rainbow@ihuxe.UUCP (06/27/84)
S:K954
H:Q
D:K87642
C:54
S:AQJ S:
H:AK96 H:T8743
D:AQJ9 D:T53
C:J8 C:QT762
S:T87632
H:J52
D:
C:AK93
Contract:3S dbl
Lead:KH,AS,QS
How do you make this contract?
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Win the third trick with the KS. Ruff a diamond. AK of clubs. Play a club.
A)if west ruffs, you are assured of two clubs, 7 trumps, and a red suit trick
from the resultant endplay. Making an overtrick.
B)so west pitches a red card.
Ruff in dummy. Ruff a diamond. Play a club.
A)West cannot ruff for the same reason as above.
B)West cannot sluff a second diamond because then the KD will provide a
heart pitch. Losing only two trumps and two hearts.
C)West cannot sluff a second heart because you will duck the club to east.
West now has JS,AH,AQD. Dummy has 9S,K87D. In hand, T8S,J5H. You need
three more tricks.
1)east exits with a club. Ruff in hand. If west overruffs he is endplayed
into giving up a red suit trick along with your last two trumps. If west
pitches, you crossruff your last two trumps.
2)east exits with a heart. Ruff in dummy. Ruff a diamond. Play high JH
taking either that or your last trump.
3)east exits with a diamond. Crossruff your last three trump.
D)so west has now pitched a card from each of the two red suits.
Ruff in dummy. Ruff a diamond. Exit with a trump. West is endplayed in hearts.
Losing only two trumps and two hearts.