rogerc@orca.UUCP (Roger M. Christal) (05/23/84)
S:AQJ4 H:6 D:AKQ6 C:QJT9 S:KT96 S:852 H:QT83 H:97542 D:3 D:JT97 C:A863 C:4 S:73 H:AKJ D:8542 C:K752 Contract:6NT Analyze for all possible leads by west. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Oh well. It seems I made a few mistakes in my analysis of this hand. What can I say. It was late at night, the baby was crying, etc. If West leads a Heart, I can't find a way to make the contract. South has no entry to score the 3rd Heart after the Ace of Clubs is forced out. East will never give up his Diamonds, so getting a 4th Diamond won't work either. If 3 rounds of Diamonds are played, West can dump Hearts, denying 4 Spade tricks. If South takes the 3 Heart tricks off the top before the Spade finesse, West can then sluff Clubs on the Diamonds. My analysis of the Diamond lead was equally bad. If West leads the Diamond, you cannot can either make 3 Spade or 3 Heart tricks, but not both. Can anybody out there find a winning play with these leads? Mugs Away, Mate! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - \\\\\\ _________ Doctor Dart - - - - - - - - >>>>>>----==(_________)----- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ////// ..!ihnp4!tektronix!orca!rogerc