Hand of the week commencing Sunday 5th February 2006
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K 9 8 5 2
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Dealer
East |
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Q
8 5 |
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Love
All |
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J
9 |
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§ |
J
2 |
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N |
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ª |
J
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ª |
Q
10 7 4 |
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© |
10
9 2 |
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W
E |
© |
3 |
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¨ |
Q
8 6 5 |
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K
10 7 3 |
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K
Q 8 4 3 |
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A
10 7 6 |
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S |
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ª |
6
3 |
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© |
A
K J 7 6 4 |
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¨ |
A
4 2 |
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9
5 |
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N |
E |
S |
W |
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NO |
1© |
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NO |
1ª |
NO |
2© |
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NO |
4© |
NO |
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NO |
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After
ªJ
lead what is declarer’s best line ?
In
the Polish trials Marek Szymanowski
won the first trick in dummy, came to hand with a trump and led a second
Spade towards dummy while there were still two more
trumps including
the
queen, on the table.
West discards on the second Spade played from hand and after winning the
second Spade declarer now claimed. He was winning 2 Spades, 6 Hearts, a Diamond
and a Diamond ruff in the short hand (dummy). He was playing a AD and another
Diamond at tricks 4 and 5.