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- From: maceache@fox.nstn.ns.ca (Tim Maceachern)
- Subject: Re: A Defensive Problem
- Message-ID: <1993Jan2.151339.22693@nstn.ns.ca>
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- References: <1hqk5vINNm17@rifraf.atl.ge.com> <1992Dec31.152528.1@aud2.aud.auc.dk> <1992Dec31.180747.3967@nstn.ns.ca> <1993Jan2.025114.29406@midway.uchicago.edu>
- Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1993 15:13:39 GMT
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- pynq@quads.uchicago.edu (Jeremy Mathers) writes:
-
- >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...
-
- Why would partner ever play the jack from jxx or jxxx? How does partner
- know that declarer doesn't have the nine?
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- * Tim MacEachern * Tim_MacEachern@hawk.nstn.ns.ca *
- * Software Kinetics Ltd. * or maceache@hawk.nstn.ns.ca *
- * Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada * *
- * Opinions expressed are the author's only *
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