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Week 8 answers.

When we are playing a hand we should always hope for the best but
we should cater for the worst. That is we should look after our suits and
remember the things we have learned.
A. Honours from the short hand first;
B. Lead towards honours;
C. Guard your gates
D. In notrump make C. A. M. P.
E. In trumps keep C. A. L. M.

Which suit to play on?
Let us look at this hand which shows a problem that we can easily
overcome.

West is the dealer and North and South
West East
pass throughout. Í K 3 Í A 8
The lead is the ÍQ and a declarer who Ì K J 7 3 Ì Q 4
neglected to make C. A. M. P. could go down Ë 6 4 3 Ë A Q J 5 2
here. Ê K Q J 3 Ê A 8 7 2
Bidding
So -
1NT 3NT
Count your top tricks by power. 2 spades, 1 Pass
diamond and 4 clubs. 7 in total.
Add tricks from other sources. Slow tricks by power: 2 hearts and 1
diamond. Possible tricks by position: 1 diamond. Possible tricks by length:
1 or 2 diamonds.
Manage the hand. We have seven Í Q J 10 7 4 2
Ì 10 8 5
immediate tricks by power. Many
Ë 9
players would start by taking the Ê 9 6 4
diamond finesse but this would fail Í K 3 Í A 8
when the cards are - Ì K J 7 3 Ì Q 4
It is a simple really. Win the lead and Ë 6 4 3 Ë A Q J 5 2
Ê K Q J 3 Ê A 8 7 2
play a heart. 9 tricks.
Í 9 6 5
Play by winning the opening lead Ì A 9 6 2
with the King and playing a heart. If Ë K 10 8 7
they duck play a second heart and Ê 10 5

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