3NT. North leads the 10♦ and South plays low. 100% line. Merry Xmas all.
100% line A Xmas Puzzle
#1
Posted 2012-December-25, 08:55
3NT. North leads the 10♦ and South plays low. 100% line. Merry Xmas all.
#2
Posted 2012-December-25, 10:27
#3
Posted 2012-December-25, 11:08
Fluffy, on 2012-December-25, 10:27, said:
Then you must be playing your cards in the wrong order ....
#4
Posted 2012-December-25, 12:31
- Win the diamond
- Cash two hearts and two spades
- Lead another diamond. They win and clear diamonds.
- Play a major, finding that it's 5-2.
- If they cash two diamonds, throw ♣A, then use ♣K to get to dummy's long diamond.
#5
Posted 2012-December-25, 12:52
gnasher, on 2012-December-25, 12:31, said:
- Win the diamond
- Cash two hearts and two spades
- Lead another diamond. They win and clear diamonds.
- Play a major, finding that it's 5-2.
- If they cash two diamonds, throw ♣A, then use ♣K to get to dummy's long diamond.
yes, well done, except they have only one diamond to cash; and well done on winning the London Superleague again.
#6
Posted 2012-December-25, 15:09
#7
Posted 2012-December-25, 15:19
#8
Posted 2012-December-25, 15:31
Fluffy, on 2012-December-25, 15:09, said:
You only overtake clubs if they cash the diamond and return their 5-2 breaking major, threatening a fifth trick in the 5-2 major suit.
If they return a club you do not overtake but win the queen to play the other major and establish another trick there.
At this point you have made 7 tricks, one in clubs and two in every other suit.
The defenders can win their fourth trick, but your hand is high with two major suit winners and dummy is high with two minor suit winners
Rainer Herrmann
#10
Posted 2012-December-28, 09:19
nige1, on 2012-December-25, 19:25, said:
Gnasher's solution "Win ♦, Cash two ♥, two ♠, When you lead another ♦, they win and clear ♦. Now, play M, finding that it's 5-2, If they cash two ♦, throw ♣A, then use ♣K to get to dummy's long ♦".
Wow!. Great stuff chaps! Thank you! Merry Christmas!
That is only part of the plan.
Opponents have the option to let you win the second ♦ trick. Then you play ♠J, they take the ace and cash two diamonds (otherwise you have nine tricks), and you discard ♣A.
- If they play clubs, you let the queen win and play hearts: Either declarer wins ♥10 and ♠10, or dummy wins ♣K and a free diamond.
- If they play spades, it is your seventh trick. Take ♣Q over with ♣K from dummy and cash a free diamond.
#11
Posted 2012-December-28, 14:16
#12
Posted 2012-December-28, 23:33
john935, on 2012-December-28, 14:16, said:
If they cash A 5th and exit that major, you have 3 tricks in that major, 2 in the other, 2 diamonds and 2 clubsYu
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Gnasher's solution "Win ♦, Cash two ♥, two ♠, When you lead another ♦, they win and clear ♦. Now, play M, finding that it's 5-2, If they cash two ♦, throw ♣A, then use ♣K to get to dummy's long ♦".
Wow!. Great stuff chaps! Thank you! Merry Christmas!