Exercise 4J81 Main

Signaling at Notrump

by Richard Pavlicek

Your partner, West, leads a spade against 3 NT, and the underlined card is played from dummy.
As East, which card should you normally play?

1. 3 NT A 7 4
West leads 3 Table 10 9 2
Your play

2. 3 NT 4 3 2
West leads Q Table 10 8 5
Your play

3. 3 NT 3 2
West leads J Table A 8 5
Your play

4. 3 NT Q 8 2
West leads J Table A 9 3
Your play

Quit
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5. 3 NT 5 4
West leads K Table J 9 3
Your play

6. 3 NT 4 3 2
West leads 10 Table Q J 5
Your play

7. 3 NT 4 3 2
West leads 10 Table Q 7 5
Your play

8. 3 NT K 2
West leads 4 Table Q J 10
Your play

Quit
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9. 3 NT A 3 2
West leads Q Table 8 4
Your play

10. 3 NT 4 3 2
West leads K Table 9 5
Your play

11. 3 NT 4 3 2
West leads A Table 9 5
Your play

12. 3 NT 4 3 2
West leads A Table Q 9 5
Your play

Quit
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