Exercise 4D61 Main


Three Ruff Contracts


 by Richard Pavlicek

Fill in the missing North-South calls and answer each question.

Enter calls like this: P 1H 2C 3N 4S 6D

1.
None vul
S J 4
H 9 8 4 3
D A 9 5 4 3
C J 2
WestNorthEastSouth
 
 
PassPass
 
PassPass
Lead: H JTableEast plays H 6



4 H South
S A 3
H A K 5 2
D K 2
C A 9 5 4 3

Excluding ruffs, how many trump tricks will you win with a normal break? 

How many top tricks in the side suits? 

Which side suits offer a chance to gain a trick? 

Which side suit offers the best chance? 

After winning the H K, will you cash the H A? 

Which side suit card will you lead first? 

Assuming 3-2 trumps, how many tricks will you win if the above suit breaks 4-2? 

How many tricks will you win if it breaks 3-3? 

Quit

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2.
E-W vul
S K Q 7
H K Q 4
D 10 6 5 3
C K Q J
WestNorthEastSouth
 
Pass
 
PassPass
 
PassPass
Lead: D 7TableEast wins D A



6 H South
S A 8 6 2
H A J 10 9 8
D K
C A 3 2

Excluding ruffs, how many trump tricks will you win? 

How many top tricks in the side suits? 

Which side suits offer a chance to gain a trick? 

Would you gain a trick if you could ruff a spade? 

How many diamonds would you need to ruff to gain a trick? 

Assuming a trump shift, how many rounds will you win immediately? 

If trumps break 3-2, which suit do you intend to ruff? 

If trumps break 4-1, will this change your plan? 

Quit

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3.
Both vul
S Q 10 6 5
H K 7 4
D A 6 2
C A 9 4
WestNorthEastSouth
 
Pass
 
PassPass
 
PassPass
Lead: D KTableEast plays D 8



4 H South
S 3
H A Q J 10 5
D 9 7 5 4
C K Q 3

Excluding ruffs, how many trump tricks will you win? 

How many top tricks in the side suits? 

Which side suits offer a chance to gain a trick? 

Would you gain a trick if you could ruff a diamond? 

How many spades would you need to ruff to gain a trick? 

Will you use the holdup play at trick one? 

After winning the D A, how many rounds of trumps will you lead? 

Which side suit will you lead first? 

Quit

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© 1994 Richard Pavlicek