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♣ ♦ ♥ ♠ |
BRIDGE WITHOUT TEARS |
♣ ♦ ♥ |
North leads ]Q against West's contract of 3[. Plan the play to give the maximum chance of success.
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♠ Q J 10 7 4 ♥ A Q 7 ♦ 10 3 ♣ Q 6 5 |
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♠ A 9 2 ♥ K 4 3 ♦ K J 6 ♣ A 9 8 3 |
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♠ 5 3 ♥ 8 6 5 ♦ A Q 4 2 ♣ K 10 4 2 |
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♠ K 8 6 |
The risk is that declarer may lose one spade trick, one club and, if South
gains the lead, three heart tricks. The plan must be to prevent South obtaining
the lead. If South puts ♠ K
on North's ♠ Q declarer must win with ♠ A. If not, declarer must allow ♠
Q to hold the trick and win the second spade
instead. When playing trumps declarer goes over to ♣ K and leads a club back
towards ♣ A 9 8,
intending to finesse ♣ 9
if South plays low. When ♣J appears
from South declarer wins with ♣ A. He
abandons trumps now (in case South holds ♣ Q) and runs the diamonds, discarding a heart loser
from hand. North can trump with his remaining ♣
Q but is forced to open up the heart suit or give a ruff and discard by leading
another spade..