A Mammoth Difference

Pages: Page 5 of 5

Dealer: South
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeK 8 7 4 2
  2. heartJ 9 3 2
  3. diamondA Q 8 2
  4. club—
  1. spadeQ 10 6 3
  2. heartQ 8
  3. diamondK J 10 9
  4. clubA Q 2
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - - - -
S - - - - -
E 1 3 - - 4
W 2 4 - 1 4
Green square in centre
  1. spadeA 9
  2. heartA K 10 4
  3. diamond6 5 4 3
  4. clubK 9 5

Contract: 2heartx
Declarer: South
Lead: heartQ
  1. spadeJ 5
  2. heart7 6 5
  3. diamond7
  4. clubJ 10 8 7 6 4 3
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass
1NT* 2diamond~ Dble 2heart
Pass Pass Dble Pass
Pass Pass

* 12-14
~ majors, better diamond than club

If you decided on an original diamond lead, declarer cross ruffs the next six tricks in the minors and exits with heartJ from dummy. West is forced to open up the spades, and in the light of his previously displayed twelve points, declarer has an easy decision on what to play from dummy. Instead of plus 1700 you chalk up minus 670!
Previous page
This section is a placeholder for the forum. For the time being it will be a noshow class.