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Answer to Hand of the week, week commencing

Sunday 16th August  2009       

 

 

West leads the §6 plan your play in 4©

 

 

                            

 

    ª K 9 3    

 

 

©

 Q 7 3

 

 

 

 

¨

 Q 5

 

 

 

 

§

 10 7 5 4 3

 

 

 

 

 

N

 

 

ª

J 10 7

 

 

ª

Q 8 6 2

©

9 4

 

W                          E

©

10 2

¨

A 10 9 3

 

 

¨

K J 7 4 2

§

Q J 8 6

 

 

§

K 2

 

 

 

S

 

 

 

 

ª

A 5 4

 

 

 

 

©

A K J 8  6 5

 

 

 

 

¨

8 6

 

 

 

 

§

A 9

 

 

W

N

E

S

 

 

 

 

1©

 

NO

1NT

NO

3©

 

NO

4©

NO

NO

 

NO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initially you have 9 winners by way of 2 Spades, 6 trumps and the §Ace. You have the reciprocal 4 losers ie a Spade, 2 Diamonds and a Club.

Your only hope is to establish your club suit in dummy and hope the clubs break no worse than 4:2. and that the trumps break 2:2.

With this in mind you win the first trick and immediately play another Club happy to see everybody follow confirming the clubs to be no worse than 4:2. West switches to Spades and you win in dummy so you can ruff another Club. You re-enter dummy using your ©8 via a high trump to ruff another Club. The §10 is now established and because the trumps have broken 2:2 and you carefully preserved the ©6 you can enter dummy with the ©7 to enjoy the established Club chucking away a losing Diamond or Spade.

 

 

 

 or watch the following movie (you need bridgvu.exe programme to view it) and it is available free from

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

 

 

 

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