Deal 1 |
♠ A K 4 ♥ A 10 8 6 5 ♦ Q 3 ♣ A J 4 |
South is to play 3NT. West leads the ♠J. Make a Plan, then click NEXT . |
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♠ Q 3 ♥ 4 2 ♦ K J 10 9 4 ♣ 7 6 5 3 |
Deal 1 3NT OL: ♠J |
♠ A K 4 ♥ A 10 8 6 5 ♦ Q 3 ♣ A J 4 |
South is to play 3NT. West leads the ♠J.
Winners: ♠ = 3 ♥ = 1 ♦ = 0 ♣ = 1 Total = 5 You need 4 more winners, and they will come from the ♦ suit once you have knocked out the ♦A. But there is one danger to avoid - if the defenders don't take the ♦A on the first round dummy won't have a ♦ to lead back to your hand. So to make sure you have an entry back you win the first trick with dummy's ♠K, saving your ♠Q. Click NEXT to see the hands. |
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♠ Q 3 ♥ 4 2 ♦ K J 10 9 4 ♣ 7 6 5 3 |
Deal 1 3NT OL: ♠J |
♠ A 4 ♥ A 10 8 6 5 ♦ Q 3 ♣ A J 4 |
South is to play 3NT. West leads the ♠J.
Winners: ♠ = 3 ♥ = 1 ♦ = 0 ♣ = 1 Total = 5 You need 4 more winners, and they will come from the ♦ suit once you have knocked out the ♦A. But there is one danger to avoid - if the defenders don't take the ♦A on the first round dummy won't have a ♦ to lead back to your hand. So to make sure you have an entry back you win the first trick with dummy's ♠K, saving your ♠Q. Next start playing ♦s, first ♦Q, then ♦K. Assume the defenders take their ♦A on the second round. Click NEXT . |
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♠ Q ♥ 4 2 ♦ K J 10 9 4 ♣ 7 6 5 3 |
Deal 1 3NT OL: ♠J |
♠ A 4 ♥ A 10 8 6 5 ♦ ♣ A J 4 |
South is to play 3NT. West leads the ♠J.
Winners: ♠ = 3 ♥ = 1 ♦ = 0 ♣ = 1 Total = 5 You need 5 more winners, and they will come from the ♦ suit once you have knocked out the ♦A. But there is one danger to avoid - if the defenders don't take the ♦A on the first round dummy won't have a ♦ to lead back to your hand. So to make sure you have an entry back you win the first trick with dummy's ♠K, saving your ♠Q. Next start playing ♦s, first ♦Q, then ♦K. Assume the defenders take their ♦A on the second round. Win whatever they now play and come to your hand with the ♠Q to enjoy your three established ♦s for 9 tricks total. Click NEXT to see the complete deal. |
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♠ Q ♥ 4 2 ♦ J 10 9 ♣ 7 6 5 3 |
Deal 1 3NT OL: ♠J |
♠ A K 4 ♥ A 10 8 6 5 ♦ Q 3 ♣ A J 4 |
Establishing the ♦s is the straightforward way to make
the contract.
Just don't foul up on your ♠ entry. Deal 2 |
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♠ J 10 9 8 2 ♥ J 9 7 3 ♦ A 6 ♣ K 9 |
♠ 7 6 5 ♥ K Q ♦ 8 7 5 2 ♣ Q 10 8 2 |
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♠ Q 3 ♥ 4 2 ♦ K J 10 9 4 ♣ 7 6 5 3 |