♥ J 5 2
♦ K Q 3
♣ K 6 4
| WEST | NORTH | EAST | SOUTH |
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| pass | 3♠ | pass | 4♠ |
| pass | pass | pass | |
South is to play 4♠. West leads the ♣J.
Make a Plan, then click NEXT .
♥ A K
♦ 7 4
♣ A 5 3
| Deal 10 |
♠ Q 10 6 3 ♥ J 5 2 ♦ K Q 3 ♣ K 6 4 |
South is to play 4♠. West leads the ♣J. Make a Plan, then click NEXT . |
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♠ J 9 7 5 4 2 ♥ A K ♦ 7 4 ♣ A 5 3 |
| Deal 10 4♠ OL: ♣J |
♠ Q 10 6 3 ♥ J 5 2 ♦ K Q 3 ♣ K 6 4 |
South is to play 4♠. West leads the ♣J.
Losers: ♠ = 2 ♥ = 0 ♦ = 1 ♣ = 1 Total = 4 Unless the defense slips you are going to lose the Ace and King of trumps. And the ♦A is a Fast loser that they can take whenever they want to, so that means you must try to dispose of your ♣ loser. The only realistic hope is that West holds the ♦A and you can lead through it twice. So after you win your ♣A do you play a trump? NEXT |
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♠ J 9 7 5 4 2 ♥ A K ♦ 7 4 ♣ A 5 3 |
| Deal 10 4♠ OL: ♣J |
♠ Q 10 6 3 ♥ J 5 2 ♦ K Q 3 ♣ K 6 4 |
South is to play 4♠. West leads the ♣J.
Losers: ♠ = 2 ♥ = 0 ♦ = 1 ♣ = 1 Total = 4 Unless the defense slips you are going to lose the Ace and King of trumps. And the ♦A is a Fast loser that they can take whenever they want to, so that means you must try to dispose of your ♣ loser. The only realistic hope is that West holds the ♦A and you can lead through it twice. So after you win your ♣A do you play a trump? As much as you'd like to get the trumps out you must work on the ♦s first. Because if you play even one trump the defense will win it and force out your remaining ♣ stopper before you have established a ♦ winner for the discard. The correct procedure is to win the ♣A, and immediately play a ♦ to dummy's ♦Q, which holds the trick. Return to your hand with a ♥, and play another ♦ toward dummy. Suppose West takes his ♦A on this trick (otherwise you have no ♦ loser). He can now play a ♣ but you win with dummy's ♣K and discard your small ♣ on dummy's ♦K. Only then do you lead trumps. NEXT for the full deal. |
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♠ J 9 7 5 4 2 ♥ A K ♦ 7 4 ♣ A 5 3 |
| Deal 10 4♠ OL: ♣J |
♠ Q 10 6 3 ♥ J 5 2 ♦ K Q 3 ♣ K 6 4 |
This is the perfect example of when you delay leading trumps.
When you need to do something else first - in this case, to establish a ♦s winner early. Deal 11 |
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♠ 8 ♥ 8 7 6 3 ♦ A 9 6 5 ♣ J 10 9 8 |
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♠ A K ♥ Q 10 9 4 ♦ J 10 8 2 ♣ Q 7 2 |
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♠ J 9 7 5 4 2 ♥ A K ♦ 7 4 ♣ A 5 3 |