rainbow@ihuxe.UUCP (07/26/83)
North
S:AJ65
H:KT2
D:
C:AKQJ65
West East
S: S:KQT987
H:J987654 H:
D:987654 D:KQ2
C: C:T987
South
S:432
H:AQ3
D:AJT3
C:432
South is declarer at 6NT. State the leads by West and the lines of play
by South that result in making the contract.
Hint: There are more than 6 yet less than 13 such leads.ching@hp-pcd.UUCP (07/31/83)
#R:ihuxe:-26800:hp-pcd:30500003:000:3499 hp-pcd!ching Jul 30 17:21:00 1983 Glad to see there are many bridge players on the net. I haven't play bridge for quite a while, but I'll give it a try. This is my first article on bridge in English. Your comments on my English as well as the play are welcome. My opinion is that there are only two kinds of possible leads from west: a dianmond lead or a heart lead. If west lead a diamond, then south will have two winners in diamond and the contract. If west lead a heart, the game becomes interesting. An immediate analysis shows that south has eleven winners. The twelveth winner needed to make the contract may come either from spade or diamond. A further analysis shows that east has to defend both suits. It seems "squeeze" is possible. Two things has to be considered. The first thing is to give up a trick early in the game to produce the "squeeze". The problem is which one. It seems either a spade or a diamond will do, but we have to consider the second thing--the bridge. South have entries in heart only. North has entries in both spade and heart (declare has to draw all clubs to make the squeeze so that club can not be used as bridge). If south gives up a trick to the east and east returns a spade, then there is not enough bridge. My play will be win the lead in hand. Give up a diamond. If west takes it, or east takes it but returns anything other than spade, then the contract is in the bag. Win the return trick, if it is heart, be sure to take it in the dummy's hand. Now draw all the clubs. The final situation is the following S Ax H x D - C - S - S KQ H x H - D xx D K C - C - S x H A D J C - Now lead heart toward declarer's hand, east has been squeezed. /***** hp-pcd:net.rec.bridge / ching / 5:19 pm Jul 30, 1983*/ Glad to see there are many bridge players on the net. I haven't play bridge for quite a while, but I'll give it a try. This is my first article on bridge in English. Your comments on my English as well as the play are welcome. My opinion is that there are only two kinds of possible leads from west: a dianmond lead or a heart lead. If west lead a diamond, then south will have two winners in diamond and the contract. If west lead a heart, the game becomes interesting. An immediate analysis shows that south has eleven winners. The twelveth winner needed to make the contract may come either from spade or diamond. A further analysis shows that east has to defend both suits. It seems "squeeze" is possible. Two things has to be considered. The first thing is to give up a trick early in the game to produce the "squeeze". The problem is which one. It seems either a spade or a diamond will do, but we have to consider the second thing--the bridge. South have entries in heart only. North has entries in both spade and heart (declare has to draw all clubs to make the squeeze so that club can not be used as bridge). If south gives up a trick to the east and east returns a spade, then there is not enough bridge. My play will be win the lead in hand. Play diamond 3. If west takes it, or east takes it but returns anything other than spade, then the contract is in the bag. Win the return trick, if it is heart, be sure to take it in the dummy's hand. Now draw all the clubs. The final situation is the following S Ax H x D - C - S - S KQ H x H - D xx D K C - C - S x H A D J C - Now lead heart toward declarer's hand, east has been squeezed.