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Updated 16th August 2026 |
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Answer to Hand of the week, week commencing
Sunday 15th August 2010
Playing in 4ª how do you end up making 11 tricks after taking the safety play in Spades once the opposition has cashed two top Diamonds and switched to a Heart ?
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Dealer South |
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A J 8 3 |
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EW Vul |
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10 6 |
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Q J 10 4 3 |
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A 2 |
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10 |
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Q 6 5 2 |
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J 5 3 2 |
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Q 9 7 4 |
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A K 8 6 |
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9 5 |
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Q 10 7 3 |
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J 5 4 |
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K 9 7 4 |
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A K 8 |
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7 2 |
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K 9 8 6 |
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W |
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1NT |
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2§ |
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2ª |
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4ª |
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After winning the third Heart you have no losers in the non trump suits so now it’s a matter of taking the safety play in trumps to guarantee only one loser. To do this, you play low towards the Ace and then low back towards the 9, catering for a 4:1 split. Because West has a singleton 10, when you now play low towards the 9 your 9 holds and you will subsequently be able to finesse East’s remaining Q6 bringing home, 4 trumps, 2 Hearts, 2 Clubs and 3 Diamonds.
You can also 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
