I presume on 1 that whatever opening lead I got gave me a trick?  IE I was playing it from the strong hand?

sorry

lead was Diamond and West plays the hand

Cool quiz!  Win the diamond in dummy.

 

A hearts...50 break offside.

J Hearts...Opps must duck or hearts are established.

Q spades...Opps must duck or spades can be established.

AKJ clubs....this forces the 12th trick!!!!!

no good. opps take QH and you only have 11 tricks (1s+4h+4d+2c). Try again

#2 opps are cooperating. AD-6D, S-AKQ, H-AK. 7D to 8D. Play 5 more major cards pitching D-KQJT9. 13th trick, lead the 4D

Check back here soon. I have a 1999 Truscott calendar with some vicious problems. I will post a few later on, including one that I gave up on.

How not to make 7NT (2nd hand)   Play AKQ of spades, Play AK of hearts, Play Ace of diamonds then 7 of diamonds to the 8 on Board.  Then play top spades and hearts sluffing all your top diamonds.  Then play 4 of diamonds sluffing the ace of clubs.  It was tough.

# 1 ...looks too easy

        -- Win lead with Diam  Ace

        --  Lead Sp Q ! ! !

                If opp wins King you have 12 tricks:

                  4s, 2h, 4d, 2c

 

        --  If opps duck Sp Q, then lead out Ht Jack ! ! !

                If opp wins Ht Jack you have 12 tricks:

                  2s, 4h, 4d, 2c

 

        -- If opps duck Ht Jack, then lead out Cl Jack ! ! !

               If opp wins Cl Jack, then you have 12 tricks:

                  2s, 3h, 4d, 3c

 

       -- And finally if opps duck the Cl Jack, that's your 12th trick off the top ! ! !

                 2s, 3h, 4d, 3c  .... giving up last trick to the Cl Q