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| 3. The Whitfeld Six |
| This is a six card ending where your task (South) is to make all the tricks.
Spades are trumps and South has the lead.
It was composed by a British mathematics professor W. H. Whitfeld.
It was considered to be very difficult 120 years ago (and still is!)
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Cash the CA and unblock the 8 from dummy.
Ruff a heart in Dummy.
Cash the last spade, discarding the DQ from hand.
East can afford to discard the diamond.
West, however, is caught in a triple squeeze.
The club leaves partner open to the finesse. [2 spades, one diamond, 3 clubs]
A diamond is immediately fatal. [2 spades, 2 diamonds, 2 clubs]
So he throws the H7.
Dummy's DA is now cashed and East is squeezed.
A club gives South 3 tricks [2 spades, 1 diamond, 3 clubs]
A heart promotes South's 5 [2spades, 1 heart, 1 diamond, 2 clubs]
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| Cliff's Double Dummy Problem |
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Having backed yourself with the redouble you need to justify your confidence.
Opening lead is the king of hearts.
Just to make it easy Cliff has let you see all four hands.
Isn't that nice of him......
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Ruff the HK with dummy's 3 and underruff with the 2.
Play the S4 and cover East's card.
Cash the DAK.
Cash CA and exit with the C5.
East is forced to return a heart.
Ruff with dummy's 6 and underruff with the 5
Play the D10 and follow with the 6.
If East ruffs, overruff, draw trumps and cash the clubs (unblock the 8!)
If East discards, discard club.
Whatever East does you take the remainder of the tricks.
You are allowed to give East your best smirk.
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