mgoetze Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 (edited) For a change, I'm posting one I got right at the table and believe I know the answer to. But I think it is very instructive. [hv=d=e?s=s982haq8dakj9cq93&n=h1032dq87543cak65&v=e&a=p1np2s(Minor Suit Stayman)p3dp3s(Shortness)p4dp4sp5hp6dppp&p=skd3s3s2d4dtdad6]640|480[/hv] The first two tricks are given in the diagram. After these, there is a line which guarantees the contract against any distribution of the opponents' cards. Can you find it? (Players for whom this is not difficult should hide their answers.) Edited August 16, 2011 by mgoetze Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antrax Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 I think it goes: Ruff a spade, play three top clubs, they don't break so you ruff the fourth one, ruff another spade, then play the 2♥. Cover whatever RHO plays. The worst that could happen is that he plays the 9♥ and the K♥ is offside, but then LHO has to return a heart and between the 7 and the T of hearts, you have the other trick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgoetze Posted August 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 Antrax' line works, but was not quite what I was looking for, so I have made the problem slightly more difficult by changing the ♥7 into a ♥3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberyeti Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 Antrax' line works, but was not quite what I was looking for, so I have made the problem slightly more difficult by changing the ♥7 into a ♥3. Unless I missed it, Antrax's claim got rejected because he forgot to draw the last trump :) You more or less wanted Antrax's line up to the final trick (♠ruff high, ♦ to hand, 4 rounds of ♣ ruffing the 4th, ♠ruff), but to have to lead the 10♥ off the deck, if the J is played you play the Q, otherwise you just duck and if LHO wins, he is forced to give you 2 heart tricks or a ruff and discard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antrax Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 At the time I posted, trumps were drawn after trick 3 :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgoetze Posted August 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 So anyway, the problem was not as good as I thought, let me try an improved version. [hv=s=s982haq84dak9cq93&n=h1032dq87543cak65&v=e&a=-6ds&p=skd3s3s2d4dtdad6dkd2d5dj]1|1[/hv] Edit: Sorry, that wasn't good either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mgoetze Posted August 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 What I wanted to show about the original deal is that you don't actually need to ruff a club. If RHO has 4 or more clubs, you can play the heart anyway, LHO can only return a heart or a spade, and if LHO has 4 or more clubs, you can play your 4th club discarding a heart from hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 What I wanted to show about the original deal is that you don't actually need to ruff a club. If RHO has 4 or more clubs, you can play the heart anyway, LHO can only return a heart or a spade, and if LHO has 4 or more clubs, you can play your 4th club discarding a heart from hand.Good point indeed. You should've given the following hand:[hv=pc=n&s=s9haq8dakj962cq93&w=shdc&n=sht32dq87543cak65&e=shdc]399|300[/hv]You can even have followup questions: - which lead would you prefer?- how do you play after a trump lead? (most will play like Antrax - and won't forget the last trump :P )- how do you play after a ♠ lead? (ping!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antrax Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 If I were a better player, I'm sure I could show you the double backwash non-simultaneous squeeze (without the count!) in your setup, Free :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovera Posted February 21, 2015 Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 For a change, I'm posting one I got right at the table and believe I know the answer to. But I think it is very instructive. [hv=d=e?s=s982haq8dakj9cq93&n=h1032dq87543cak65&v=e&a=p1np2s(Minor Suit Stayman)p3dp3s(Shortness)p4dp4sp5hp6dppp&p=skd3s3s2d4dtdad6]640|480[/hv] The first two tricks are given in the diagram. After these, there is a line which guarantees the contract against any distribution of the opponents' cards. Can you find it? (Players for whom this is not difficult should hide their answers.)There is for hands of this type 2♦ Stayman: 1NT-2♦=? sure stopper(s) in major suit(s), 2♥=Ace in heart only stopper-3♦=nat.-4♦=fit and inv. ... If stoppers are in hearts and spades 2NT is the answere than not excluding to bid 3NT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrAce Posted February 21, 2015 Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 -Ruff spade-Clear last trump remain in hand-Ruff last spade-Cash 3 rounds of clubs remaining in dummy. If 3-3 clubs cash 4th and take ♥ finesse for overtrick. If W has 4 clubs play 4th club and discard a heart end playing W. If E has 4th trump, play a heart from dummy and cover as cheap as possible whatever E plays, end playing W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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