Answer to Hand of the week, week commencing
Sunday 28th March 2010
Partner leads §5 declarer playing dummy's 6,
plan your defence so as not to let overtricks through.
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Answer to Hand of the week, week commencing Sunday 28th March 2010
Partner leads §5 declarer playing dummy's 6, plan your defence so as not to let overtricks through.
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9 8 |
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K 7 6 4 |
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9 7 6 2 |
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K J 6 |
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5 4 2 |
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A K Q 10 3 |
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10 5 |
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9 8 |
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Q 10 |
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8 5 4 |
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10 8 7 5 3 2 |
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Q 9 4 |
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J 7 6 |
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A Q J 3 2 |
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A K J 3 |
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A |
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2© |
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2NT |
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3¨ |
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4© |
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Once your partner lead §5 it seems that he has made a 4th highest led. If this is the case then declarer can only have one card higher in the closed hand so when declarer plays the §6 you must play the 9. This will bring the Ace from declarer.
Declarer will draw trumps and take the losing Diamond finesse. Now declarer makes just nine tricks. If you had needlessly played the §Queen at trick one, then declarer will get two club discards from hand on dummy's clubs and make an overtrick for an undeserved top Match Point score.
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