Case 1:          N                                                                                                                    

            ª  7652

                      ©  987                     

                      ¨  AKQJ9                 

                      §  5                                                               

W                                E

ª                                 ª 

©                                 ©   

¨                                    ¨ 

§                                 §

 

                      S                                                                            

                      ª  84                     

                      ©  KQJT6                                                     

            ¨  T86                                                                                                

            §  AKQ

 

 

You are South, declarer, in 4©, against which West leads ªA-K-Q.

Plan the play.                                  

 

Case 2:          N                                                                                                                   

            ª 

                      ©                           

                      ¨                                

                      §                                                                   

W                                E

ª                                 ª 

©  K94                        ©  AT6  

¨                                   ¨ 

§                                   § 

 

                      S                                                                           

                      ª                             

                      ©                           

                      ¨                                

                      §   

 

 

You are West, playing in a Heart

contract and North leads ©J.

How would you play?  

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


You are South, declarer, in 4©, against           

 

 

Case 7:          N                                                                                                                   

            ª  A6

                      ©  A742                       

                      ¨  Q753                     

                      §  964                                                           

W                                E

ª T75                         ª J98432

© J6                            ©  QT  

¨ AJT8                         ¨  9

§ QJT2                      §  K853

 

                      S                                                                            

                      ª  KQ                   

                      ©  K9853                  

                      ¨  K642                                                         

                      §  A7     

 

After the N/S auction of 1© -  3© - 4©, West leads § Q. Trumps break 2-2.

Plan the play to avoid losing 3 tricks in  diamonds?    

 

Case 8:          N                                                                                                                   

            ª  92

                      ©  QJ42                      

                      ¨  974                   

                      §  T872                                                             

W                                E

ª  874                         ª  53

©  KT986                    ©  3  

¨  2                                ¨ KQJT865

§  QJ64                         § 953

 

                      S                                                                           

                      ª  AKQJT6              

                      ©  A75                  

                      ¨  A3                                                                      

                      §  AK

 

East pre-empts 3¨ and South plays in 6 ª. West leads 2¨, obvious singleton. Prospects don’t look good,  what is your best plan of action?