AT98762 ♣ 2. AJ2 Contract: West’s Lead: East plays the Q ♠ ♣2, ♣ K42 4 Spades ♥ You must keep West out of the lead (she’s a Dangerous ♦ 73 Opponent), as could be 3 Heart losers (after drawing ♣ trumps) plus maybe even a trump loser. KT986 How can you prevent this possibility? ♠ 76 ♥ KQ4 ♦ AJT ♣ Management - Problem Answers 1. AKJ64 Contract: West’s lead: 4 ♠ ♦ AKJ3 6 Clubs How do you prevent a 4 0 trump distribution from ♥ – 63 defeating you? ♦ K5 ♣ Lead the and play the (!) from Dummy if West plays ♣2 ♣5 the or ♣3 ♣4. 32 ♠ 75 If the split is 2 2 or 3 - 1, there is no problem; but if it is ♥ – AK 4 0 in the West, this play prevents 2 losers. ♦ – AT98762 ♣ If it is 4 0 in the East, West will show out on the lead, – so you will play the not the - and lose only one ♣King – ♣5! trick by Finessing* the through East. ♣Ten
♣ AT98762 2. ♠ AJ2 Contract: ♥ K42 4 Spades ♦ ♣ 73 ♠ KT986 ♥ 76 ♦ KQ4 ♣ AJT West’s Lead: ♣2, East plays the ♣ Q You must keep West out of the lead (she’s a Dangerous Opponent), as could be 3 Heart losers (after drawing trumps) plus maybe even a trump loser. How can you prevent this possibility? Management - Problem Answers 1. ♠ AKJ64 Contract: ♥ AKJ3 6 Clubs ♦ 63 ♣ K5 ♠ 32 ♥ 75 ♦ AK ♣ AT98762 West’s lead: ♦ 4 How do you prevent a 4 – 0 trump distribution from defeating you? Lead the ♣2 and play the ♣5 (!) from Dummy if West plays the ♣3 or ♣4. If the split is 2 – 2 or 3 - 1, there is no problem; but if it is 4 – 0 in the West, this play prevents 2 losers. If it is 4 – 0 in the East, West will show out on the lead, so you will play the ♣King – not the ♣5! - and lose only one trick by Finessing* the ♣Ten through East.