rainbow@ihuxe.UUCP (05/22/84)
S:T65 H:A64 D:942 C:J874 S:Q742 S:K83 H:JT8 H:9752 D:76 D:T85 C:T652 C:Q93 S:AJ9 H:KQ3 D:AKQJ3 C:AK Contract:6NT Lead:JH Whats your best line of play? ***************************** Win the KH and play AK of diamonds. If the TD drops you have two entries to dummy to finesse spades twice. Otherwise continue playing diamonds pitching a club and spade from dummy. The situation before the opponents pitch on the last diamond is: S:T6 H:A6 D: C:J87 S:Q74 S:K83 H:T8 H:97 D: D: C:T65 C:Q93 S:AJ9 H:Q3 D: C:AK First East-- 1)pitching a club sets up the J 2)pitching a spade allows the spade suit to come in with one finesse 3)so must pitch a heart And West-- 1)pitching a club results in an end play after cashing heart and club winners and taking a spade hook. 2)pitching a spade allows declarer to lead low from hand forcing two spade winners(drop or using entry for finesse) 3)so must also pitch a heart Now declarer has two entries to dummy(overtaking QH) to take the spade finesse twice for the contract. I received one correct solution from Jeff Halle.