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From: rainbow@ihuxe.UUCP
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Subject: TYP:R27 solution
Message-ID: <697@ihuxe.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 26-Jun-84 19:23:12 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jun 26 19:23:12 1984
Date-Received: Thu, 28-Jun-84 03:34:29 EDT
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	S:K954
	H:Q
	D:K87642
	C:54
S:AQJ		S:
H:AK96		H:T8743
D:AQJ9		D:T53
C:J8		C:QT762
	S:T87632
	H:J52
	D:
	C:AK93

Contract:3S dbl
Lead:KH,AS,QS
 
How do you make this contract?
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Win the third trick with the KS. Ruff a diamond. AK of clubs. Play a club.
 A)if west ruffs, you are assured of two clubs, 7 trumps, and a red suit trick
   from the resultant endplay. Making an overtrick.
 B)so west pitches a red card.
Ruff in dummy. Ruff a diamond. Play a club.
 A)West cannot ruff for the same reason as above.
 B)West cannot sluff a second diamond because then the KD will provide a 
   heart pitch. Losing only two trumps and two hearts.
 C)West cannot sluff a second heart because you will duck the club to east.
   West now has JS,AH,AQD. Dummy has 9S,K87D. In hand, T8S,J5H. You need
   three more tricks.
   1)east exits with a club. Ruff in hand. If west overruffs he is endplayed
     into giving up a red suit trick along with your last two trumps. If west
     pitches, you crossruff your last two trumps.
   2)east exits with a heart. Ruff in dummy. Ruff a diamond. Play high JH
     taking either that or your last trump.
   3)east exits with a diamond. Crossruff your last three trump.
 D)so west has now pitched a card from each of the two red suits.
Ruff in dummy. Ruff a diamond. Exit with a trump. West is endplayed in hearts.
Losing only two trumps and two hearts.