....... QJ3
....... A42
....... J76
....... AJ63
T986 ....... K5
QJ8763 ... T
2 ............. AQT954
Q9 ........... T542
....... A742
....... K95
....... K83
....... K87
South is in 3NT, the lead is the singleton Diamond.
It was a Par competition, contract & lead were predefined. It was designed to go -1...
Somebody found a line that makes against perfect defence, .
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A unique hand? A DD problem
#1
Posted 2004-January-20, 14:24
"I know that there is only one power worth having. That is the power, not to take, but to accept; not to have, but to give."
#2
Posted 2004-January-20, 14:56
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♠QJ3
♥A42
♦J76
♣AJ63
♠T986 ♠K5
♥QJ8763 ♥T
♦2 ♦AQT954
♣Q9 ♣T542
♠A742
♥K95
♦K83
♣K87
Where there is eight tricks, there is often 9. This is a vulnerable stopper squeeze without count, but the club suit is unfortunately blocked (put the club 7 or 8 in dummy and club 3 in south it is easier). But you can let WEST hoist EAST up onto the gallows. Winning line....
T1. Win ♦ with king,
T2. ♣J hook,
T3. ♠Q-♠K-♠A,
You know have eight tricks (2♠+2♥+1♦+3♣). First thing to do (double dummy of course) is to let west win two spades (if he likes)...
T4. ♠J
T5. ♠ to west, we assume west takes his good spade... (it doesn't matter, if he returs a heart, we win in dummy and continue spade tor reach same point on trick 8.
T6. ♠T,
T7. ♥ to ♥K
T8. ♥Duck to WEST who must lead a heart in this postion...
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♥A
♦J
♣A6
♥xxxx ♦AQ
♣T5
♥9
♦83
♣7
♦J
♣A6
♥xxxx ♦AQ
♣T5
♥9
♦83
♣7
What is EAST to do? IF he throws a club, dummy wins two club tricks. If he throws a ♦, a cute ending occurs. He is thrown in with the ♦A and has a choice. He can lead the ♣10 allowing dummy to win the last two ♣ tricks, or he can lead the ♣5 allowing you to enter South with the ♣7 to cash the good ♦8. Turns out you don't need the high ♣ spot in dummy after all!
--Ben--
#3
Posted 2004-January-20, 18:48
Squeeze or 's to be 3-3 with west having the high ones. Don't have the bidding but it seems that East opened some amount of 's. So maybe ducking the with no entree in the hand will not happen, and maybe it will. If it does happen then Ben is looking good, if it doesn't happen then there are other possibilities for squeezes too.
Mike
Mike
“If there is dissatisfaction with the status quo, good. If there is ferment,
so much the better. If there is restlessness, I am pleased. Then let there
be ideas, and hard thought, and hard work.”
so much the better. If there is restlessness, I am pleased. Then let there
be ideas, and hard thought, and hard work.”
#4
Posted 2004-January-20, 18:48
"I know that there is only one power worth having. That is the power, not to take, but to accept; not to have, but to give."
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