Exercise 2N23 Main
It’s Your Play!
by Richard PavlicekExercise 2N23 Main |
| by Richard Pavlicek |
As declarer in notrump, enter the number of top tricks and the suit you will lead first.
1.  1 NT |  3 2 5 3 2 J 7 4 3 K 10 7 5
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| Lead: Q |  | ||
| 10 7 5 4
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| A 4
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| A K 6 2
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| A J 4 | |||
Top tricks:
Suit you will lead first:
| 2. 2 NT | K 5 2 7 5 A Q 4 2 9 8 3 2
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| Lead: K | | ||
| A 9 7 4
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| A 10 6 3
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| K 7 3
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| A 10 | |||
Top tricks:
Suit you will lead first:
| 3. 2 NT | K 10 6 3 10 3 Q 6 3 A 9 7 4
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| Lead: 7 | | ||
| A Q 2
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| A 6 4
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| K 8 5 4
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| K 10 5 | |||
Top tricks:
Suit you will lead first:
5 D 7 C 6 D
| Exercise 2N23 Main |  | Top It’s Your Play! |
| 4. 3 NT | 7 6 K Q 3 A Q 9 6 5 4 3 2
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| Lead: 10 | | ||
| A 3
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| A 7 6
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| J 10 8 2
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| A K Q 5 | |||
Top tricks:
Suit you will lead first:
| 5. 3 NT | 6 2 K 9 7 A K Q 5 4 A K 7
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| Lead: 4 | | ||
| A Q
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| Q 4 3
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| 8 6 2
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| 8 6 5 4 2 | |||
Top tricks:
Suit you will lead first:
| 6. 3 NT | K 2 5 K 9 6 5 2 A Q 5 4 3
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| Lead: J | | ||
| A Q J 10 3
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| A K 3
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| 7 4
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| 9 7 2 | |||
Top tricks:
Suit you will lead first:
8 C 7 C 8 D
| Exercise 2N23 Main | | Top It’s Your Play! |
| 7. 6 NT | 6 5 A 5 2 A K Q J 9 2 4 3
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| Lead: 6 | | ||
| K Q J
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| K Q
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| 5 4
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| A Q J 8 6 5 | |||
Top tricks:
Suit you will lead first:
| 8. 6 NT | A K 3 8 6 4 Q 7 4 2 K 8 6
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| Lead: J | | ||
| 8 6 4 2
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| A K Q 2
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| A K 5
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| A Q | |||
Top tricks:
Suit you will lead first:
| 9. 7 NT | A K K Q 6 3 2 A Q J 8 2 A
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| Lead: 7 | | ||
| Q 8 4
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| A
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| 9 4 3
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| K Q J 10 9 2 | |||
Top tricks:
Suit you will lead first:
10 H 11 S 13 S
| Exercise 2N23 Main | | Top It’s Your Play! |
© 1994 Richard Pavlicek