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Updated 16th August 2026 |
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Hand of the week, week commencing,
Sunday 6th August 2017
Plan your defence after leading the ♥K and switching to the ♣9 with declarer winning trick two and switching to a Top Spade at trick three.
Dealer South Both Vul
♠ 8 7 2
♥ Q 10 4
♦ K Q 9 4
♣ Q 6 3
♠ J 9 ♠ Q 4
♥ A K J 8 7 3 ♥ 9 6 2
♦ J 8 5 2 ♦ 10 7 6 3
♣ 9 ♣ 10 7 5 4
♠ A K 10 6 5 3
♥ 5
♦ A
♣ A K J 8 2
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2♥ |
2♠ |
NO |
6♠ |
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NO |
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This hand originally was published in The Times and I was fascinated by the con pulled by West, the defender, which could only be pulled against another expert.
West led the Heart Ace and then switched to his singleton §9
When declarer now played the Ace of trump West calmly followed suit with the ªJack which now give declarer a chance to go wrong. Knowing about the Theory of restricted choice, declarer decided that East must have the Spade Queen starting off with Q94. So without much ado he now played a low club to dummy’s Queen (His only possible entry) and much to his chagrin, West now ruffed with his last trump.
Well played West- Give declarer enough rope……
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You can also watch the following movie to see how the hand pans out. To view this programme you will need to download htttp://www.haroldschogger.com/bridgevu.setup |
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alternatively watch the film www.haroldschogger.com/movies2.htm
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