| 22.1 |
Roundly chastise those
who have risked it by telling them that when an opponent makes you
a present of an unwinnable contract, you don't put yourself into the
situation of losing it. |
| 22.2 |
The (good) pupil will
object that perhaps the declarer has a third Diamond and ducking serves
no purpose: don't forget to salute such clear-sightedness but explain
that here it was the only chance there was to defeat the contract.
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| 22.3 |
Ask the declarers nevertheless
to think what they would have done if East had had the presence of
mind not to take the Jack of Diamonds (or what they did do if that
was the case). They must answer that there is no more hope in Diamonds
(advice 22.4) and that they must
therefore seek their happiness elsewhere. Where, then? In Clubs of
course: by finessing the King of Clubs, then, finding the suit split
3 - 3, South will total nine tricks: four Clubs, two Spades and two
Hearts … and the Diamond! Congratulate loud and long whoever found
the solution … and confirm that it doesn't work in this deal because
the Clubs are split 4 - 2. |
| 22.4 |
Insist on the reason
for which there is no further hope in Diamonds: because the dummy
is deprived of an "exterior" entry and declarer will have no more
Diamonds in hand to get over to those in dummy. |
| 22.5 |
Here again, a particularly alert
pupil could object that ducking twice could cost you a trick if
the declarer only had two Diamonds at the start. To which you can
reply that:
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| 1) |
it is better to offer one trick to
declarer rather than three … |
| 2) |
you would have to find a method for
West to tell his partner how many Diamonds he has. |
| Perhaps this method exists,
after all?!! |
| 22.6 |
Add, nevertheless, for
your good pupils that, forcing the declarer to "exhaust" an exterior
communication cannot be bad fundamentally … |
