club.  This is the end position.

Dealer: Vul:	North ♠ AJ3 ♥ 98 ♦ – ♣ –
West ♠ 54 ♥ J ♦ Q9 ♣ –		East ♠ Q9 ♥ A105 ♦ – ♣ –
	♠10 ♥ Q ♦ – ♣ 1032

When Francine ran her clubs I kept the top two spades.  On the last club declarer had to throw either the ♥ A or a spade.   Francine said; “He was squeezed.” And he was.  So now I know there is another reason to play against robots you can gloat a bit.  Here is the whole deal.  In the end declarer took only two of his three top tricks.  I haven’t seen a squeeze by defenders in quite a while.  Nicely done, partner.

Dealer: Vul:	North ♠ AKJ3 ♥ 9863 ♦ 105 ♣ J86
West ♠ 7542 ♥ J74 ♦ Q9632 ♣ 4		East ♠ Q96 ♥ AK105 ♦ J74 ♣ A75
	♠108 ♥ Q2 ♦ AK8 ♣ KQ10932

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