8th August – Board 22: East/West
Game. Dealer East.
There were lots of exciting
hands last Thursday but the one featured below was probably the best. The
bidding might take several different turns but the proffered auction is not
unreasonable. However the play’s the thing.
North:
S K J 4 3
H A
D A K Q J 10 8 5 4
C none
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West:
S 10 9 6
H K 9 7 6 4
D 3
C J 8 7 5
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East:
S A Q 7 5
H Q J 10 5 3 2
D none
C K 9 4
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South:
S 8 2
H 8
D 9 7 6 2
C A Q 10 6
3 2
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West
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North
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East
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South
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1H
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No
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2H
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5D
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5H
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6D
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End
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West
might barrage with 4H at his first turn and the final contract might be doubled
but see what happens on the queen of hearts lead. Declarer can enter dummy by
leading the eight of diamonds and overtaking with the nine to cash the ace of
clubs, pitching a spade. A club is then ruffed and dummy re-entered with a low
trump. Another club is ruffed and when the king falls dummy can be entered for
a third time to cash the remaining club suit and make an overtrick. If the king
of clubs does not make a welcome appearance declarer would still have the
chance of playing a spade to the jack, hoping the queen was with West, when the
last spade could be ruffed in dummy. Declarer has to recognise that dummy has
three entries – easy now but perhaps not quite so in the heat of battle.
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