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Posted 2015-October-23, 02:22
Obviously North is likely to have 4 spades. With all 5 he would have led the ♠K.
If he has a singleton diamond I do not think you can make, but proper technique should see you home if North has 2 diamonds.
Win and play a spade to ace.
Then switch to hearts, ruffing the third one and ruff a diamond.
If North has to follow you can ruff your last heart in dummy.
Now play your second high diamond.
The defense will only come to 3 trump tricks and 2 clubs.
The key play is not to cash your second high diamond prematurely is dangerous, because if North has only a singleton diamond you are down two instead of one.
Rainer Herrmann
If he has a singleton diamond I do not think you can make, but proper technique should see you home if North has 2 diamonds.
Win and play a spade to ace.
Then switch to hearts, ruffing the third one and ruff a diamond.
If North has to follow you can ruff your last heart in dummy.
Now play your second high diamond.
The defense will only come to 3 trump tricks and 2 clubs.
The key play is not to cash your second high diamond prematurely is dangerous, because if North has only a singleton diamond you are down two instead of one.
Rainer Herrmann
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John Matheson showed me this Rubber Bridge problem -- (from a book by Robson, I think). North's double is for penalties. You, West, declare 2♠X. North leads ♦T. Plan the play.