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2CXX - does it or doesn't it make?


peachy

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Yes, it seems like south can always take 8 tricks.

 

Either red suit lead will obviously give up at least 8 tricks, and it is also easy to generate an 8th trick on a spade lead. The most interesting variation is a high club lead. South does best to cash his hearts and continually exit in clubs. LHO can exit once with the Q, again with the J or low (doesn't matter), but then east will come under pressure in spades and diamonds. The same will occur if west cashes his club tricks out; since he has only 3 diamonds, and RHO must pitch down to 3 diamonds (must preserve Ax), east must always keep two spades and 3 diamonds. Exiting with a diamond at trick 11 will result in a guaranteed spade trick.

 

Note that if west does not force south to ruff, south can force the same ending by cashing his extra club.

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