Hand of the week commencing
Sunday 15th January 2006
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Dealer
North |
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9
7 4
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NS
Vulnerable |
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6
3 |
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K
Q J 6 2 |
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Lead
ª3 |
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6
5 2 |
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N |
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Q
10 6 3 2
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J
8 |
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4 |
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W
E |
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8
7 5 2 |
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9 4 |
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A
10 8 5 |
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Q 10 8 7 4 |
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J
9 3 |
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S |
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A
K 5 |
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A
K Q J 10 9
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7
3 |
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A
K |
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W |
N |
E |
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2§ |
NO |
2¨ |
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2© |
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3¨ |
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3© |
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4© |
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6© |
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How
can South make bold slam assuming the defence will hold up the Diamond Ace ?
With
11 tricks on top and the defence unlikely to take their Diamond Ace immediately
an elimination play by declarer is called for. After winning the first trick,
declarer draws trumps then cashes two clubs and plays a Diamond to dummy’s
King. East cannot afford to take his Ace now so ducks. Now declarer trumps a
Club in dummy achieving the first part of his elimination – now East has no
more Clubs. He then proceeds to play two rounds of Spades and the second part of
the elimination has been achieved- East now has no Spades either. All he has to
do now is play the Queen of Diamonds and poor East only has Diamonds and now
declarer has 12 tricks- 2 Spades, 6 Hearts, 2 Diamonds and 2 clubs.