rainbow@ihuxe.UUCP (06/27/84)
S:Q742 H:Q753 D:AK943 C: S:J85 S:AK9 H:AJ4 H:2 D:8762 D:QJT5 C:QT6 C:KJ983 S:T63 H:KT986 D: C:A7542 Contract:4H Lead:8D How do you make this hand? ************************** Win the AK of diamonds quickly pitching two of your spades. Now a low spade which east will probably win(it wouldnt look good to let you now win the stiff jack). The defense is forced to play trump else you run home on a crossruff. The Defense plays AH and another. You win on dummy carefully preserving your six of hearts. East can afford to pitch one club. Now you draw the last trump by playing dummy's winner. East must now pitch before you commit yourself to overtaking or ducking. A)east pitches a spade. Win in dummy. Ruff a low spade. Ruff a club. Take two pitches on the spades. Lose one more club at the end. Making 4H. B)east pitches a diamond. Win in dummy. Ruff a low diamond. Ruff a club. Take two pitches on the daimonds. Lose one more club at the end. Making 4H. C)east pitches a second club. Overtake in your hand. Ruff a club. Enter your hand via a ruff. AC. Exit with a club claiming the rest with two good clubs and a trump. Making 4H. An interesting squeeze variation in that east must allow you not one, but two tricks in any suit he chooses to discard in.