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Subject: hints on harder hand
Message-ID: <1730@rabbit.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 27-Jul-83 02:22:15 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jul 27 02:22:15 1983
Date-Received: Wed, 27-Jul-83 13:28:33 EDT
Organization: Bell Labs, Murray Hill
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Here's the original problem:

	K95
	86
	KJ107
	9842

	--
	AKQ10752
	AQ843
	6

Matchpoints.  You are South.  The bidding:

	South	West	North	East
	1H	1S	1NT	4S
	5H	5S	pass	pass
	6H	pass	pass	pass


Opening lead is the Q of spades, King, Ace, ruff.
At trick two, West pitches a spade on the A of hearts.

So far, I have seen the suggestion that you should lead a
diamond to dummy and finesse against the Jack of hearts.
If the diamond is not ruffed, this allows you to claim 12 tricks.

Hint #1:  What happens if the diamond is ruffed?

Hint #2:  This is a matchpoint problem.