Hand play

[Bbek15DLAN]

North:K3/Q95/Q8532/KJ8 East:-Q10987/K103/K/Q753 South:-A52/A42/A1097/A42 West:-J64/J876/J64/1096 Contract:-6NT by south.West LeadsH-6 Any solution possible?

[manudude03]

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If you click on the GIB button, you will see that it should go off on a non-club lead. If you can see both hands, your best bet would be to play low after which the contract can be made unless East lets the 6 run.

 

I would however be asking why you are anywhere near 6NT with a balanced 11 count opposite a balanced 16 count.

[nige1]

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If you click on the GIB button, you will see that it should go off on a non-club lead. If you can see both hands, your best bet would be to play low after which the contract can be made unless East lets the 6 run. I would however be asking why you are anywhere near 6NT with a balanced 11 count opposite a balanced 16 count.[/hv]

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Well spotted, manudude03. If East squanders a ♥ honour on his partner's ♥6 lead, then Gib demonstrates a successful double-dummy line: Declarer can set up a ♥ trick and reduce to the 5-card ending on the left.

 

Declarer discards a ♣ on dummy's last ♦, executing a double-squeeze in the black-suits.

- East must discard a ♠ or the ♣Q will drop.

- West must discard a ♣ or the ♠5 will be good.

Now declarer leads dummy's ♣J to pin LHOs ♣T9 and set up dummy's ♣8.[/hv]