Board
18
South
Deals
Both
Vul |
| ♠ |
A
Q 10 9 |
| ♥ |
A
K J 2 |
| ♦ |
Q
8 6 3 |
| ♣ |
7 |
|
| ♠ |
6
5 4 2 |
| ♥ |
5
4 3 |
| ♦ |
7 |
| ♣ |
K
10 9 8 3 |
|
|
|
|
|
| ♠ |
3 |
| ♥ |
Q
10 9 8 6 |
| ♦ |
10
9 4 2 |
| ♣ |
A
5 4 |
|
|
| |
| ♠ |
K
J 8 7 |
| ♥ |
7 |
| ♦ |
A
K J 5 |
| ♣ |
Q
J 6 2 |
|
South opens 1 ♦,
and North responds 1♥,
to which South then bids 1♠. North cannot
believe the luck and joy of a fit in two suits and after asking for aces,
bids 6♠.
So the contract is 6♠,
can you make in on the lead of ♦7
from West
You might be tempted to ruff ♣s
in dummy but then W gets a ruff in ♦s
so going down. Instead play ♦A,
then play ♥A, ♥2
and ruff in hand. Cross to dummy with a trump and ruff the ♥J
in hand. Now cross to dummy with a trump, remove the defenders last trumps
and then play off the winning ♥K
and the winning ♦s .and
concede the 13th trick, a ♣. Slam made