[benellis58]

The whole story here is the typically silly GIB definition for South's 3C. South ignored the stupidity and bid 3C anyway, and the NS result was fine, but why on Earth should 3C show "6+ clubs" and "15- HCP"?

https://tinyurl.brid...se.com/bdem89ct

[benellis58]

The GIB robots show us how "good" they are at "defending". At trick 10, BOTH East and West choose to guard the SAME suit (spades) and BOTH choose to unguard the SAME suit (hearts), allowing declarer South to take three of the last four tricks when he is legitimately entitled to only two of them.

In fairness, though, the GIB robots OFTEN commit far worse "defensive" atrocities than this.

https://tinyurl.brid...se.com/2p9x7ef2

[benellis58]

Give a two-suiter to a GIB robot and he will very often manage to misbid it...and he can do so in many different ways, as he has proven time and time again.

https://tinyurl.brid...se.com/79efmta5

[benellis58]

The GIB robot sitting West inexplicably falls in love with his hand. His romance does not end happily for him.

https://tinyurl.brid...se.com/mryhwhp2

[benellis58]

Observe the "logic" and "defensive skills" of the GIB robot sitting East, as he "defends" against South's 3NT.

He wins the opening diamond lead. (Nice play.) He plays a second diamond (nice play) and wins the trick. And then...and then...and THEN at trick three the GIB robot decides that the best thing he can POSSIBLY do is to...SHIFT to a club.

https://tinyurl.brid...se.com/3b3dwc46

[benellis58]

Yes, leads can involve guesswork. Yes, their success or failure can be dependent on luck and on the random layout of a random hand. But why do SO many GIB robot leads appear to be bizarre and/or illogical, and why do SO many GIB robot leads work out so poorly for the (inept) GIB robots?

https://tinyurl.brid...se.com/2p9xbmte

[benellis58]

No, this is not a repeat of the post immediately above, but just for fun, let's start with a familiar sentence:

Yes, leads can involve guesswork. Yes, their success or failure can be dependent on luck and on the random layout of a random hand. But why do SO many GIB robot leads appear to be bizarre and/or illogical, and why do SO many GIB robot leads work out so poorly for the (inept) GIB robots?

https://tinyurl.brid...se.com/yp7r4ju3

[benellis58]

This is a statement that I have made several times in the past, but it periodically bears repeating, since I am reminded of it every time I play with and against GIB robots:

I have never in my life encountered a human bridge player who is more consistently bad at bridge than the GIB robots are.