On May 8, 6:59=A0pm, henrysun...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> On May 8, 3:14 pm, wheaties <dwheat1...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> "Win opening lead in dummy, take club finesse of ten which holds. Now
> what?"
>
> Duck a spade. Win the return, cash South's minor winners cross to the
> spade ace (or heart ace if they returned a spade) and claim if spades
> are 3-3 [snip].
>
> ****************
>
> David, this is an elegant line of play with only one issue:
>
> You've already won the spade lead in dummy in order to take the club
> finesse. =A0If you then duck a spade at trick 3, assuming that the club
> finesse wins, you are looking at:
>
> xx
> ATx
> KQxx
> x
>
> K
> KQxx
> AJ
> AQx
>
> you no longer have the Ace of spades as an entry to the board. =A0So,
> assume that East wins the second spade and returns a small club. =A0I
> think the only squeeze that works now is the single squeeze played as
> a double squeeze where East guards clubs and hearts, or West guards
> spades and hearts. =A0(I assume that if the KC hasn't appeared on the
> run of the diamonds you will pitch it in order to retain your major
> suit squeeze chances).
>
> Perhaps I have, not for the first time, misanalyzed a complicated
> position, so I am open to being shown where I have screwed up this
> time.
>
> Henrysun909
No you haven't misanalyzed but the line still works. If they return a
spade, win the king cash all the minor suit winners cross to ace of
hearts, cash diamonds, etc.
If they return a heart, win the King, cash minors and k of spades,
cross to heart ace, cash diamonds etc. Nice of you to invoke Clyde
Love even if indirectly (Type R Double I think he called them? :) )
On further review, I think Andrew's line may be the best.
David
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