This puzzle is for the newer players (not completely new, though).
Playing Rubber Bridge, you are South and end up in 5S. West leads the club 2 and you see:
You play low from dummy and East follows with the club 7.
What is the danger, and how will you deal with it? How will you play?
Solution (updated March 24th 2015)
Looks like West has led a singleton club.
The danger is when East has the singleton Ace of trumps.
In that case, if you play trumps immediately (after winning the first trick), East will win, give partner a ruff, and West will safely play back a heart. Leaving you to rely on the diamond finesse.
You cannot prevent the club ruff if it is there, but you can remove the safe heart exit from West, by playing two rounds of hearts before touching trumps. Now if West ruffs, he will be forced to return a diamond giving you the free finesse, or a heart for a ruff-n-sluff!
Playing Rubber Bridge, you are South and end up in 5S. West leads the club 2 and you see:
| Rubber N/S | North ♠ QJT92 ♥ A2 ♦ QJ ♣ QJ43 | |
| South ♠ K8754 ♥ K3 ♦ A3 ♣ AK65 |
You play low from dummy and East follows with the club 7.
What is the danger, and how will you deal with it? How will you play?
Solution (updated March 24th 2015)
Looks like West has led a singleton club.
The danger is when East has the singleton Ace of trumps.
In that case, if you play trumps immediately (after winning the first trick), East will win, give partner a ruff, and West will safely play back a heart. Leaving you to rely on the diamond finesse.
You cannot prevent the club ruff if it is there, but you can remove the safe heart exit from West, by playing two rounds of hearts before touching trumps. Now if West ruffs, he will be forced to return a diamond giving you the free finesse, or a heart for a ruff-n-sluff!
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