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Can you help me to make 4 spades with this hand? West leads King ♥
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Thanks.
Zloty
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How to make 4 spades
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Posted 2013-August-27, 12:13
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Posted 2013-August-27, 13:07
Win the ace, ruff a club, trump to the ace, ruff another club, then play the king of spades and another spade, discarding the heart from dummy. Assuming east and threw an honor on the second club, this is the current position:
East is on lead, with one defensive trick taken. If he leads the king of clubs next, discard a heart, and if he leads the ♣7 next, ruff and lead a diamond. East is down to nothing but diamonds and must give you all but one of the rest of tricks in dummy. If east leads a low diamond, win in dummy and lead a club. If east plays low, you ruff and give east his diamond, as clubs are blocked, so he plays the king and you discard a heart. He returns another low diamond (best), overtake the 10 of diamonds with the jack, ruff the last club and force out the ace of diamonds.
If east didn't throw an honor on the first two club ruffs, the contract is easy as the clubs are blocked.
If east throws an honor on the first club ruff (an expert play
), this line will not work as you can not break the defender's communication in clubs. Therefore, after ruffing the first club, lead the king of trumps and then a trump to the ace. Play another club. If east plays the other honor (this guy is pretty good at bridge 
), discard a heart. East does best by returning a diamond. You win the 9 in dummy, ruff another club and concede the trump trick. This is the only way to eliminate all of East's exits. If he persists with a club, you still are able to ruff.
East plays the king on the first club but low on the second one- ruff it, concede a trump (discarding the heart from dummy), and you must ruff the 7 of clubs but not the king.
Normal play of winning the ace, taking the trump finesse and forcing out the ace of diamonds will not work because east will duck the first two diamonds and put you back in your hand with a club and you'll eventually lose 3 hearts and the ♦A
East is on lead, with one defensive trick taken. If he leads the king of clubs next, discard a heart, and if he leads the ♣7 next, ruff and lead a diamond. East is down to nothing but diamonds and must give you all but one of the rest of tricks in dummy. If east leads a low diamond, win in dummy and lead a club. If east plays low, you ruff and give east his diamond, as clubs are blocked, so he plays the king and you discard a heart. He returns another low diamond (best), overtake the 10 of diamonds with the jack, ruff the last club and force out the ace of diamonds.
If east didn't throw an honor on the first two club ruffs, the contract is easy as the clubs are blocked.
If east throws an honor on the first club ruff (an expert play
), this line will not work as you can not break the defender's communication in clubs. Therefore, after ruffing the first club, lead the king of trumps and then a trump to the ace. Play another club. If east plays the other honor (this guy is pretty good at bridge ), discard a heart. East does best by returning a diamond. You win the 9 in dummy, ruff another club and concede the trump trick. This is the only way to eliminate all of East's exits. If he persists with a club, you still are able to ruff.East plays the king on the first club but low on the second one- ruff it, concede a trump (discarding the heart from dummy), and you must ruff the 7 of clubs but not the king.
Normal play of winning the ace, taking the trump finesse and forcing out the ace of diamonds will not work because east will duck the first two diamonds and put you back in your hand with a club and you'll eventually lose 3 hearts and the ♦A
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Posted 2013-August-27, 14:05
Lord Molyb, on 2013-August-27, 13:07, said:
Win the ace, ruff a club, trump to the ace, ruff another club, then play the king of spades and another spade, discarding the heart from dummy. Assuming east and threw an honor on the second club, this is the current position:
East is on lead, with one defensive trick taken. If he leads the king of clubs next, discard a heart, and if he leads the ♣7 next, ruff and lead a diamond. East is down to nothing but diamonds and must give you all but one of the rest of tricks in dummy. If east leads a low diamond, win in dummy and lead a club. If east plays low, you ruff and give east his diamond, as clubs are blocked, so he plays the king and you discard a heart. He returns another low diamond (best), overtake the 10 of diamonds with the jack, ruff the last club and force out the ace of diamonds.
If east didn't throw an honor on the first two club ruffs, the contract is easy as the clubs are blocked.
If east throws an honor on the first club ruff (an expert play ), this line will not work as you can not break the defender's communication in clubs. Therefore, after ruffing the first club, lead the king of trumps and then a trump to the ace. Play another club. If east plays the other honor (this guy is pretty good at bridge ), discard a heart. East does best by returning a diamond. You win the 9 in dummy, ruff another club and concede the trump trick. This is the only way to eliminate all of East's exits. If he persists with a club, you still are able to ruff.
East plays the king on the first club but low on the second one- ruff it, concede a trump (discarding the heart from dummy), and you must ruff the 7 of clubs but not the king.
Normal play of winning the ace, taking the trump finesse and forcing out the ace of diamonds will not work because east will duck the first two diamonds and put you back in your hand with a club and you'll eventually lose 3 hearts and the ♦A
East is on lead, with one defensive trick taken. If he leads the king of clubs next, discard a heart, and if he leads the ♣7 next, ruff and lead a diamond. East is down to nothing but diamonds and must give you all but one of the rest of tricks in dummy. If east leads a low diamond, win in dummy and lead a club. If east plays low, you ruff and give east his diamond, as clubs are blocked, so he plays the king and you discard a heart. He returns another low diamond (best), overtake the 10 of diamonds with the jack, ruff the last club and force out the ace of diamonds.
If east didn't throw an honor on the first two club ruffs, the contract is easy as the clubs are blocked.
If east throws an honor on the first club ruff (an expert play
), this line will not work as you can not break the defender's communication in clubs. Therefore, after ruffing the first club, lead the king of trumps and then a trump to the ace. Play another club. If east plays the other honor (this guy is pretty good at bridge ), discard a heart. East does best by returning a diamond. You win the 9 in dummy, ruff another club and concede the trump trick. This is the only way to eliminate all of East's exits. If he persists with a club, you still are able to ruff.East plays the king on the first club but low on the second one- ruff it, concede a trump (discarding the heart from dummy), and you must ruff the 7 of clubs but not the king.
Normal play of winning the ace, taking the trump finesse and forcing out the ace of diamonds will not work because east will duck the first two diamonds and put you back in your hand with a club and you'll eventually lose 3 hearts and the ♦A
Wow. Not easy at all. I will try. Thanks a lot.
Zloty
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Posted 2013-August-27, 15:12
by the way how are you getting these problems? they look fun
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Posted 2013-August-27, 15:57
Lord Molyb, on 2013-August-27, 15:12, said:
by the way how are you getting these problems? they look fun
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Posted 2013-August-27, 16:23
Agree with Lord Molyb:
Win ♥A. Ruff a ♣, RHO playing a top ♣, Cash ♠KA.
Play a ♣ and If RHO plays a top ♣ then discard a ♥ else ruff.
Overtake ♦8 with ♦9, RHO ducking.
Play a ♣ and If RHO plays a top ♣ then discard a ♥ else ruff.
Overtake ♦T with ♦J, RHO must win to stop the overtrick.
RHO can take only a ♠, a ♦ and a top ♣.
Sometimes it helps you to recognize a play, if you can name it. You might call this Dummy-Reversal, Elimination (of RHO's ♣) with Avoidance (preventing LHO obtaining the lead)
http://www.doubledummy.net/
Hugh Darwen's amazing Double Dummy Corner contains many more of the same.
http://www.bridgify.net/
Florian Krügel's excellent Bridgify is a simple free double-dummy analyser.
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Posted 2013-August-28, 02:28
nige1, on 2013-August-27, 16:23, said:
Agree with Lord Molyb:
Win ♥A. Ruff a ♣, RHO playing a top ♣, Cash ♠KA.
Play a ♣ and If RHO plays a top ♣ then discard a ♥ else ruff.
Overtake ♦8 with ♦9, RHO ducking.
Play a ♣ and If RHO plays a top ♣ then discard a ♥ else ruff.
Overtake ♦T with ♦J, RHO must win to stop the overtrick.
RHO can take only a ♠, a ♦ and a top ♣.
Sometimes it helps you to recognize a play, if you can name it. You might call this
Elimination (of RHO's ♣) with Avoidance (preventing LHO obtaining the lead)
http://www.doubledummy.net/
Hugh Darwen's amazing Double Dummy Corner contains many more of the same.
http://www.bridgify.net/
Thanks,
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Florian Krügel's excellent Bridgify is a simple free double-dummy analyser.
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