[jdulmage]

The computer says only 2NT can be made but I'm seeing 3NT all day on any lead or defense. Anyone know how to beat 3NT by E-W? Sorry using my phone to type this. The hands are from spades down to clubs.


A9732
J2
Q3
QT92

J8. QT6
K97. AQ83
T85. AK742
K8543. A

K54
T654
J96
J76

[jdulmage]

The middle hands are east-west separated by a period. Top and bottom hands are north-south. Sorry again.

[manudude03]

♠K, ♠5 ducked. Now if declarer starts cashing tricks, he will have to concede one eventually and the defence can win that trick and 4 spades (including the one won at trick 1). If declarer tries exiting a spade for a squeeze, North can just cash all the spades (south throwing clubs). East will be squeezed before South is.

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edit: apparently the first spade needs to be ducked completely, not really sure why yet.

[jdulmage]

Interesting!

[manudude03]

OK, so I had a better look with the handviewer. If the defence takes the first spade, then declarer can exit spades and eventually squeeze south in the red suits after unblocking the top 2 diamonds.

On best defence, the defence has to duck the first one, and now if they start playing spades themselves, then the defence can revert to clubs and set up a club trick.

[jdulmage]

That's exactly it! Thanks a lot!

[Cyberyeti]

manudude03, on 2015-March-05, 11:29, said:

OK, so I had a better look with the handviewer. If the defence takes the first spade, then declarer can exit spades and eventually squeeze south in the red suits after unblocking the top 2 diamonds.

On best defence, the defence has to duck the first one, and now if they start playing spades themselves, then the defence can revert to clubs and set up a club trick.

Yes, the key is to create a third round club trick that N can win before cashing the spades, now there is no squeeze.