Bidding : (W) 1♣ - 1♠ - 3♠ - 4♠
Trick 13		North
Declarer (W) ♠  ♠  K J 9 8 3 ♥  7 ♦  9 6 4 ♣  A 6 5 2			? <	Dummy (E) ♠  A 10 7 6 ♥  A Q J 10 ♦  A 8 3 ♣  8 7
		South

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Trick 13a		North Q♣
Declarer (W) ♠  ♠  K J 9 8 3 ♥  7 ♦  9 6 4 ♣  A 6 5 2	6♣		w 10♠ <	Dummy (E) ♠  A 10 7 6 ♥  A Q J 10 ♦  A 8 3 ♣  8 7
		Q♦ w South		Won : 12 Lost : 1

	North ♠  Q 5 ♥  9 4 3 2 ♦  10 3 ♣  K Q J 9 3
Declarer (W) ♠  K J 9 8 3 ♥  7 ♦  9 6 4 ♣  A 6 5 2		Dummy (E) ♠  A 10 7 6 ♥  A Q J 10 ♦  A 8 3 ♣  8 7
	♠  4 2 ♥  K 8 6 5 ♦  K Q J 7 2 ♣  10 4 South
Declarer (W) can count 5 possible losers : one each in ♠, ♥ and ♣ and two in ♦. He can get rid of both ♦ losers by executing a ruffing finesse in ♥ and each time discarding a ♦ loser in his own hand. Opponent's K♥ is onside (held by South), and the Q♠ drops on the second trump drawing trick. Two lucky breaks which allow Declarer to make 12 tricks in total. Previous - Next Deal