(Down)
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North *
♠ - A 8 3
♥ - Q J 10 9 2
♦ - 9 8
♣ - 9 7 2
| Dummy (E)
♠ - Q J 2
♥ - 7 6 5
♦ - 7 6 4
♣ - A K J 6
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Declarer (W)
♠ - 6 5 4
♥ - A 8 4 3
♦ - A K Q J
♣ - Q 5
| South
♠ - K 10 9 7
♥ - K
♦ - 10 5 3 2
♣ - 10 8 4 3
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Deal 1 - Dealer is
North (Trick by
trick)
Bidding : 1NT (W) - 3NT (E) - Pass (W)
Opening Lead : Queen of
Hearts (N) = top of a solid sequence
Declarer (W) can count 9 sure winners : Ace of
Hearts, Ace King Queen Jack of Diamonds, and Ace King Queen
Jack of Clubs. This is enough to make the 3NT contract, and
there is therefore no need to develop extra tricks.
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Declarer Play
High card from the short side first
principle
Declarer wins the first trick in his hand with the Heart Ace. He
then leads the Queen of Clubs (high card from the short
suited side first) from his hand, followed at trick 3 by a small Club to Dummy's Ace.
Dummy cashes the remaining two high Clubs (K and J) in Clubs.
At trick 6 Dummy leads a small
Diamond to Declarer's Ace which wins the trick.
Declarer plays three more rounds of Diamonds leading K, Q and
finally the J from his hand. He has now made his required 9
tricks. At trick 10 Declarer
leads a small Spade. North wins with the Ace and wins the
remaining tricks with his Heart winners.
Score = 40 + 2 x 30 trick pts + 300 bonus pts = 400 pts
total
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(Down - Up)
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Declarer (N)
♠ - A 7 4 3
♥ - A K 7
♦ - A Q J
♣ - A 9 5
| East *
♠ - K J 9 5
♥ - 10 6
♦ - 5 4
♣ - Q J 10 8 3
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West
♠ - Q 10
♥ - Q J 9 8 2
♦ - 8 7 6
♣ - K 7 2
| Dummy (S)
♠ - 8 6 2
♥ - 5 4 3
♦ - K 10 9 3 2
♣ - 6 4
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Deal 2 - Dealer is
East (Trick by
trick)
Bidding : 2NT (N) - 3NT (S) - Pass (N)
Opening Lead : Queen of
Clubs (E) = top of a solid sequence
Declarer (N) can count 9 sure winners : A of
Spades, A K of Hearts, A K Q J and 10 of Diamonds and A of
Clubs. The Diamond 9 is also a winner, but Dummy has only 5
cards in Diamonds and therefore cannot play that suit for a 6th
time.
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Declarer Play
High card from the short side first
principle
As in Deal 1 the correct strategy is to play the high cards
from the short suited side first.
After winning the first trick with the Ace of Clubs, Declarer
first plays the Ace of Diamonds, then the Queen of Diamonds and
at trick 4 the Jack of Diamond
which he overtakes in Dummy's hand with the King. Now (at trick 5) the lead to the next trick is in
Dummy, where Declarer can play the remaining two winning Diamond
tricks.
Score = 40 + 2 x 30 trick pts + 300 bonus pts = 400 pts
total
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(Down - Up)
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Dummy (N)
♠ - A 7 5
♥ - 7 6 2
♦ - K 3
♣ - J 10 9 7 5
| East
♠ - Q 10 9 8
♥ - K
♦ - 10 9 8 5 2
♣ - 8 4 2
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West
♠ - K 4
♥ - J 10 9 8 5 3
♦ - J 6 4
♣ - A 3
| Declarer (S *)
♠ - J 6 3 2
♥ - A Q 4
♦ - A Q 7
♣ - K Q 6
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Deal 3 - Dealer is
South (Trick by
trick)
Bidding : 1NT (S) - 2NT (N) - 3NT (S) - Pass (N)
Opening Lead : Jack of
Hearts (W) = top of a solid sequence
Declarer (S) counts 5 sure winners, A of Spades, A
of Hearts and A K Q of Diamonds. The King of Hearts drops under
Declarer's Ace on the first trick, which makes the Q of Hearts a
6th winner.
The extra 3 tricks required to make the 3NT contract can come
from Clubs. As soon as Opponents Club Ace is removed there will
be 4 tricks established in the Club suit.
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Declarer Play
Forcing out Opponent's Ace to set up
winners in a suit High card from the short suited side
first East drops his singleton King on the opening
lead and Declarer wins the trick with the Ace.
At trick 2 Declarer immediately
plays the King of Clubs (if the Ace does not drop he leads it
again with the Queen). This will force out Opponents Club
Ace and establish the remaining Clubs as winners. Declarer
regains the lead again the following trick with the Heart Queen.
He then (at trick 4) leads the
Club Queen, followed by a small Club to Dummy's remaining Club
winners. After that Dummy plays the King of Diamonds (high
card from the short side first), followed by a small Diamond
to Declarer's King and Queen. Played correctly Declarer wins
10 tricks (1 trick more than required).
Score = 40 + 3 x 30 trick pts + 300 bonus pts = 430 pts
total
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(Top - Up)
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North
♠ - J 10 9 8
♥ - 9 5 3
♦ - 7 6 4
♣ - J 9 8
| Dummy (E)
♠ - 7 6 4
♥ - Q 4 2
♦ - A Q 10 9 2
♣ - K Q
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Declarer (W *)
♠ - A K Q
♥ - A K J
♦ - K J
♣ - 7 6 5 4 3
| South
♠ - 5 3 2
♥ - 10 8 7 6
♦ - 8 5 3
♣ - A 10 2
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Deal 4 - Dealer is
West (Trick by
trick)
Bidding : (W) 2NT
- (E) 6NT
Opening Lead : Jack of
Spades (N) = top of a solid sequence
Declarer (W) counts 11 sure winners : A K Q of
Spades, A K Q of Hearts, and A K Q J and 10 of Diamonds.
The 12th trick will come from Dummy's Club King or Queen
after forcing out Opponent's Ace.
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Declarer Play
Forcing out Opponent's Ace to set up a
winner in a suit Overtaking an Honour with an Honour to gain
the lead in Dummy
Declarer wins the opening lead with the Spade Ace, and then
plays a small Club to Dummy's King. If North does not take the
trick Declarer's 12th trick has been established. If North does
capture the Club King with his Ace, Dummy's Club Queen will be
established as the 12th trick instead.
After regaining the lead (in Spades or Clubs) Declarer plays
the Diamond King from his hand (trick
4). The following trick he plays the Diamond Jack and
overtakes it with Dummy's Diamond Ace (or Queen) ! The lead for
the next trick (trick 6) is now
back in Dummy, who plays the remaining Diamond winners. A small
Heart (or Spade) returns the lead to Declarer's hand to cash the
remaining winners in Spades and Hearts.
Score = 40 + 5 x 30 trick pts + 800 bonus pts = 990 pts
total
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(Lesson 4 - Deal 5 - Links page)
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