I don't remember the source of this hand. I had posted this on bridgebase forums a few years back.
Playing Rubber Bridge, you reach 3NT as South. West leads the HQ and you see:
How will you play?
[Please feel free to comment with your line.]
Solution [Added Dec 13th 2014]
You have 6 tricks in the majors and need three from the minors.
If clubs are 3-2 you can get 3 tricks from the clubs. But if they are 4-1 or 5-0, you can get 3 tricks if LHO holds the club length, by playing a club to the J (and later the CA and then club to 9).
The problem occurs when RHO holds the club length: you can only get two tricks from the clubs and would need a trick from diamonds.
You only have a single heart stopper left after the opening lead. If you go out once in clubs, a heart will come back and you cannot go out in diamonds now.
The solution to this is to play the CA, then play a club to the J from dummy!
If clubs are 3-2 or LHO has the length, you make 3 club tricks.
If RHO has the length, he cannot go up with the K (otherwise you have 3 club tricks). Once you win the J, you shift to diamonds for your ninth trick.
A 100% play.
Playing Rubber Bridge, you reach 3NT as South. West leads the HQ and you see:
| Rubber None | Dummy ♠ AJT9 ♥ AK ♦ K32 ♣ Q932 | |
| You ♠ KQ8 ♥ 432 ♦ Q54 ♣ AJ74 |
How will you play?
[Please feel free to comment with your line.]
Solution [Added Dec 13th 2014]
You have 6 tricks in the majors and need three from the minors.
If clubs are 3-2 you can get 3 tricks from the clubs. But if they are 4-1 or 5-0, you can get 3 tricks if LHO holds the club length, by playing a club to the J (and later the CA and then club to 9).
The problem occurs when RHO holds the club length: you can only get two tricks from the clubs and would need a trick from diamonds.
You only have a single heart stopper left after the opening lead. If you go out once in clubs, a heart will come back and you cannot go out in diamonds now.
The solution to this is to play the CA, then play a club to the J from dummy!
If clubs are 3-2 or LHO has the length, you make 3 club tricks.
If RHO has the length, he cannot go up with the K (otherwise you have 3 club tricks). Once you win the J, you shift to diamonds for your ninth trick.
A 100% play.
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