Deal 2
 
 
 
♠ Q 10 2
6 2
A 8 7 4
♣ 8 6 5 3
 
 WEST  NORTH  EAST  SOUTH
passpass1♠
pass2♠pass4♠
passpasspass

South is to play 4♠. West leads the ♣Q.


Make a Plan, then click NEXT .
   
  ♠ A K J 9 6 3
Q 10 7
K 6
♣ A 9
 

 
Deal 2
4♠
OL: ♣Q
 
♠ Q 10 2
6 2
A 8 7 4
♣ 8 6 5 3
  South is to play 4♠. West leads the ♣Q.

Losers:   ♠ = 0    = 3    = 0   ♣ = 1   Total = 4

You can't help the ♣ loser, but the loser can be ruffed in dummy. The most important question right now is how many rounds of trumps to pull before you give up a ?

 NEXT 
   
  ♠ A K J 9 6 3
Q 10 7
K 6
♣ A 9
 

 
Deal 2
4♠
OL: ♣Q
 
♠ Q 10 2
6 2
A 8 7 4
♣ 8 6 5 3
  South is to play 4♠. West leads the ♣Q.

Losers:   ♠ = 0    = 3    = 0   ♣ = 1   Total = 4

You can't help the ♣ loser, but the loser can be ruffed in dummy. The most important question right now is how many rounds of trumps to pull before you give up a ?


None would be the correct answer. Suppose you decide to go over to dummy with the ♠Q so as to lead a toward your Q 10 7. When West won the trick he would probably play another trump. Then when you gave up a second dummy's final trump might be removed.

Win the first trick and play a from your hand. If they play a ♠, win in your hand and play another . If they play another ♠ it will be just the second and dummy will still have one ♠ left to ruff your loser.

 NEXT  for the full deal.
   
  ♠ A K J 9 6 3
Q 10 7
K 6
♣ A 9
 

 
Deal 2
4♠
OL: ♣Q
 
♠ Q 10 2
6 2
A 8 7 4
♣ 8 6 5 3
  At the first hint that you might be thinking of ruffing losers in dummy the defenders are going to start leading trumps to try to prevent you.

So you must stay a jump ahead of them. In this Deal the only way they could have gotten the jump on you would have been with a trump opening lead.

 Deal 3 
♠ 8 5 4
K J 9
J 9 5
♣ Q J 10 4
♠ 7
A 8 5 4 3
Q 10 3 2
♣ K 7 2
  ♠ A K J 9 6 3
Q 10 7
K 6
♣ A 9