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Updated 16th August 2026 |
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Answer to Hand of the week, week commencing Sunday 25th March 2012
¨A is led and West switches to a Spade won by East who plays a Spade back, plan your play.
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K Q J 8 6 3 |
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♥ |
J 10 7 3 |
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2 |
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K Q |
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5 |
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A 9 7 4 2 |
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A 9 2 |
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5 |
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A J 10 9 8 6 |
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7 5 4 |
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10 7 3 |
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J 6 4 2 |
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10 |
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K Q 8 6 4 |
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K Q 3 |
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A 9 8 5 |
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1♠ |
NO |
2♥ |
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3♦ |
3♥ |
NO |
4♥ |
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Do you realize when you are really well endowed and can afford a big one ?
On this hand what danger lurks when you have so many assets. You have all top Spades left in dummy top Diamonds and top Clubs so what could possibly go wrong if you are careless. The defence suggests that East is out of Spades too so at trick three you MUST RUFF HIGH with the King or Queen. If you do not do so. West will overruff you and you will go one down losing three Aces plus an unnecessary overruff.
After ruffing high set about drawing trumps and now you have no problem in amassing 10 tricks, losing just the three Aces.
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
alternatively watch the film www.haroldschogger.com/movies2.htm
