N
KJx
AKx
97xx
Kxx
S
Q109xxx
Jxx
Qx
Ax
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The
defense begin with 3 rounds of diamonds. South ruffs the 3rd
round and leads a spade to the king and ace. East exits with
the J ,
which is taken by the ace.
Having lost 3 tricks South must avoid a heart loser. If West
holds the Q
he can be squeezed between that and the 4th¨
but can we improve on that?
What if East has the Q don't we have a classic double squeeze
with the aid of our old friend the "Vienna coup"
Okay cash the A & K
and play off all the trumps but one coming down to this
position:
N
None
None
9
K2
S
x
J
None
x
Now on the play of the last trump west has to
come down to one club in order to keep the 10
so you ditch the now superfluous 9
and now East feels the pinch. In order to keep the Q
he also has to throw a club so the 2 becomes the 12th trick.
!Well played!
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