[nige1]

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[rhm]

nige1, on 2015-November-29, 21:53, said:

Practically, It might be better to ruff a heart, rather than tackle diamonds at all.

And then ?
Draw trumps and go down?

Maybe I am overlooking something or I do not understand your point.
In the 4 card ending you reached I see no winning play to make all the tricks, which is required for the contract.

Why GIB knows single dummy to play the ♦9 instead of the jack escapes me. Even then you have to play diamonds to be 3-3 with the ace on your right to make an overtrick.

Rainer Herrmann

[nige1]

rhm, on 2015-November-30, 03:26, said:

And then ? Draw trumps and go down?
Maybe I am overlooking something or I do not understand your point.
In the 4 card ending you reached I see no winning play to make all the tricks, which is required for the contract.
Why GIB knows single dummy to play the ♦9 instead of the jack escapes me. Even then you have to play diamonds to be 3-3 with the ace on your right to make an overtrick.

Misunderstanding, I fear: After 4 tricks (2 rounds of ♥ and 2 rounds of ♣s), it seems natural for declarer to lead a ♦ It might work better, to ruff a ♥, before exiting with a ♦ honour rhm is right that RHO can underlead ♦ to put you in a similar predicament if you ruff
I agree with rhm that you wouldn't expect declarer to make an overtrick. Except GIB, who plays double-dummy .
Anyway, I wonder what is the best (single-dummy) line? Whether it works, as the cards lie, is irrelevant.