Problem 9 Solution
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K43 |
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AK32 |
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AK32
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South plays 6S on the 9 of
Hearts lead, East following suit. What are the East West hands for
this contract to make and how does the play go?
You need West, the opening leader, to be 2-1-6-4. As you need to duck
a spade immediately, you have to hope his spades are QJ doubleton, otherwise
the defence get a heart ruff. So duck a spade, win the minor suit return
in dummy, cash a second high spade and play a top heart and ruff a heart.
Cross back in a minor suit and ruff a heart. Cross back in the other minor
suitand cash the remaning two trumps to squeeze West in the minors.