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From: gs@mit-eddie.UUCP (Gordon Strong)
Newsgroups: net.rec.bridge
Subject: Re: Another Double Dummy Problem - (nf)
Message-ID: <1938@mit-eddie.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 25-May-84 16:08:52 EDT
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Posted: Fri May 25 16:08:52 1984
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Here's how I'd do it (*SPOILER*):

recall the hands:       AQT542
                        653
            K9x         Q6           Jxx
            987         J2           x
            KJT542                   873
            x           x            KQT9xx
                        AKQJT4
Contract:6H             A9
West leads sing. club   A864

1. go up with the jack and take it in hand with ace when east hits it.
2. finesse against the king of spades, taking in dummy regardless
3. play the winning high spade from dummy, pitching the ace of diamonds
   from your hand (this is the key play).
4. play a low spade and ruff in hand.
5. play 3 rounds of trumps, leaving this situation:

                        T54
                        ---
            ---         Q6          ---
            ---         2           ---
            KJT542                  doesn't matter
            ---         ---         doesn't matter
                        T4
                        9
                        864

6. now play the 9 of diamonds.  if west hits it, duck in dummy.
   if west ducks, take it in dummy.  this is the throw-in that
   you have been waiting for.

7. if west takes it (which he has to, unless he feels like giving
   you an overtrick), he must return a diamond.  You win the diamond
   in dummy and run your spades, pitching your clubs.  Claim with
   the last two trumps in hand.

The main point is that you have to get rid of the ace of diamonds
to avoid being cut off from dummy.

(I hope there are no flaws with this solution)

Gordon Strong
decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!gs
GS@MIT-XX