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and play low from dummy you will only make 1 diamond trick and so you
must overtake it.
Add tricks from other sources (P. L. P.). The ¨7 might well be a trick by
length.
Manage the hand. We are going to win as soon as we can and play ËJ
overtaking with the Ace and run the diamonds. If we do not overtake we
will finish with 1 diamond only as there is no entry to the dummy.
Play. Announce "part score" and remember to overtake the ËJ. We make
5 diamonds and two Aces.

Hand 5

Again East/West edge into being the
Í 6 4 2
declaring side, 21 to 19, with East declarer. Ì K Q 9 5
Make C. A. M. P. Ë K 9
Ê J 10 6 4
Í J 5 3 Í A Q
Count quick tricks by power. 1 spade, 1
Ì 10 8 4 2 Ì J 7 3
diamond and 3 clubs Ë A 5 4 2 Ë 10 8 7
Add tricks from other sources (P. L. P.). Ê Q 3 Ê A K 9 5 2
After we have played 3 rounds of clubs we Í K 10 9 8 7
could well have 1 or 2 tricks by length in 9 Ì A 6
7 14 Ë Q J 6 3
the suit but we might have to lose one on
10 Ê 8 7
the way. (Note: Honours from the short
hand first in this suit).
We have a slow trick by power or a trick by position in spades if we take
the finesse. The finesse is not good here because if it fails we might not
have an entry to dummy to cash the ÍJ
Manage the hand. We are going to win as soon and as cheaply as we can
and play on clubs counting carefully to see if we have to lose one. If that is
the case we lose it.
Play. We announce "part score". Notice that on the likely spade lead we
win the first trick with the Queen and play 4 rounds of clubs. As soon as
we regain the lead we win our fifth club as soon as possible so that we
don’t forget. We should finish with 2 spades, 1 diamond and 4 clubs.

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