14th April – Board 9. East/West
Game. Dealer North.
The hand shown below was
easy enough to bid but most people got muddled in the play although the
favourable lie of the cards came to their rescue.
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North:
S 9 8 7 5 2
H K 8 4
D J 10 3
C 7 6
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West:
S A K Q
H 6 5 3
D A 6 2
C Q J 10 5
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East:
S J 10
H A Q 10 2
D K 9 7 5
C 9 4 2
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South:
S 6 4 3
H J 9 7
D Q 8 4
C A K 8 3
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West
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North
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East
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South
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No
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No
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No
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1C
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No
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1H
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No
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1NT
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No
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3NT
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End
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On
the normal spade lead declarer should aim to make three spades, two hearts (at
least), two diamonds and two clubs, but the order in which you go about
establishing these tricks is important. Suppose you finesse the ten of hearts
at trick two. It loses and a spade is returned but you win and play a heart to
the king, which luckily holds. But now when you play a club South could win and
play his last spade which means that when you play another club you would be
defeated if North could win and cash two boss spades. In all you would lose two
spades, a heart and two clubs. That wouldn’t happen but only because South has
both the top clubs. However if declarer plays on clubs before touching hearts
he only needs the club honours to be split. Confused? Try it and see!
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