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- From: pynq@quads.uchicago.edu (Jeremy Mathers)
- Subject: Re: A Defensive Problem
- Message-ID: <1993Jan2.025114.29406@midway.uchicago.edu>
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- References: <1hqk5vINNm17@rifraf.atl.ge.com> <1992Dec31.152528.1@aud2.aud.auc.dk> <1992Dec31.180747.3967@nstn.ns.ca>
- Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1993 02:51:14 GMT
- Lines: 48
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- In article <1992Dec31.180747.3967@nstn.ns.ca> maceache@fox.nstn.ns.ca (Tim Maceachern) writes:
- (You've seen this hand so many times by now, ...)
-
- But, note well dummy's spots in hearts...
-
- >>>>> 98,
- >>>>> QT,
- >>>>> QJT3
- >>>>> A9752
- >>>>> JT72
- >>>>> K983
- >>>>> A73
- >>>>> K6
- >>>>>
- >>>>> Parter leads the SK, and follows with SQ, SA and small spade to the J.
- >>>>> dummy discards two small clubs. Declarer follows three times and discards
- >>>>> a diamond on the J of spades.
- >>>>>
- >>>>> How do you continue?
-
- To which Tim says...
-
- >I'm still in favour of the heart King, rather than a low one. The play
- >of the King will serve to wake partner up to the necessity of telling
- >me what to play when I'm in with the Club King on the next trick. I
- >can imagine partner being much less forthcoming if I lead a low heart.
- >
- >If partner has j72 in hearts, I want to see the 7 on the heart lead.
- >The king is such an unusual lead that I believe partner will have to
- >signal. However, if I lead a low heart, I'm not sure that partner
- >will signal. Of course, if partner's cards are not suitable for
- >signalling, I may lead a diamond later by mistake... that's life.
-
- Hold the phone! If you lead a low heart (as I would have), you find out
- right away whether or not partner has the jack. After declarer plays small,
- either partner plays the jack, forcing the queen, or he doesn't (letting
- dummy's ten win). You also find out right away whether you are going to
- be +500 or -760...
-
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