Another Entry Problem
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| ♠ |
K J |
| ♥ |
9 5 |
| ♦ |
A 10 8 7 |
| ♣ |
Q J 10 8 7 |
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|
| ♠ |
10 2 |
| ♥ |
Q 6 |
| ♦ |
K Q J 6 4 2 |
| ♣ |
9 3 |
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|
| ♠ |
9 8 6 5 |
| ♥ |
J 8 4 |
| ♦ |
9 3 |
| ♣ |
A 6 5 4 |
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|
| ♠ |
A Q 7 4 3 |
| ♥ |
A K 10 7 3 2 |
| ♦ |
5 |
| ♣ |
K |
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North/South cannot make 6 NT on a diamond lead, because they only have 8 top tricks.
A 6 ♥ contract is doomed if the defense takes its club ace and eventual heart trick.
6 ♠ does not make on a diamond lead because North can set of his clubs, but cannot draw trumps
and preserve an entry to run them.
The only slam to make here is 6 ♣.
If the defense leads a diamond, it seems like they still prevail. North solves the problem, however, by ruffing one diamond,
which strips East of his last diamond.
Declarer crosses to North with a spade and leads top clubs until East takes his ace, leading to this:
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| ♠ |
K |
| ♥ |
9 5 |
| ♦ |
10 8 |
| ♣ |
10 8 7 |
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|
|
|
| ♠ |
9 8 6 |
| ♥ |
J 8 4 |
| ♦ |
— |
| ♣ |
6 5 |
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|
| ♠ |
A Q 7 4 |
| ♥ |
A K 10 7 |
| ♦ |
— |
| ♣ |
— |
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Whatever East leads here, North has the spade king entry to draw the rest of the trumps and then run the major winners.