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From: rainbow@ihuxe.UUCP
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Subject: TYP:R37 revised solution
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Date: Wed, 15-Aug-84 14:41:12 EDT
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Posted: Wed Aug 15 14:41:12 1984
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S:87542
H:T3
D:Q63
C:A75

S:
H:AKQ6
D:K9
C:KJT9863

W	N	E	S
1H	P	P	2H(strong)
2S	P	P	3C
3S	4C	P	4H
P	6C

Lead:KS

What is your best line of play?
*******************************
>> Thank the opponents for bidding so much. Ruff. Play low diamond towards the
>> Q(hope west has the ace). West must duck or else you have a place to pitch
>> your heart. Now pull trump finessing east if necessary. Run the trumps.
>> Come down to four hearts and the KD. West must come down to four hearts
>> and the AD. End play west with the diamond. Take the last four heart 
>> tricks.

> "The JH exit is fatal by west at this point. Instead west must also be made
> responsible for the spade menace. Then the defense falls apart." -Jeff Halle

Yes indeed. I stand corrected. The hand is more complex than originally 
thought. Play should go as follows. Ruff spade lead. Low diamond to the Q
playing west for the Ace. Ruff a spade. AC unblocking. 7C 
finesse preserving the 5C as a possible and necessary entry. Ruff another
spade. Run trump. Now the five card ending is as follows:

	S:87
	H:Tx
	D:x
	C:
S:		irrelevent
H:Jxxx
D:A
C:
	S:
	H:AKQx
	D:K
	C:

Exit with the KD. Now even the JH exit is foiled by declarer.
In my source for this problem they call this a "moon menace."
Those little innocent spades appear to have no real value
whatsoever, but they become ever so deadly.