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| pass | 4NT | pass | BID |
The bidding has gone as shown.
Decide what you would say, then click on BID above.
♥ K Q
♦ A 6 5
♣ J 7 6 3
| Deal 15 |
♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ |
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♠ K Q J 8 ♥ K Q ♦ A 6 5 ♣ J 7 6 3 |
| Deal 15 |
♠ A 6 ♥ 9 7 2 ♦ K 10 8 3 ♣ A K Q 5 |
Partner's 4NT bid is not Blackwood, it is the Quantitative 4NT. He is unsure whether to bid 6NT or not, so is inviting you to do so. With 15 points you are supposed to pass. With 17 points you are supposed to bid 6NT. Wouldn't you know it, 16 points. Today you feel bold, so you say 6NT. Click NEXT to continue. |
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♠ K Q J 8 ♥ K Q ♦ A 6 5 ♣ J 7 6 3 |
| Deal 15 6NT OL: ♥J |
♠ A 6 ♥ 9 7 2 ♦ K 10 8 3 ♣ A K Q 5 |
South plays 6NT. West leads the ♥J.
East plays the ♥A and returns the ♥3. Make a Plan, then click NEXT . |
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♠ K Q J 8 ♥ K Q ♦ A 6 5 ♣ J 7 6 3 |
| Deal 15 6NT OL: ♥J |
♠ A 6 ♥ 9 7 2 ♦ K 10 8 3 ♣ A K Q 5 |
South plays 6NT. West leads the ♥J.
East plays the ♥A and returns the ♥3. Winner List: ♠ = 4 : ♥ = 1 : ♦ = 2 : ♣ = 4 :: Total = 11 One trick is already lost and at first glance it looks like your only slim chance will be for the ♦ Q J to fall doubleton. But a dummy has a very important card, the ♥9. You know from the opening lead that West holds the ♥10, so if he happens to hold the only guard in ♦s you will be able to squeeze him in the red suits. NEXT |
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♠ K Q J 8 ♥ K Q ♦ A 6 5 ♣ J 7 6 3 |
| Deal 15 6NT OL: ♥J |
♠ A 6 ♥ 9 7 2 ♦ K 10 8 3 ♣ A K Q 5 |
South plays 6NT. West leads the ♥J.
East plays the ♥A and returns the ♥3. Winner List: ♠ = 4 : ♥ = 1 : ♦ = 2 : ♣ = 4 :: Total = 11 One trick is already lost and at first glance it looks like your only slim chance will be for the ♦ Q J to fall doubleton. But a dummy has a very important card, the ♥9. You know from the opening lead that West holds the ♥10, so if he happens to hold the only guard in ♦s you will be able to squeeze him in the red suits. You don't even have to do anything special. Play your 4 ♣ winners, then 3 ♠ winners. NEXT |
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♠ K Q J 8 ♥ K Q ♦ A 6 5 ♣ J 7 6 3 |
| Deal 15 6NT OL: ♥J |
♠ A 6 ♥ 9 7 2 ♦ K 10 8 3 ♣ A K Q 5 |
South plays 6NT. West leads the ♥J.
East plays the ♥A and returns the ♥3. Winner List: ♠ = 4 : ♥ = 1 : ♦ = 2 : ♣ = 4 :: Total = 11 One trick is already lost and at first glance it looks like your only slim chance will be for the ♦ Q J to fall doubleton. But a dummy has a very important card, the ♥9. You know from the opening lead that West holds the ♥10, so if he happens to hold the only guard in ♦s you will be able to squeeze him in the red suits. You don't even have to do anything special. Play your 4 ♣ winners, then 3 ♠ winners. Now play the ♠J and watch West's discard. If he throws the ♥10 dummy's ♥9 will become a winner. If he doesn't throw the ♥10 then you know dummy's ♥9 is worthless so discard it and hope the ♦s are good. Click NEXT to see. |
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♠ K Q J 8 ♥ K Q ♦ A 6 5 ♣ J 7 6 3 |
| Deal 15 6NT OL: ♥J |
♠ A 6 ♥ 9 7 2 ♦ K 10 8 3 ♣ A K Q 5 |
Squeeze plays can be complex to figure out and difficult to execute.
But not always. Sometimes they just happen, like this one. You were really hoping for the ♦Q and ♦J to fall and you fell into the squeeze instead. Deal 16 |
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♠ 9 5 3 ♥ J 10 8 6 ♦ Q 9 7 2 ♣ 9 4 |
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♠ 10 7 4 2 ♥ A 5 4 3 ♦ J 4 ♣ 10 8 2 |
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♠ K Q J 8 ♥ K Q ♦ A 6 5 ♣ J 7 6 3 |