Timing is Everything

Pages: Page 4 of 6

Dealer: South
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeA J 8 6 5
  2. heartJ 7 4 2
  3. diamondQ 9 8
  4. clubK
  1. spadeK Q 10 9 4 2
  2. heart5
  3. diamondK 7 3
  4. clubJ 9 6
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - 2 - -
S - - 2 - -
E 3 1 - 2 1
W 3 1 - 2 1
Green square in centre
  1. spade7
  2. heartK 6 3
  3. diamondA 6 4 2
  4. clubA Q 8 7 5

Contract: 4heart
Declarer: South
Lead: spadeK
  1. spade3
  2. heartA Q 10 9 8
  3. diamondJ 10 5
  4. club10 4 3 2
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
2heart*
2spade 4heart Pass Pass
Pass

* 5 heart, 4+ minor, 5-10 points

Let's say you ruff two spades in hand and two clubs in dummy. What has East thrown during this process? If the answer is two clubs then your club10 is now a winner and you can draw trumps with the aid of a finesse. If the answer is one club and one diamond then you finesse a trump, ruff your last club with dummy's heartJ and find yourself conveniently in dummy at trick twelve. East makes no more tricks. This is the end position after trick nine..
Previous page Next page
This section is a placeholder for the forum. For the time being it will be a noshow class.