A Frances Hinden 3N

[pclayton]

[hv=d=n&v=n&n=sa84hq63dk752ck94&s=sk6hak82dj64ca632]133|200|Scoring: IMP[/hv]

 

The ♠3 is led, 4, J, 6

 

2. ♠2, K, 5, 8

 

Over to you.

[Hanoi5]

♣ to the 9.

[gnasher]

I win the first trick in dummy and play a diamond to the jack.

 

If ♦J loses to the queen and a spade comes back, I'll lead a diamond to the king (which has to work). If that holds without my seeing the ace, I have to guess whether to play for hearts 3-3 or diamonds 3-3. If LHO has played the ace, I have time to test both suits.

 

If ♦J loses to the ace, I'll have time to duck one round of a minor.

 

If RHO plays ♦Q, I'll play a diamond to the jack and then think about what to do next. (This is one of the situations where having won the first spade in dummy helps - I can cater for ♦AQ doubleton on my right.)

 

If ♦J holds, I'll have to consider whether LHO is good enough (or bad enough) to duck with something like Qxxx Jxxx Axx xx.

[nige1]

[hv=d=n&v=n&n=sa84hq63dk752ck94&s=sk6hak82dj64ca632]133|200|Scoring: IMP

The ♠3 is led, 4, J, 6

2. ♠2, K, 5, 8

Over to you.[/hv]

Almost identical to Gnasher

• Duck a ♠.
  
• ♠K.
  
• ♥Q
  
• ♦ towards ♦J.
  
• ♠A chucking a ♣.
  
• ♥A.
  
• ♦ towards ♦K (wins).
  
• ♦.
  

[brianshark]

I can't really see any better than ♦ towards the J at T3 and take it from there.

[peachy]

I can't really see any better than ♦ towards the J at T3 and take it from there.

Except it will be T4 after T1 was spade ducked and T2 you take SK.

[pclayton]

A low diamond toward the J probably works. LHO has Tx and may not unblock. Clubs are 3-3 so if they duck either diamond you can switch to clubs. The defense can arrange to win the club in either hand.

 

I played a diamond toward the King which is inferior to a Diamond toward your hand I think.

 

This was a push board.