Page 49 - Learn Bridge Ver2_Neat

Example 1.

Dummy Declarer
Í 6 5 3 2 Í K Q J 10
Ì A K 6 Ì 5 3 2
Ë 5 3 2 Ë A K 6
Ê K 5 2 Ê A 6 3

Okay like a good general, make C. A. M. P.

C Count the quick tricks by power. Í - 0, Ì - 2, Ë - 2, Ê - 2.
Total - 6.
A Add your slow tricks by power. Í - 3.
Add your tricks by length and tricks by position - 0. But let us not
worry by add 6 to 3 we can see that we can “go game”.

Before we carry on let us look at the whole hand and see what
happens if we do “the natural thing”.
Let us assume that when the ÌQ is led we cash our winners, that is,
the ÌA and ÌK, the ËA and ËK and the ÊA and ÊK.
Now these cards are left -
It would seem that we just Dummy
knock out the spade for our Í - 6 5 3 2
contract but look what Ì - 6
happens. West wins the spade Ë - 5
and plays his winning hearts. Ê- 2
He then plays a diamond to his Í - A 8 4 Í - 9
partner who cashes his club. 3 Ì - J 10 7 Ì - Void
down! Ë - 9 Ë - Q J
If this is too difficult lay Ê- Void Ê - Q J 8
out the complete hand using a Declarer
pack of cards and take cards Í - K Q J 10
away as described in the play Ì - 5
above. Ë - 6
How did that happen? We Ê- 6
unguarded the gates. We

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