Weighing the Evidence

 

In these examples Declarer digs a little deeper, looking for clues in what was not done as well as considering the more obvious clues.

 

Related Play Problems            Play Problem 49

                                                  Play Problem 70

 

 

Related Extracts from Past Wednesday Games

 

 

10	♠ AQ ♥ 6 ♦ K8763 ♣ KJ987	From 31st January, 2007
♠ 92 ♥ AKJT7 ♦ Q42 ♣ 543	North West             East           South	♠ KT74 ♥ 98543 ♦ ♣ QT62	Dlr     East Vul     Both
© BES, Inc  All Rights Reserved	♠ J8653 ♥ Q2 ♦ AJT95 ♣ A	West    North   East     South                         Pass     1♠ 2♥        Dbl      4♥        Pass Pass    4NT     Pass     5♦ Pass    Pass     Pass

 

Will 5♦ make?  With two inescapable losers in the majors, everything hinges on how Declarer tackles the Diamonds.  Is there any reason why she should lay down the A♦ first, catering for West having all three?  Wouldn’t it also be reasonable to guess the other way and start with the K♦?  Any clues in the bidding?  Well, West has more HCP’s than East, but there’s still plenty of room for the Q♦ in the East hand.  Perhaps a better inference is that, with a Diamond void, West would probably have a Michaels hand, and yet he made a simple overcall.  Anyway, it’s 10 or 11 tricks, depending on Declarer’s ability to ferret out that Queen.

 

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