I'm in love with...

[guizot]

Russia’s Marina Kelina.

But don’t tell anyone.

[twickster]

I gather she’s a bridge-player of some note?

[Scribble]

Because I’m procrastinating (yet again), I googled her.

Behold, Marina Kelina.

[NurseCarmen]

She looks very…Russian.

[MovieMogul]

Porn, guizot-style:

The opening lead of the heart queen was normal, but allowed South a vital trick. After winning with ace, she finesssed the heart ten to enter dummy.

Then, with the opening bid to guide her, she led the club jack. When East covered with the queen and the king won, South noted the appearance of the eight on her left. She crossed to the heart king and led the club four. When East played the three, Kelina produced the two and made her game.

In theory, it would have been a fraction better to lead the seven from dummy, protecting against the slight chance that West had falsecarded with a doubleton 8-6. But as it was, South could claim to have taken the deepest finesse of the year, or perhaps of any year.

[Redfrost]

Ummmm…okay :rolleyes: Why? I mean I can see how hot she is and all but what is behind that stunning beauty?

[glee]

Terence Reese, in one of his excellent ‘play these hands with me’ type-books gives a similar example.

I think he led the 4, played the 2 on the 3 and the last player showed out.

[guizot]

@Redfrost

Ummmm…okay :rolleyes: Why? I mean I can see how hot she is and all but what is behind that stunning beauty?

Read more carefully:

South could claim to have taken the deepest finesse of the year, or perhaps of any year.

[Quiddity_Glomfuster]

@Redfrost

Ummmm…okay :rolleyes: Why? I mean I can see how hot she is and all but what is behind that stunning beauty?

See, people have different tastes. Crazy thing about the fact that there are six plus billion people on the planet - they don’t all like the same thing or fall in love with the same kind of person.

Whoda thunk it?

I think Brad Pitt is boring and others would strip naked in front of him if he’d jump their bones. Some people think Steven Tyler is hot and I think he’s one of the ugliest humans on the planet. Like that.

[guizot]

@Quiddity Glomfuster

See, people have different tastes. Crazy thing about the fact that there are six plus billion people on the planet - they don’t all like the same thing or fall in love with the same kind of person.

Whoda thunk it?

I’d neither seen her nor heard of her until that column came out last Tuesday. I guess I instantly fall like a fool for any woman with such daring, deep finesse. Probably next week it’ll be a lass from Poland with a wily end-play strategy.

And, ArchiveGuy, as fickle as I might be, this is pure, unadulterated love–changeable, yes, but achingly heartfelt.

(Humpf!) Porn, indeed!