Hand of the week commencing
Sunday 23rd April 2006
West
leads §6
and as East you duck the first trick. Declarer plays a Diamond and you take
dummy’s Queen with your Ace plan the rest of your defence.
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Dealer
West |
ª |
J
10 6 3
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Love
All |
© |
J
9 8 3 |
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¨ |
Q
9 8 |
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§ |
10
3 |
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N |
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ª |
K
5 4
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ª |
9 8 2 |
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© |
K 7 6 4 |
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W
E |
© |
10 5 2 |
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¨ |
10 7 6 |
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¨ |
A 3 |
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§ |
8 6 4 |
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§ |
A Q 9 7 2 |
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S |
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ª |
A Q 7 |
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© |
A Q |
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¨ |
K J 5 4 2 |
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§ |
K J 5 |
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N |
E |
S |
W |
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NO |
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NO |
1§ |
DBL |
NO |
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1ª |
NO |
2NT |
NO |
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3NT |
NO |
NO |
NO |
The
bidding has shown that declarer has a huge balance hand in excess of 18 points
(otherwise he would have overcalled 1NT immediately. Partner’s lead suggests
either top of nothing or maybe Middle from 3 card suit.
As a
defender, you must count your winners and potential ones
and here you count just 2 Aces. Hopefully partner will turn up with one.
Surely, declarer has not got all the remaining 26 points that you cannot see.
Your only hope is that partner has 5/6 points. However if you wish to keep
communications open with partner so that you can eventually enjoy 2 established
club winners you must play back a low club at trick 3 retaining your Ace and
Queen. Declarer wins and then attempts to set up His Heart suit but West gets in
and still has a vital club left to feed East.