Board 44
North Deals
None Vul |
♠ |
K 8 6 4 |
♥ |
A 7 4 3 |
♦ |
A Q 9 5 2 |
♣ |
— |
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♠ |
10 |
♥ |
8 6 5 |
♦ |
8 7 6 |
♣ |
K Q 7 5 3 2 |
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♠ |
Q 7 5 |
♥ |
Q J 10 |
♦ |
K J 10 4 |
♣ |
10 9 8 |
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♠ |
A J 9 3 2 |
♥ |
K 9 2 |
♦ |
3 |
♣ |
A J 6 4 |
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The bidding was straight forward. N opened 1♦ and S responded 1♠. N then rebid 4♠ which became the contract. W was on lead naturely led ♣K. Declarer has no useful discard in Dummy so should ruff instead of letting the lead run round to the A. Now crossruff by playing ♦A and another ♦ , followed by ruffing a ♣ in Dummy, then a ♦ ruff in hand. Then cash ♣A. You have 6 tricks. Play next 2 top ♠ s from hand and Dummy, then ♥ A followed by the ♥ K. Having noted that the trump Q is outstanding, lead a ♦ then and you make the ♠J, either because E plays the Q or ducks it. 11 tricks. Its the crossruffing tempo you need. Notice that no trumps are drawn until you had done the cross ruffing! A trump lead would have enabled you to capture the Q without a guess.
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