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Answer to Hand of the week,
Sunday 20th February 2011
After ♣9 lead, how do you make your 6♥ slam
when trumps break 4:1 with the Queen onside ?
Dealer North ♠ — Love All
♥ K 10 7 6
♦ K Q 5 3 ♣ A 8 5 4 3
♠ K 10 9 6
♠ 8 5 4 3 2
♥ A Q 3 2
♥ 8
♦ J 7 6
♦ 10 9 8 4
♣ 9 7 ♣ J 6 2 ♠ A Q J 7
♥ J 9 5 4
♦ A 2 ♣ K Q 10
W
N
E
S
1♣
NO
1♥
NO
3♥
NO
6♥
NO
NO
NO
This is the sort of hand that players panic when the
trump suit breaks badly. Because there are no losers elsewhere do not be put off.
After winning the first trick in hand lead the
©J
ready to let it run. West no doubt will win and play another club which you win
in hand again. You now play the
©9
finessing West again and finessing him one more time drawing the last trump. Now
you can claim by way of five clubs, 3 Diamonds, 3 Hearts and the Ace of Spades. 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
