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From: halle1@houxz.UUCP (J.HALLE)
Newsgroups: net.rec.bridge
Subject: Solution to R15
Message-ID: <791@houxz.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 15-May-84 15:03:03 EDT
Article-I.D.: houxz.791
Posted: Tue May 15 15:03:03 1984
Date-Received: Wed, 16-May-84 04:17:55 EDT
Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Holmdel NJ
Lines: 45

#       S:Q97642
	H:AT4
	D:85
	C:92
S:K5		S:JT83
H:K863		H:752
D:6		D:A732
C:KQJT83	C:76
	S:A
	H:QJ9
	D:KQJT94
	C:A54
Contract:5D dbl
Lead:6D to the Ace, east exits with 2D.
Whats your best line of play?
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Draw trumps.  Play the last two trumps, leaving this
ending with west and north to discard:
	S:Q97
	H:AT4
	D:
	C:92
S:K5		S:
H:K86		H:immaterial
D:		D:
C:KQJ		C:
	S:A
	H:QJ9
	D:
	C:A54
There are three variations, depending on west's discard.
1.Spade.  Discard a low club or spade.  Cash the spade.
	Take three hearts, the spade queen and a club.
2.Club.  Discard a spade.  Duck a club.  Win the return,
	taking a spade, two clubs, and three hearts.
3.Heart.  Discard a club.  Cash the spade.  Lead the heart
	queen.  If west plays low, lead the jack.  Lead a
	spade.  Win the club return, and cross to the good
	spade via the heart ten.
Note: you cannot take the heart finesse early.  If you cash
the ace first, line 2 fails.  If you don't, you have no
reentry to finish the trumps without destroying something.
West, of course, would cover if you don't cash, not cover
the Q or J if you do.  No lead or other return will beat
the hand.  (Try it.)