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Problem: The Auction: West North East South pass pass pass 2♣ pass 2♦ pass 2NT pass 3♣ pass 3♦ pass 3NT all pass Plan the play after West leads the ♦J. Solution: You have chances in both black suits, the key is to time your plays correctly in order to maximize your chances of success. After winning the opening lead, it must be right to start on clubs, and the right way to tackle the suit is to cash the ♣A and lead a low club towards the jack. If West has the ♣Q, the ♣J is your ninth trick. If East wins the ♣Q and clears diamonds, you should cash the ♣K now. If clubs divide 3-3, you are home. On this deal however, East turns up with four clubs. Your next move should be to cross over to dummy with the ♥A and lead a spade. If East has both the ♠A and the ♠Q, the contract is guaranteed. If East plays low, if you guess correctly, you are through.
If things go wrong once again and you guess incorrectly to play the ♠J losing to West's queen, there is still hope. You win West's diamond return, cash your heart honors, and throw East in with a club, forcing him to provide a trick for your ♠K. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bridge Baron deal No : N1185-08061-66940-44179-77090-98017 You can download this deal in PPL format, and view it with Bridge Baron here :Deal Of The Week |
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