cathy6

Many Thanks, its amazing how you can get bogged down with all sorts moves and then when you think it out logically how easy it seems :)

YES DID IT REDUCED THE HOLDING OF HEARTS IN MY HAND, BUT HAD NOT THOUGHT OF DOING THAT, AND WAS ROUGHING BACK AND FORWARD WHICH DID NOT SOLVE ANYTHING ,SO EASY WHEN YOU ACTUALLY WORK IT OUT , Thanks for the help Cathy

I still cannot solve it I discard one of diamond on A spades having won A clubs discarding one diamond on table ,do I rough club to get back to table to play A spades and then rough !s how do I get rid of the 2nd diamond in my hand, this is giving me sleepless nights :(

Yes TY I couldnt lay it out like that, cathy

NORTH ♠ A Q 2 ♥ A K Q J ♦ Q J 10 9 8 7 ♣ __________ SOUTH ♠_____ ♥10 9 8 7 6 ♦ A K ♣ A 10 9 8 7 6 EAST ♠ 6543 ♥_________ ♦ 6 5 4 3 2 ♣ 5 4 3 2 WEST ♠K J 10 9 8 7 ♥5432 ♦___________ ♣ K Q J Above hand featured in newspaper several years ago and was given to me recently, played in 7 ♥ with lead from West K♣, have tried to find a solution and cannot, any help Regards, Cathy

North South EAST West [spades) A Q 2 ------- 6 5 4 3 K J 10 9 8 7 ♥ A K Q J 10 9 8 7 6 -------- 5 4 3 2 ♦ Q J 10 9 8 7 A K 6 5 4 3 2 -------- ♣ -------- A 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 K Q J The above hand was featured in newspaper several years ago and lately shown to me, it was played in 7 ♥ by South, lead from west K ♣ , I have puzzled over this for several days and cannot find the game , any help out there Cathy