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Answer to Hand of the week,

week commencing

Sunday 10th July   2011

 

Plan your play in 3¨ after the ªQ is  led.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dealer East

K 6 2

 

 

 

 

Both Vul

10 9 6 4

 

 

 

 

 

J 10 6 4

 

 

 

 

 

9 2

 

 

 

Q J 9 8 7 4

 

 

A 3

 

8 7 5 2

 

 

A K Q

 

Q

 

 

9 8 5

 

8 6

 

 

Q J 10 5 3

 

 

 

10 5

 

 

 

 

 

J 3

 

 

 

 

 

A K 7 3 2

 

 

 

 

 

A K 7 4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

W

N

E

S

 

 

1§

1¨

1ª

2¨

NO

NO

2ª

NO

NO

3¨

NO

NO

NO

 

 

 

 

 

At trick one, although West bid Spades you must not play the King. Nobody in his right mind would lead the Queen from AQJ so East is marked with the missing Spade Ace.

The opponents then switch to Hearts cashing two winners before switching to the Club Queen.

Initially, you will need to set up two club ruffs in dummy and will not be able to draw all the trumps yet. If as expected East has a doubleton Spade Ace then you will only need one club ruff.

With this in mind, at trick four you take the Ace and cash one high trump pleased to see the Queen fall. You now play a second and third Club ruffing in dummy. To keep all your options open you now lead a small spade off the table pleased to see the Ace fall. East wisely plays another Trump.

Now that the Ace has fallen you will only need to take one club ruff so you draw the last trump and dispose of your other club loser on the promoted Spade King in dummy.

You have made 5 trumps, 2 Clubs, 1 Club ruffed and 1 Spade

You can also view  watch the following movie to see how the hand pans out. (You need bridgvu.exe programme  or BridgeBase programme on your machine already to view it ) and it is available free from

 

http://www.haroldschogger.com/videos.htm

 

 

 

 alternatively watch the film www.haroldschogger.com/movies2.htm

 

   
 

 

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