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Is this an either/or situation? Or...? * |
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| ♠ | K 6 2 | | | | ♥ | A 2 | | ♦ | 8 3 2 | | ♣ | A K 10 9 8 | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | ♠ | A 7 5 4 | | | ♥ | K 9 | | ♦ | K Q J 5 | | ♣ | J 5 4 |
| West | North | East | South |
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| — | — | — | 1♦ | | pass | 2♣ | pass | 2NT | | pass | 3NT | pass | pass | | pass | | | |
West leads the ♥5. |
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Solution
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Handle guards with care...* |
S/EW
| ♠ | A Q J | | | | ♥ | 8 6 | | ♦ | K J 5 4
| | ♣ | 6 5 4 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ♠ | 6 5 | | | ♥ | A 7 2 | | ♦ | Q 10 9 8 6 | | ♣ | A K Q |
| West | North | East | South |
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| — | — | — | 1NT | | pas | 3NT | pas | pas | | pas | | | |
West leads the ♠10. How should South play? |
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Solution
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Good dummy play is a matter of concentrating * |
| | ♠ | 10 9 3 | | | | ♥ | 10 7 6 | | ♦ | 9 6 3 2 | | ♣ | 6 5 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ♠ | A K Q J 8 4 | | | ♥ | 9 4 | | ♦ | K Q | | ♣ | A Q J |
| West | North | East | South |
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| — | — | — | 2♣1 | | pass | 2♦ | pass | 2♠ | | pass | 4♠1 | pass | pass | | pass | | | |
1 Game forcing
2 NS have not agreed upon 3♣, second negative, now showing a weak hand; so this jump to 4♠ is North's weakest possible bid
West leads the ♥K, cashes the ♥Q and continues with a third heart.
How should South play? |
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Solution
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| E/All | ♠ | K Q 8 6 | | | | ♥ | 4 2 | | ♦ | K J 10 | | ♣ | 7 5 4 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ♠ | A J 10 9 7 | | | ♥ | A J 10 5 | | ♦ | A 5 | | ♣ | Q 2 |
| West | North | East | South |
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| — | — | pass | 1♠ | | pass | 3♠ | pass | 4♠ | | pass | pass | pass | |
Against 4♠ West leads the ♣J. East wins with the ♣K, continues with the ♣A and then switches to the ♠2.
How should South play? |
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Solution
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Gamble the winning finesse or...?* |
E/EW
| ♠ | 9 2 | | | | ♥ | 9 7 | | ♦ | K J 5 2
| | ♣ | A K J 3 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ♠ | A Q 7 4 | | | ♥ | A 8 | | ♦ | A Q 7 6 | | ♣ | 7 6 5 |
| West | North | East | South |
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| — | — | pass | 1NT | | pass | 3NT | pass | pass | | pass | | | |
West leads the ♥K. What is declarer's best chance to make nine tricks? |
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Solution
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Keep your eye on the ball * |
S/EW
| ♠ | A K | | | | ♥ | 7 6 5 3
| | ♦ | A 6 | | ♣ | 9 8 5 4 3
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | ♠ | Q 2
| | | ♥ | A K | | ♦ | K 10 9 8 7 3 2 | | ♣ | A K |
| West | North | East | South |
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| — | — | — | 2NT | | pass | 3♣1 | pass | 3NT2 | | pass | 4NT3 | pass | 6NT | | pass | pass | pass | |
1 Puppet Stayman: major suit ask
2 Neither a four-card nor a five-card major suit
3 Slam try (quantitative): 'Partner, pass with a minimum, bid 6NT with a maximum' (much better than Blackwood!)
Not everybody's cup of tea, this 2NT opening but what's the alternative? Anyway the result is a very good slam.
West leads the ♠J.
How should South play? (Especially after this kind of auction, one doesn't want to suffer defeat...) |
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Solution
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