Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihuxe.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!ihnp4!ihuxe!rainbow From: rainbow@ihuxe.UUCP Newsgroups: net.rec.bridge Subject: TYP:R23 solution Message-ID: <664@ihuxe.UUCP> Date: Mon, 11-Jun-84 18:27:42 EDT Article-I.D.: ihuxe.664 Posted: Mon Jun 11 18:27:42 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 12-Jun-84 01:15:35 EDT Sender: rainbow@ihuxe.UUCP Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL Lines: 39 S: H:K965 D:J742 C:AQT65 S:QJ9865 S:T73 H:J8 H:QT42 D:KT83 D:AQ9 C:J C:982 S:AK42 H:A73 D:65 C:K743 contract:5C lead:JC whats your best line of play? ************************************************************************** Win QC. Low diamond and east wins. East must return a trump or else you have the time to ruff two of dummy's diamonds for the contract. Win TC. KH. AH. AKS pitching two hearts. A heart ruff. Another diamond. East has to win and lead a trump to prevent the threat of a crossruff for the last four tricks to go with the seven already won (two spades, two hearts, heart ruff, two clubs). The situation is: S: H: D:xx C:A6 S:QJ S:x H: H:Q D:KT D:9 C: C:9 S:xx H: D: C:K7 Cover the forced trump lead with the KC. If west pitches a diamond, overtake in dummy. Ruff a diamond and dummy is good. If west pitches a spade, duck in dummy. Ruff a spade and your hand is good.