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with the club and play a diamond to the Jack. We return again to West to
lead a diamond to the Queen.
Play. 10 tricks.

Hand 8

Again an easy auction that might change
Í 9 5
slightly later on. When North opens 1NT, Ì K 10 5 4
South must announce “12-14". Now South Ë K 8 7
knows that their side holds enough points Ê A K 5 3
for game and simply bids it. Í Q J 6 2 Í A 4 3
Ì 7 2 Ì A 9 8
Probable lead ÊJ.
Ë Q 10 6 5 4 Ë J 3 2
In notrump we make C. A. M. P. Ê 6 2 Ê J 10 9 4
Í K 10 8 7
Count your top tricks by power. 2 13 Ì Q J 6 3
5 10 Ë A 9
diamonds and 3 clubs. Total 5.
12 Ê Q 8 7
Add tricks from other sources. We have 3 North South
slow tricks by power in hearts. That is only 1NT 3NT
8 and so we need the spade Ace to be with All pass
East so that we make a trick by position.
Manage the hand. Win the lead in hand (breaking the "honours from the
short hand rule" on this trick) and play a heart. If this loses we can get
back in with, probably the ÊQ, cash the other hearts and play a spade
towards the King. When the Ace is right that is 9 tricks.

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