Lord Molyb Posted March 6, 2014 Report Share Posted March 6, 2014 Create an end position that follows the following restrictions:-All high cards, jack through ace, in each suit are used.-N/S can win all of the tricks except one in no-trump.-N/S can not win all of the tricks except one in any suit. In addition, minimize the N/S HCP. Here's an example:[hv=pc=n&s=shqdak4ca54&w=skjthkjdc62&n=saq3hat2dc3&e=s4hdqj3ckqj]399|300[/hv]N/S has 5 top tricks.In no trumps, cash ♦A and ♣A, discarding a heart. Now lead the ♦K pitching a spade. If west pitches a spade, play a heart to the ace and concede a heart. If west throws a heart, you have an extra heart winner.If the end position is in any suit except diamonds, you have 2 unavoidable losers, and in diamonds, if you try the same squeeze east ruffs when you play a heart, or if you play ♦AKx, east returns a spade! and you have to lose a heart at the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manudude03 Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 Am I missing something in the example? If it is diamonds, can you not concede a diamond at trick 1 throwing a heart? Now if East returns a spade, you have 2 spades, 2 diamonds, 1 club and a heart. If East returns either minor, you can cash your minor suit tricks and West gets squeezed in the majors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandakh Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 Even better is to play 3 diamonds, no? since now East will probably go for the suicide squeeze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manudude03 Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 Even better is to play 3 diamonds, no? since now East will probably go for the suicide squeeze. No, dummy gets squeezed on the third diamond (West can throw 2 clubs and a spade). It needs to hold on to 2 spades or else West can just ditch his spade guard, 2 hearts so West can't ditch all the heart guard and a club to enable you to score your ace of clubs if East returns a spade. Ducking the first (or second) diamond leaves the defense with no recourse. Yes, there is a good chance of East squeezing his partner, but we're talking double dummy constructions here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Molyb Posted March 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 Am I missing something in the example? If it is diamonds, can you not concede a diamond at trick 1 throwing a heart? Now if East returns a spade, you have 2 spades, 2 diamonds, 1 club and a heart. If East returns either minor, you can cash your minor suit tricks and West gets squeezed in the majors.Darn! I knew I missed something. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nige1 Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 Darn! I knew I missed something. :( Also, with ♥ trumps: ♣A, ruff a ♣, ruff a ♠, ♦A -- threatening to chuck ♠Q -- so ruffed and over-ruffed, ♥T, end-playing LHO :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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