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Updated 16th August 2026 |
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Answer to Hand of the week, week commencing
Sunday 22nd August 2010
Assuming trumps break kindly how do you try and make 13 tricks when The opponents lead the ¨K ?
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A Q J 7 3 |
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5 |
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8 7 5 |
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♣ |
A K 10 4 |
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K 10 9 4 |
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6 5 2 |
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Q 9 |
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7 2 |
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K Q 9 3 |
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J 6 4 2 |
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8 3 2 |
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Q J 6 5 |
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8 |
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A K J 10 8 6 4 3 |
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A 10 |
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9 7 |
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1ª |
NO |
3© |
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3ª |
NO |
4© |
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5§ |
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5¨ |
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NO |
6© |
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After winning the first trick you draw trumps and when they break 2:2 you have to decide on a simple finesse or a ruffing finesse. If you take a simple finesse and it fails the opponents will quickly cash a second Diamond and take you one off. If however you do the ruffing finesse you give yourself a chance of an overtrick without putting your contract into jeopardy. You cash the Spade Ace and then play the Queen and chuck the Diamond loser. On this occasion West had both missing Kings and you end up with just 12 tricks
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
