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- From: sgm@sgfb.ssd.ray.com (Steven G. Myerson)
- Subject: Re: A Grand Slam?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec29.142425.7069@rayssd.ssd.ray.com>
- Sender: news@rayssd.ssd.ray.com (Administrator)
- Organization: Raytheon Company
- References: <1992Dec27.042715.4667@actrix.gen.nz> <1992Dec28.105212.1@aud2.aud.auc.dk>
- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 14:24:25 GMT
- Lines: 79
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- In article <1992Dec28.105212.1@aud2.aud.auc.dk>, i13mufel@aud2.aud.auc.dk writes:
-
- * In article <1992Dec27.042715.4667@actrix.gen.nz>, John Roseveare writes:
- * >
- * > I have not been able to solve the following problem.
- * >
- * > (S) J 10 8 4
- * > (H) A 10 7
- * > (D) K Q 6 3
- * > (C) J 8
- * >
- * > (S) 9 6 (S) Q 2
- * > (H) K 9 8 5 2 (H) 3
- * > D) 10 7 5 (D) J 9 4 2
- * > (C) Q 9 6 (C) A 10 7 5 3 2
- * >
- * > (S) A K 7 5 3
- * > (H) Q J 6 4
- * > (D) A 8
- * > (C) K 4
- * >
- * > Lead: 5H
- * > Can a 7 Spades contract be made against competent defence? I am told it
- * > can but I can not see how!
-
- * N E S W
- * 1) XH 3H 6H 5H
- * --
- * 2) XS XS AS XS
- * --
- * 3) XS XS KS XS
- * --
- * 4) TH XC XH XH
- * --
- * 5) AH XC XH XH
- * --
- * 6) XD XD AD XD
- * --
- * 7) XS XC XH XH
- * --
- * 8) XS XC XS XX
- * --
- * 9) XC ? XS XX
- * --
- *
- * (D) KQXX
- *
- * XXXX (D)JXXX (D)JXX
- * (C) OR (C)A
- *
- * (D)XX
- * (C)KX
- *
- * THEN YOU GOT IT!!!!
-
- Sort of. There are a couple of errors and omissions.
-
- Trick 1. All of dummy's hearts are higher than the 6,
- which supposedly won the trick.
-
- Trick 8. Unless you kept the four of spades in dummy during tricks 2 and 3,
- you can't get back to declarer's hand with a trump.
-
- The ending is incorrect.
- South started with ace doubleton of diamonds, used the ace at trick 6,
- and therefore cannot have a small doubleton left.
-
- Trick 10 should be the final spade from south's hand and a club from north.
- South started with five spades, not four as the trick-by-trick anaylsis shows.
-
- This produces the following three card ending, with East to discard:
-
- North: (D) KQx
- West: (D) xx East: (D) Jxx
- (C) Q (C) A
- South: (D) x
- (C) Kx
-
- Steve Myerson (sgm@sgfb.ssd.ray.com)
-