A grand puzzle
#1
Posted 2014-January-20, 15:13
What's the weakest hand north could have that makes these statements true?
#3
Posted 2014-January-20, 15:51
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#4
Posted 2014-January-20, 15:58
Even cheaper is AKxxxxx/AKxxxx, the 6 card suit is the side suit, one player has the queen doubleton to make all, another 3 cards, and the last one ruffs the third round with queen of trumps.
For finessing issues OP should define better where does anyone sit when they switch positions.
#5
Posted 2014-January-20, 16:08
Fluffy, on 2014-January-20, 15:42, said:
any grand is fine
#6
Posted 2014-January-20, 16:10
Fluffy, on 2014-January-20, 15:58, said:
Even cheaper is AKxxxxx/AKxxxx, the 6 card suit is the side suit, one player has the queen doubleton to make all, another 3 cards, and the last one ruffs the third round with queen of trumps.
For finessing issues OP should define better where does anyone sit when they switch positions.
A grand slam makes as the cards are, or if the south cards/player are switched with the west cards/player, or if south is switched with east.
#7
Posted 2014-January-20, 17:04
♥AK
♦AK
♣AKxxxxx
Each of South, East and West hold 7-card suits.
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#8
Posted 2014-January-20, 18:54
#9
Posted 2014-January-20, 21:17
Lord Molyb, on 2014-January-20, 15:13, said:
What's the weakest hand north could have that makes these statements true?
#10
Posted 2014-January-20, 21:47
Got it down to 10 HCP?
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#12
Posted 2014-January-20, 22:10
#13
Posted 2014-January-21, 01:01
7 HCP?
This can probably be improved on. Possibly by a lot, if we consider grand-slams in three different denominations
#14
Posted 2014-January-21, 11:09
With the south hand north can make 7♠ by ruffing a heart. If you switch south and east, you can make 7 hearts by ruffing three spades, and if you switch south and west, you can make 7♥ by pitching 5 spades on 3 diamond and 2 club winners.
As I have seen, this is not the correct answer
#15
Posted 2014-January-29, 15:39
As the cards are, on a plain suit lead north simply ruffs, draws 2 trumps ending in dummy, and discards all his diamonds on the clubs.
Switch south and west and the play is trivial- draw trumps and everything is good. The defense can't get a ruff because the diamond void is on lead.
Switch south and east, and 7♠ still makes. The best leads, a diamond and a trump, are both won by the ♠K and all of North's diamonds disappears on the top hearts.
#16
Posted 2014-January-29, 20:07
I doubt anybody can improve on Molyb's effort. With one trump suit, can anyone get it down to 5 HCP?
#17
Posted 2014-January-30, 07:54
Opposite of any of the hands, a thirteen card fit exists and a grand slam makes on a crossruff.
Just to get the ball rolling