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Question 1

Your Hand
♠ K 10 9 8
♥ K 7 5 3 2
♦ 9 6 2
♣ 5

Q: 1 - France faces Denmark in the European Championship. What will you lead against 6NT?

South	West	North	East
-	-	-	2♣
Dble	Rdble	2♥	Pass
Pass	3♣	Pass	3NT
Pass	6NT	All Pass

Rightly or wrongly, you intervened with a double of 2♣ (which was strong but not always forcing to game.) Your double showed the major suits.

A: ♦6. Jepsen, for Denmark led the ♥3 on the strength of his partner choosing hearts rather than spades. A lead from either king was the only way for declarer to make the contract.

♠ Q 3

♥ Q J

♦ K 8 5

♣ Q J 9 7 3 2

♠ J

♥ 10 8 6 4

♦ Q J 10 3

♣ 10 8 6 4

♠ K 10 9 8

♥ K 7 5 3 2

♦ 9 6 2

♣ 5

♠ A 7 6 5 4 2

♥ A 9

♦ A 7 4

♣ A K

Declarer had only 10 tricks on top. The very unwise heart lead gave him an eleventh trick and a subsequent lead towards the ♠Q provided a twelfth.

Against 6NT, you should always choose a safe lead. The opponents are likely to hold a very high point-count. The chance of your partner matching an aggressive lead from you is correspondingly low.

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Question 2

Your Hand
♠ J 7 5 4
♥ 3
♦ A K 10 9 4
♣ 10 6 5

Q: 2 - Two of the world's top teams face each other: Norway against Switzerland. What will you lead against 6♥ here?

This was the auction, with Klukowski East and Gawrys West:

South	West	North	East
Pass	1♣	Pass	1♥
2♦	3♥	Pass	3♠
Pass	4♦	Pass	4♠
Pass	4NT	Pass	5♠
Pass	6♥	All Pass

A: ♦A. Grude led the ♦A and this was the deal:

♠ K 6 3

♥ A 9 7 6

♦ 7

♣ A K J 9 6

♠ Q 10

♥ Q 10 5 4

♦ 8 5 3 2

♣ 8 7 4

♠ J 7 5 4

♥ 3

♦ A K 10 9 4

♣ 10 6 5

♠ A 9 8 2

♥ K J 8 2

♦ Q J 6

♣ Q 3

Grude continued with a low diamond, ruffed in the dummy. It seemed that only a double-dummy view would allow declarer to pick up the trump suit without loss. However, Klukowski played the ♥A and ran the ♥9, South discarding a spade! He finessed again in trumps and made the slam.

How had declarer read the cards? Perhaps he thought that South would not bid 2♦ on so little without a bit of shape in his hand. Switzerland eventually took the silver medals, close behind the Netherlands.

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Question 3

Your Hand
♠ 7 2
♥ 7 4
♦ K 10 7 4 3 2
♣ A Q J

Q: 3 - Frace faces Portugal. What will you lead against 5♠ redoubled?

South	West	North	East
1♦	Dble	2♦	4♠
Pass	5♥	Pass	5♠
Pass	Pass	Dble	Pass
Pass	Rdble	All Pass

A: ♠7. Dias led the ♣A and the contract could not be beaten. Only a trump lead can succeed. This was the deal:

♠ K 10

♥ A K Q J 6 5 3 2

♦ A Q

♣ 9

♠ A 6

♥ 10 9 8

♦ J 9 8

♣ K 8 7 6 5

♠ 7 2

♥ 7 4

♦ K 10 7 4 3 2

♣ A Q J

♠ Q J 9 8 5 4 3

♥

♦ 6 5

♣ 10 4 3 2

South continued with the ♣Q, ruffed in the dummy. Declarer discarded two clubs on the ♥A K. He then claimed 11 tricks.

Do you see the winning defense? When a trump is led, North must duck! Whichever suit is played next, the defenders will score three tricks.

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Question 4

Your Hand
♠ J 7 6 5 4
♥ 4 2
♦ Q 10 6
♣ A 7 3

Q: 4 - What will you lead against 4♥ here?

South	West	North	East
-	1♣	1♦	1♥
2♦	3♣	Pass	4♥
All Pass

1♥ was a transfer to spades.

A: ♦6. Asulin led the ♦6, which was as good as anything. The contract should have been made, but went one down.

♠ A

♥ Q 9 3

♦ 5 2

♣ K Q 9 6 5 4 2

♠ 10 3

♥ 7 6 5

♦ A K J 7 3

♣ J 10 8

♠ J 7 6 5 4

♥ 4 2

♦ Q 10 6

♣ A 7 3

♠ K Q 9 8 2

♥ A K J 10 8

♦ 9 8 4

♣

North won with the ♦K and switched to a trump. Veronique Bessis crossed to the ♠A and ruffed a low club with the ♥A. After discarding dummy's remaining diamond on the ♠K, she continued with the ♠Q. North ruffed, but the contract was not yet down.

When a trump was returned, Bessis mistakenly won with her king. The ♠9 forced the jack, setting up the ♠8, but declarer had to lose two diamond tricks. The winning line was to utilise dummy's ♣K Q.

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Question 5

Your Hand
♠ 9 7 4 2
♥ K Q 10 9 4 2
♦ 9
♣ 9 5

Q: 5 - Lithuania faces Estonia in the European Championship. What will you lead against 3NT?

South	West	North	East
-	-	-	1NT
Pass	3NT	All Pass

A: ♥K. Naber led the ♥K. The contract could have been made, but it actually went down. This was the deal:

♠ K 5 3

♥ J 7

♦ J 10 5

♣ A Q 7 3 2

♠ A Q 10

♥ 8 3

♦ K 8 3 2

♣ J 10 8 6

♠ 9 7 4 2

♥ K Q 10 9 4 2

♦ 9

♣ 9 5

♠ J 8 6

♥ A 6 5

♦ A Q 7 6 4

♣ K 4

The declarer, Skrzypczak, won the third round of hearts. He continued with the king and ace of clubs. His next move was to run the ♦J successfully, dropping the ♦9 from South. What should he do next?

It was tempting to try the ♣Q, hoping for a 3-3 break there, or for five diamond tricks. South showed out on the ♣Q. The ♦10 was then covered with the king and ace. Declarer played queen and another diamond to North, but he then cashed a club and the ♠A for one down.

As it happens, declarer does better to go for the diamonds first. When the 4-1 break shows, a spade to the king and ace endplays North. He will have to give dummy the lead with a club, for a finesse of the ♦7.

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