Hand of the week commencing
Sunday 11th November 2007
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Dealer
West |
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6
4 |
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E
W Vulnerable |
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K
8 6 5 |
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Lead
ª10 |
¨ |
Q
7 |
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K
Q 10 7 6 |
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N |
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ª |
10
9 8 7 2 |
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A
5 3
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© |
7 |
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W
E |
© |
Q
J 10 4 2 |
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K
8 6 2 |
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A
10 9 5 4 |
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J
8 5 |
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S |
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ª |
K
Q J
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A
9 3 |
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J
3 |
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A
9 4 3 2 |
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W |
N |
E |
S |
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NO |
NO |
1© |
1NT |
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NO |
3NT |
NO |
NO |
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NO |
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You are East and partner leads the ª10.
You win first trick with your Ace. Plan your defence.
This hand,
submitted by the British International and Times correspondent Andrew
Robson comes from this year’s
At the table the winning
defence is to switch to a Diamond to defeat the contract by two tricks. But who
would blame most Easts for continuing Spades and playing partner for K109XX of
Spades rather than the Diamond King. Well done if you found the Diamond switch.