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Subject: Re: hints on harder hand
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Date: Fri, 29-Jul-83 16:58:08 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jul 29 16:58:08 1983
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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.

You can play for down 1 guaranteed by drawing trumps.
However, if the first diamond is ruffed, you are down 2
(club back, another ruff).  In this case leading the club now holds it
to down 1.  However, if the first diamond is not going to be ruffed,
leading the club does not cost.  Thus the correct play at trick 3 is a club.
This holds the loss to a minimum when the hand cannot be made, and still
allows it to be made whenever it can be made.