ceeb Posted October 14, 2007 Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 [hv=d=e&v=n&w=sq9hq1063dkcakq652&e=s10853hj42daq1082c8]266|100|Scoring: IMP[/hv]West East . . . . P1♣ 1♠2♥ 2NT(1)3♣ 3♥ (1) artificial Lead is a low diamond. You win the K, play club A, club ruff (would you?) on which North plays 3,4 and South plays 7,J. You cash the top diamonds, North revealing in all 5,9,J and South plays in order the 4,3,7. You now ruff a spade (would you?) bringing the 2 from South and the Ace from North. This was an early hand from a knockout round in the World Championships. What's your best shot? Charles Brenner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumpace Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 No one is taking a shot at this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceeb Posted October 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 I better add a hint. Lew Stansby, who was declaring, of course couldn't know definitely if his target should be 8 tricks or 9. However, it was striking that from the play of the ♠A one might imagine the actual layout for the remaining cards[hv=d=e&v=n&n=s7hk987dc109&w=shq106dckq65&e=s1085hj4d108c&s=skj64ha5d7c]399|300|Scoring: imp[/hv] and that the best double dummy play from here is not obvious. I wondered if anyone might find the double dummy play for the specific layout and consider whether it is the best single dummy play. That kind of thinking is routine for computer declarers but maybe the hand is too difficult for humans. Or maybe Stansby saw all the possibilities but nonetheless judged to settle for down 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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