Sunday, 6 December 2015

Extra Candle




It’s December, the last month of the year. It’s a month of winter, the holy month and the time for many celebrations.

In what order South played this hand to  make this remarkable contract?

He won the A, cashed the AK and the A.  Crossed to dummy in trumps and played K discarding the 8, diamond ruff. When the Q did not appear he ran the trumps. When he led his last trump, he was down to 65, J, 2. Dummy held, AK9, J.

Since West was dealt the Q, he was actually squeezed in three suits earlier. But let's assume that the Q was safely tucked away in the East hand. What could West keep when South led the last trump? Not three spades and the Q. South knew which cards were good. If South hadn't seen the Q, he discarded dummy’s J and cashed the three spades. West was squeezed in the majors; the Q was the extra candle on the birthday cake! You know you’re getting old when you get  that one candle on the cake. It’s like, ‘See if you can blow this out.’

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