rainbow@ihuxe.UUCP (08/09/83)
NORTH
S:Q85
H:AKQJT
D:T
C:AJ76 S W N E
1D -- 2H --
SOUTH 2N -- 6N! --
S:J932
H:54
D:AQJ7
C:KQ4
West leads the TC.
The solution presented stated that the best chance is to play for the spade
honors to be split and East has the KD. This is not too unreasonable.
However you should not take the gamble of "finessing" the JS in the hope
that West shifts to another suit allowing you to squeeze East out of the
other spade honor and King third of diamonds. The contract is guaranteed
if the cards lie as speculated above. Keep trying!halle1@houxz.UUCP (08/09/83)
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NORTH
S:Q85
H:AKQJT
D:T
C:AJ76 S W N E
1D -- 2H --
SOUTH 2N -- 6N! --
S:J932
H:54
D:AQJ7
C:KQ4
West leads the TC.
The solution presented stated that the best chance is to play for the spade
honors to be split and East has the KD. This is not too unreasonable.
However you should not take the gamble of "finessing" the JS in the hope
that West shifts to another suit allowing you to squeeze East out of the
other spade honor and King third of diamonds. The contract is guaranteed
if the cards lie as speculated above. Keep trying!
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The solution the poser is looking for has the following ending:
S:Q85
H:A
D:T
S:AorK Tx(x) S:KorA x
D:x(x) D:Kxx
S:J2
D:AQJ
The heart squeezes east. He must hold 3 diamonds. If he throws the high
spade a low spade now sets up the suit. If he throws the low one, he will
be endplayed after a diamond and a spade. If west steps up with his
ace (Crocodile Coup) west will be endplayed.
Unfortunately, this line fails. All west has to do is keep his fifth club
instead of the extra S or D. Now when he gets in with the spade, he will
cash the setting trick.
Of course you could take two rounds of clubs first to see if the spade play
is necessary, but this gives east a chance to signal if he has only one.
The choice between plays is not cut and dried. But both are interesting.