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Dummy reversal
For our final few deals of Chapter Six, we consider some more advanced positions. The technique required to make our featured deal is ingenious and lucrative. However, because one is not tuned in to ruff in the long hand, it is easy to miss.
A Dummy Reversal means ruffing in the long trump hand (your own) sufficient times to make it into the short trump hand. Opposing trumps will be drawn with dummy’s trumps, typically three cards in length, which have to be very good.
Winning ♠ 2 lead to ♠ K and ♠ A, declarer reflected that ♠ 2 had to be singleton (West would lead top from two, and could not hold more than two given East’s 1 ♠ bid). That left declarer with nine tricks - ♠ AQ, five trumps, ♦ A and ♣ A.
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| Pass | 2 ♠1 | Pass | 4 ♥2 |
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What happened
Declarer drew trumps in three rounds, crossed to ♦ A, and led ♣ 2. He was hoping for a miracle layout, East with ♣ K10/♣ Q10 (being more likely than ♣ KQ), in which case he can cover East’s ♣ 10 with ♣ J (losing to West), later dropping East’s bare honour and promoting ♣ 9. [If East rises with the honour, you later lead ♣ J to pin his ♣ 10.] All rather unlikely, and no good here. Down one.
What should have happened
Play to ruff three diamonds in hand, thus making the long trump hand into the short trump hand. Three ruffs in hand plus dummy’s three trumps will yield a sixth trump trick. Watch.
Cross to ♦ A at Trick Two and ruff ♦ 3 (with ♥ A); cross to ♥ 9 and ruff ♦ 5 (with ♥ Q), cross to ♥ J and ruff ♦ 9 (with ♥ 10). Cross to ♣ A, draw West’s final trump, and cross to ♠ Q. 10 tricks and game made. Effectively, it was the third diamond ruff that was the extra trick.
If you remember one thing...
If you can trump enough times to make the long trump hand into the short trump hand, and draw trumps with dummy’s shorter (but good) holding, you have brought off a lucrative Dummy Reversal.
