TWO4BRIDGE Posted July 7, 2012 Report Share Posted July 7, 2012 I have to admit that I found this interesting ( from a newspaper bridge column today ). Maybe it is too easy for you, but I had to think about it for awhile . West North East South - - 1D ( 1S ) 1NT ( p ) 3NT all pass The ♠ 7 is led. You can get 9 tricks including ♣ and one ♠.. but the ♣ Ace is out ( and West has it ) .Which card do you play from dummy ? Q, 10, or 6 ? [hv=pc=n&s=sk52hdc&w=s73hdc&n=sqt6hdc&e=saj984hdc]399|300[/hv] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gszes Posted July 7, 2012 Report Share Posted July 7, 2012 the Q if the A is won by rho the spade suit cannot be successfully attacked immediately (we duck it around to the T)and if the Q is ducked we have a second spade stop. By playing the Q we make it competely irrelevant which hand has the club A. If we insert the T we can be defeated if rho covers and lho can lead another spade when theyget in with the club A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberyeti Posted July 7, 2012 Report Share Posted July 7, 2012 Q seems obvious, if you play anything else, you have to duck E's J or 9 which will do just as well if you know the spade suit is like this and the club A is with W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y66 Posted July 8, 2012 Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 Play the queen. No matter what East does you have time to knock out the CA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWO4BRIDGE Posted July 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 Yes, you all got it.... the Q is correct.It's "damned if you do and damned if you don't" for East.If East takes or ducks, you have a 2nd ♠ stop with the tempo to knock out the ♣Ace . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fromageGB Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 I guess it depends on scoring method and whether other tricks may be developed. If they could, at matchpoints I'd be tempted to duck to the King, and assume/hope East has the Ace of clubs as part of the hand warranting an overcall on a lousy suit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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