Hand of the week commencing
Sunday 1st January 2006
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Dealer
North |
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Q
J 5 4
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NS
Vulnerable |
© |
10
8 6 5 |
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¨ |
A
K 7 |
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Lead
§K |
§ |
4
2 |
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N |
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ª |
9
6
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ª |
10
8 7 2 |
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© |
K
J 9 7 3 |
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W
E |
© |
4
2 |
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¨ |
10
4 |
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¨ |
Q
J 8 3 |
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§ |
K
Q J 10 |
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§ |
6
5 3 |
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S |
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ª |
A
K 3 |
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© |
A
Q |
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¨ |
9
6 5 2 |
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A
9 8 7 |
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W |
N |
E |
S |
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NO |
NO |
1§ |
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1© |
DBL |
NO |
1NT |
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3NT |
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How
can South make his 9 tricks when the auction dictates that the Heart finesse
will fail ?
In
the Venice Cup, both the Danish and the Canadian declarers knew that the heart
finesse was futile as West had bid Hearts.
With this in mind they both ducked the first two rounds of Clubs. When
East played upwards they knew that West had started with 4 Clubs (as well as his
5 Hearts for his original overcall). They took the third round of clubs , cashed
the Ace King of Spades and the Ace King of Diamonds and then exited with the
fourth club. West won this and now only had Hearts left and had to play a Heart
away from his King into declarer’s AQ – 9 tricks made by both Cimon and
Bilde for their respective countries – tied board.