Answer to Hand of the week, week commencing
Sunday 30th May 2010
Plan your defence here. What will you lead ?
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Answer to Hand of the week, week commencing Sunday 30th May 2010
Plan your defence here. What will you lead ?
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Dealer South |
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J 10 3 2 |
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Both Vul |
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9 8 4 |
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♦ |
A K 3 |
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♣ |
7 4 3 |
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♠ |
A 9 |
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♠ |
Q 8 |
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♥ |
A J 10 6 5 |
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♥ |
Q 7 |
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♦ |
Q 4 2 |
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♦ |
J 10 9 8 |
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♣ |
J 6 5 |
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A 10 9 8 2 |
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♠ |
K 7 6 5 4 |
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♥ |
K 3 2 |
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♦ |
7 6 5 |
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♣ |
K Q |
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S |
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1ª |
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NO |
2ª |
NO |
NO |
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The bidding has revealed that South, declarer, has the bulk of points and since you are sitting over him you must try not to give anything away. On the other hand, you still need to try and establish tricks for the defence as you will need 6 tricks to defeat this contract.
With this in mind you will avoid a Major suit lead, waiting to capture high cards with both your Major suit Aces. The Diamond suit looks best for trick building as that suit needs less from partner than the club suit does.
You lead the ¨2 and now you are on the way to collecting 6 tricks for the defence.
You just play passively and now declarer will lose 1 Spade, 3 Hearts, 1 Diamond and 1 club and you will get a good Match Point score for your careful passive defence.
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