Page 159 - Learn Bridge Ver2_Neat

now back to the hand.
Hand repeated for convenience
This time the player on lead (South) has the
Í J 8 7 2
ÌJ and so, with 3 honours, he should lead the
Ì 8 2
King. His partner plays the Ì2. Ë A J 10 4 3
As we have just seen that with an honour Ê 4 2
Í K 9 3 Í A Q 10 6
North should unblock it and so South knows Ì 9 4 3 Ì Q 10 7
when partner plays the 2 that East (declarer) Ë K 8 7 Ë Q 6 5
Ê A Q J 10 Ê K 9 3
holds the Queen and the next heart lead must Í 5 4
come for North. He should then switch (either a 6 Ì A K J 6 5
13 13 Ë 9 2
club or diamond). 8 Ê 8 7 6 5
As soon as a diamond is played North must
win and return a heart and the contract is one or two off.

Hand 3
Í A 10 6 3
This time West has the side entry and Ì A 10 8
so having started with the ÌK he keeps Ë Q 10 6
leading high top hearts until North wins Ê K 9 3
the Ace. Now when he gets in with the Í 5 4 Í 9 8 7 2
Ì K Q J 3 2 Ì 7 6
Diamond Ace he wins his long hearts.
Ë A 2 Ë 9 8 7
We must always think, “Can I beat Ê 8 7 6 5 Ê J 10 4 2
this myself or do I need partner's help?” Í K Q J
and, of course, you must remember that 13 Ì 9 5 4
to beat a notrump game contract you 10 1 Ë K J 5 4 3
16 Ê A Q
need 5 tricks.
Another thing to note about this hand is that East has declared 1 point
and therefore cannot hold the ËA. A cunning declarer then might win an
early heart (Trying to make /west think that he started with 4 hearts and
lead a low diamond towards the 10. If West does not win South collects 4
spades, 1 heart, 1 diamond and 3 clubs. Whoops.

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