[blml] E = Mpc cubed [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

[Brambledown]

Richard.hills wrote:
> Sent: 24 September 2006 03:05
> To: blml at rtflb.org
> Subject: [blml] E = Mpc cubed [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]
> 
> Vulnerable: North-South
> Contract:   Five Clubs redoubled
> Declarer:   South
> 
>             2
>             ---
>             2
>             A
> ---                      A
> ---                      ---
> K                        AQ
> K2                       ---
>             ---
>             ---
>             3
>             QJ
> 
> In this three-card endgame, West is on
> lead and South needs two of the last
> three tricks to make their redoubled
> contract.
> 
> However...
> 
> The ace, king and queen of diamonds
> are all major penalty cards.
--------------
> Of course, the only way that 5Cxx can
> be made is if West leads the king of
> diamonds, East overtakes with the ace
> of diamonds, then East continues with
> the queen of diamonds - the contract
> makes on a smother play.

Sorry to spoil the story, but this is not the only way ...

Declarer can prohibit the lead of a diamond, the DA & Q are picked up
but the DK remains a MPC.

W leads C2 won by dummy's CA.   Now S2 is led from dummy and ruffed,
with W obligated to discard DK.

Chas Fellows,
Surrey, England

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