Play and Double Dummy Problems

On this page, I hope to post some Double Dummy Problems every so often.  For this, I need to wait until someone sends me some.  To submit a double dummy problem, email Roger Lee.

These are actually all from Ben Leitner.

Can you make 6 : From the SJ Bridge club, IMP pairs 12/30/2006 (Board 9, Hands rotated)

	K74		Dealer: N, EW Vul
	8763
	AKQ8
	52		Bidding:	N	E	S	W
Q2		J865		1	P	1	P
9542		J		2	P	4NT	P
J9532		1076		5	P	6	P
K10		J9643
	A1093
	AKQ10
	4		Opening lead: 3
	AQ87

The story behind this board:  I was playing in the last round of IMP pairs at the San Jose club with my Dad. We had just finished board 2, on which we set 2 by 1 trick.  I was therefore a bit surprised to open the scoresheet and find the results of 4 (S) making once and 6 down 1 twice.  I saw that this was the scoresheet for board 3 and we called the director.  Since we now had unauthorized information not to bid the slam, we received a no-play.  We got hand-records after and it said 6 is in fact makeable.  Can you do it? Click here for a hint, or here for the solution

Try and make 6 : From the Caltech Bridge club, 12/11/2006 (Board 14, Hands rotated)
First, try it single-dummy.

	AKJ7542		Dealer: West, None Vul
	J975
	-
	92		Bidding:	W	N	E	S
				P	1	P	2
				P	2	P	3
				P	4	P	6
	6
	AK62
	A754		Opening lead: 10
	AK63

Suppose you win the A, and play a low spade to hand, ruffing low.  West thinks for a while and discards a diamond.  How do you continue?  Click here for a hint, or here for the solution.  Thanks to Matt Klimesh for the analysis of this hand.