Play 4S

[rhm]

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West leads the ♥K and switches to the ♠9

Plan the play.

 

(If you know the deal don't spoil the fun)

 

Rainer Herrmann

[MrAce]

In first look it looks easy as long as diamonds are not 5-1.

 

Win ♠ in hand, cash ♦A, ♠K to dummy, ruff a small ♦

Go to dummy with 3rd ♠ and play ♦Q and discard ♣ unless it is covered.

 

But this is way too simple for a Rainer problem. I must be missing something.

[rhm]

In first look it looks easy as long as diamonds are not 5-1.

 

Win ♠ in hand, cash ♦A, ♠K to dummy, ruff a small ♦

Go to dummy with 3rd ♠ and play ♦Q and discard ♣ unless it is covered.

 

But this is way too simple for a Rainer problem. I must be missing something.

 

Sorry,

 

I have to retract my problem. I played like you did.

The actual layout was

 

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The only solution, which works is to win in dummy and play a diamond to the ace.

At trick 4 play a heart honor and when covered discard a club from dummy.

 

I found this solution appealing.

Unfortunately I now discovered it will not work when West is 1444.

In this case West can return a heart (not easy to see either).

 

Sorry

Rainer Herrmann

[MrAce]

Heh in the 2nd diagram you made South opened 1♣ and East is on lead.http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif

[shyams]

At trick 4 play a heart honor and when covered discard a club from dummy.

 

I found this solution appealing.

 

When I saw the problem, I thought exactly of this line. I thought the elegant part was that West is endplayed as early as trick 5.

 

A small addition (probably will not matter) is that I'd retain the ♠2 in hand & play any other pip at trick 1.

[MrAce]

When I saw the problem, I thought exactly of this line. I thought the elegant part was that West is endplayed as early as trick 5.

 

A small addition (probably will not matter) is that I'd retain the ♠2 in hand & play any other pip at trick 1.

 

Unfortunately he is not endplayed.

 

What Rainer found appealing as a solution is a very bad solution IMO.

It is going down when W is 1444 as Rainer said, despite it may be hard defense to find.

But this is not why it is a very bad solution.

It is bad because you guys are going down simply when the ♣ A is on as well,http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif

 

Is it too hard to imagine West and his double with

 

x

AKxx

KTxx

QJxx

 

?

 

I am always making when diamonds are 4-2 or better.

 

While you guys are trying to cater for 5-1 ♦,

• going down when they are 4-2 if they defend correctly
• going down in half of the 5-1 ♦ as well when East has ♣A
• going down when they are 4-2 and without any special defense when East has ♣A

[rhm]

Unfortunately he is not endplayed.

 

What Rainer found appealing as a solution is a very bad solution IMO.

It is going down when W is 1444 as Rainer said, despite it may be hard defense to find.

But this is not why it is a very bad solution.

It is bad because you guys are going down simply when the ♣ A is on as well,http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif

 

Is it too hard to imagine West and his double with

 

x

AKxx

KTxx

QJxx

 

?

 

I am always making when diamonds are 4-2 or better.

 

While you guys are trying to cater for 5-1 ♦,

• going down when they are 4-2 if they defend correctly
• going down in half of the 5-1 ♦ as well when East has ♣A
• going down when they are 4-2 and without any special defense when East has ♣A

I agree the solution does not work.

But from your holding I doubt many would switch to trumps.

Attacking clubs looks normal to me.

 

Rainer Herrmann