Finesse Confusion in a House Speech Era Chess Play
A garbled 1812 House speech by Henry Clay discusses a bridge finesse sequence. The passage references an East overcall, a club finesse, and a 12 trick hand amid a Middle-Up-Down sequence. The text is incomplete and contains numerous transcription errors.
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