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pclayton

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How about something like this:

 

 

Win lead in hand (I'm going to assume E puts in either the J or T)

A

duck a spade in both hands

I'll assume RHO wins and exits a diamond (Leaving W with Hxx at this point)

I'll win the , and lead a spade towards the Q. Assuming this holds (or LHO pops the K) I now have an established spade trick in dummy.

 

Hrrm, eh, I dunno, I do much better on this kind of problem at the table, but I'm assuming the winnging line is some sort endplay with W to score a 3rd for the 9th trick.

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A

A

to 9, J

Q, all duck

9 to K

to K

Q, where you unblock the 9! Remember to say oops :D

to K

to A

Q, doublesqueeze. B)

 

:P :lol:

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A

A

to 9, J

Q, all duck

9 to K

to K

Q, where you unblock the 9! Remember to say oops :D

to K

to A

Q, doublesqueeze. B)

 

:) :lol:

LHO was xxx, void, QT87x, Jxxxx.

 

I'm still a little puzzled whether or not I can make this - let's assume the opponents stay off the club suit.

 

I do think ducking the first round of spades is best however.

 

This was in a robot race and it wasn't practical to go to the library on this one, unfortunately.

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If they promise to stay off the club suit and you read the layout (who has the K), 3NT can be made:

 

A

Lose spade to east

Duck heart

Win K

Duck diamond to west

Win K

Lose spade to east

Win A

Cash the spade for the double squeeze.

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After RHO opened 3, Phil played in 3N, as South, on a lead.

  • Can you make 3N If defenders promise to stay off the suit?
    MFA explains that if you guess who has the K, 3NT can be made:
    A, Lose , Duck return, Win K, Exit in , Win K, Lose . Win A. Finally, cash x for a double squeeze.
  • If RHO belatedly switches to after declarer loses the 2nd , declarer can still struggle home.
    • If RHO exits with Q, then declarer wins K and finesses T.
    • If RHO exits with x, then declarer plays small and wins LHO's J with dummy's A. Now RHO is left with sole control. Hence dummy's winning x executes a criss-cross squeeze.

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