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The Merrimac Coup
The Merrimac Coup
refers to the elimination of a strategic card usually a King from the Opp's holding in order to prevent Declarer from crossing back to Dummy and therefore stopping him from establishing a long suit.
Example : You're South playing defence in this 3NT contract. Your P leads the Queen ♠. You've calculated the points and you know that your Partner only has the Queen and Jack of ♠. Declarer wins the lead and now plays Jack ♦. Your P plays the 2♦. You win the trick. What card do you play ?
refers to the elimination of a strategic card usually a King from the Opp's holding in order to prevent Declarer from crossing back to Dummy and therefore stopping him from establishing a long suit.
Example : You're South playing defence in this 3NT contract. Your P leads the Queen ♠. You've calculated the points and you know that your Partner only has the Queen and Jack of ♠. Declarer wins the lead and now plays Jack ♦. Your P plays the 2♦. You win the trick. What card do you play ?
| S | W | N | E |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Pass |
1 |
|
Pass |
2NT |
Pass |
3NT |
Pass |
Pass |
Pass |
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| | | 4 3 2 7 5 A 4 K 10 9 8 4 3 | |||||||||
| 8 6 Q J 10 9 K 10 9 8 7 A Q |
Exercise 4611 The 2♦ played by your P shows 3 cards. Sacrifice your King ♣ to drop the Ace ♣ ... Declarer can no longer establish his CA! . The Merrimacmaneuver cost you a trick in TRbutpreventsthe declarer from making 4 tricks in ♦
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