Gerben47 Posted March 8, 2004 Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 The following hand from a league match yesterday is quite interesting to analyze. You have this inspiring collection: ♠ Txx♥ Jxx♦ Qxx♣ Kxxx and hear the following bidding sequence: 1♠ - 2♥4♦ splinter - 4NT rkc5♥ 2 no q - 6♥ Partner leads the 5 of ♣ (3rd 5th, you have not discussed slam leads in particular) and dummy comes down with: ♠ KJ9xxx♥ Axx♦ x♣ AQx Dummy plays the Queen and you win the King (declarer plays small). Just in case it matters, the invisible Clubs are now: J, 10, 7, 3. Partner's lead found your King. Now you can beat the contract by returning the right suit. Which is it? Gerben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helium Posted March 8, 2004 Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 hi:)after 5♣lead i guess i whould play a small♥back, think my p whould play a bigger ♣if he were void in ♠but im guess the correct return is♠ now?:) kenneth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquiry Posted March 8, 2004 Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 Return a ♣ and knock out entry to the long ♠. Your only chance is if declarer has a stiff A♠. If you return anything but a ♣, declearer will cash win in hand. Cash a ♠, cross to dummy in ♥, ruff a ♠, pull trumps, cross to dummy in clubs, and run ♠'s. Play declarer for something like... ♠ A♥ KQTxx♦ Axxxx♣ Tx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerben47 Posted March 8, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 How does a ♥ help now? It must be the worst return since it loses if partner has either ace or even if he has ♥Kx or ♥Qx, which are 4 important possibilities to consider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helium Posted March 8, 2004 Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 sry i meant ♣club too offcourse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luis Posted March 8, 2004 Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 Return a ♣ and knock out entry to the long ♠. Your only chance is if declarer has a stiff A♠. If you return anything but a ♣, declearer will cash win in hand. Cash a ♠, cross to dummy in ♥, ruff a ♠, pull trumps, cross to dummy in clubs, and run ♠'s. Play declarer for something like... ♠ A♥ KQTxx♦ Axxxx♣ Tx [hv=n=skj9xxxhaxxdxcaqx&w=sqxxhxxdkjxxct753&e=stxxhjxxdqxxckxxx&s=sahkqxxxdaxxxxcxx]399|300|[/hv] If the hand is the one you suggest Ben declarer's play doesn't make any sense.Take the cASpade to the aceDiamond aceDiamond ruffSpade king discarding a clubclub ruffdiamond ruffclub ruffDiamond ruff with the hAspade ruffNow KQ of hearts and concede the fifth diamond at the end. Some inferences:I think that my pd doesn't have the cJ because underleading a Jack againstt a slam is a very horrible idea. Even when it works.Next I think declarer is missing the hQ or a side ace because with all the aces and the hQ he would have asked for kings to play 7Declarer doesn't have Ax of spades, he would have rised with the cA and stablish spades for discards. Declarer doesn't have 2 clubs because he would take the cA and discard a club in the sK.So why declarer played the cQ instead of low to his Jack? Maybe because he needs to conceal the cJI think declarer is missing the hQ, pd may have the singleton hQ I can't imagine a hand where the sA or the dA is missing and declarer can still make the slam. Something is wrong in this hand. Something is wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trpltrbl Posted March 9, 2004 Report Share Posted March 9, 2004 ♣ back, I will not touch the ♥ since I might just give up a for sure winner by doing that. If pd was void in ♠ I am sure I would have gotten a high♣ lead. Mike :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted March 9, 2004 Report Share Posted March 9, 2004 Return a ♦. I guess declarer doesn't have the ace, and partner had a really great lead (if he lead ♦A they would make the contract). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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