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Article #77Re: Problems-Problems2
From: halle1
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 1983 21:05
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 1983 21:05
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Seeing all four hands, make seven Hearts against BEST defense.
S 5
H 85
D AK7
C AK85432
S KT7 S 86432
H 9 H Q762
D QT83 D J62
C QJT97 C 6
S AQJ9
H AKJT43
D 954
C --
It is considerably more difficult than it first appears. Remember that
the defense can see all four hands also.
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There is a mistake in this problem. The conditions should state that
a club was led. Otherwise, the hand can be defeated.
After much thought and trial, I suddenly realized that I had seen this before.
It is a very famous problem, the winner of a competition decades ago.
I don't have access to my reference book, so I can't give any more details.
Since I recall the solution, I will not post it, so as to give others
a chance, but I will add a hint: there are three distinct ways the play
can go, depending on the defenders' early play.
It is indeed a very difficult one.
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