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From: halle1@houxz.UUCP (J.HALLE)
Newsgroups: net.rec.bridge
Subject: hand R13 solution
Message-ID: <795@houxz.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 17-May-84 15:22:04 EDT
Article-I.D.: houxz.795
Posted: Thu May 17 15:22:04 1984
Date-Received: Fri, 18-May-84 05:54:55 EDT
Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Holmdel NJ
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S:K7
H:843
D:K652
C:J843
  
S:J942
H:KQ6
D:AQT4
C:AK
Contract:3NT
Lead:3S
East wins Q,A, and exits with the 6S
East opened the bidding with a 1D call
Whats your best line of play?
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From the bidding and opening lead, it is clear that east holds
S:AQ6 H:Axx D:xxxx C:Qxx.  If east's diamonds contain the jack,
the hand cannot be made, so assume that west holds it.
Win the third spade, and cash the diamond.  Lo and behold, the J drops.
Now exit with the spade.  East is squeezed.  If he throws a club, the queen
drops; if he throws a diamond, you can force two entries in diamonds to
lead hearts twice.  So he throws a heart.  West returns a club (best).
Now lead the diamond 4 to the K, and lead a heart.  You take one spade,
two hearts, four diamonds, and two clubs.