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That's why i wrote it can be played if West has♣K & East has 2-4-1-6 distribution with ♥Q. 1. Take ♦ 2. Play ♦-East does'nt ruff 3. play ♦-East does'nt ruff 4. play ♠-West takes 5. West plays ♠-ruff in dummy 6&7.Cash ♥AK 8. Continue ♦ & let East takes his 2♥tricks. OR 2. East ruffs 3. East returns ♠-West takes 4. West returns ♠-ruff in dummy 5&6.Cash ♥AK & continue as above, East will take his ♥Q OR 4.West returns♦ -East ruffs 5.East returns ♠ -ruff in dummy 6&7.Cash ♥ AK & continue

Thank you for your kind words.I did'nt know that some posters are so keen to insult fellow posters by even going back to their profile data & mocking the information given for a mere slip of mind which was quite obvious.As a much more elderly person wish you good luck in your endeavour.

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Play small ♦ from dummy & insert ♦ 10 if Rho plays low to cater to a 4carder ♦ in Rho's hand it improves the odd of bringing 5tricks.

a)3♣. b)3♠.

It can be played if West has ♣K & East has 2-4-1-6 distribution with HQ.

Mostly East.East knows that South has DQ & atbest another A(otherwise game is making) but that can'nt be spade as West would have Club AK & start with that so he should establish ClubK before discards are possible.

Preempts particularly major suit preempts work.For making a ♦ slam, you atleast require ♥K & ♣Q {assuming preempter is having the ♠A} easy ♦distribution.So after 4♦ bid, partner will naver be able to show those features & only can raise into 5♦ & then it will be a gamble to bid slam.In that case it is better to bid 5♦ to give partner a chice to bid slam depending upon his hand & judgement.On the other hand slam in♣ requires 4 carder ♣Q & easy ♣distribution.Now it is a choice between pass,5♦ & 4♣.Difficult hand to bid,my choice will be 4♣-still a gamble :(

Perhaps the easiest way for the beginners to find solutions to such problems will be to think of it as a goal achievement such as, 1)We have already got two & require one more.Surely K♣ if it can be protected being finessed two times. 2)How to do it-By shortening the club length in dummy. 3)How-By forcing West to ruff in dummy. etc

If East has ♣Q, then with 2Q.T & 11 pts he probably would have opened.Better to take finesse thru' West.

Pass. Partner is not expected to hold more than 5/6 pts,his 1nt call was forced.Normally he would have passed 3♥ but his 3nt call indicates he may have ♥Q.

Discourage.East is marked with ♦A &♥Qx & is likely to hold a ♠Honour in which case the game is making as the finesse is working.Our only hope that South holds ♣K & switches to a club so that North can lead a Heart to set up 3♥+2♣ tricks.

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If partner has a typical minimum hand as cited,Imo he would'nt have ventured over 1NT knowing the limitation of the responder.

3NT.

6♥.

DBL,B.O.P is with East-West & West can support balance 3suits.

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Let us put it this way,from East's perspective 1.Declarer with ♣j,no matter contract makes. 2.Declarer with 4carder♣w/ O j,no matter contract fails. 3.decarer with 5carder♣w/o J,cotract makes if East discards a club.

With maximum 5 high card points,Lho's jump to 4♥ requires more extreme distribution Imo,like 2-4-6-1.

As Rho has'nt opened 1nt it is presumed that he has a sigleton.If the singleton is ♣ then ♣9 gets promoted so only hope that he has a singleton ♦ & ♣A9x.

Out of 7 nos of black suit cards,if decarer has ♠Axx defence can not do anything(3♠,2♥,1♦,3♣with a J hook).Thus hoping declarer having 5carder ♣,preserve♣.

1.♠Q 2.Ruff a♦. 3.♥Q,Discard a♦.