Hand of the week commencing
Sunday 12th October 2008
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A 3 2
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Neither
Vulnerable |
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J
8 5 |
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Q
J 7 3 2 |
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9 8 7 6 4
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5
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K
9 4 |
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Q
10 7 6 |
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A
9 |
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K
10 6 4 |
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7 3 2 |
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K
Q 10 |
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8
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J 9 8 5 |
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1§ |
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2ª |
3¨ |
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3NT
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Partner
leads a ª7
and declarer wins first trick with dummy’s Ace and plays the §Q
plan your defence
Are
you an automatic coverer of Honours ? If so you will hand declarer his contract
here if you cover dummy’s Queen of Clubs with your King. If, however, you
follow the rule “cover an honour with an honour ONLY if it can promote
something for your defending side” then you will
not cover this trick. Dummy has just two clubs and you have started with
four so if you calmly play low for two rounds you will come to your King by
force. As long as you do not cover either the Queen or 10 of clubs
declarer will only make 8 tricks. Declarer can make only 3 Spades, 1
Heart and 4 clubs and has no other source of a ninth trick.