Exercise 4K93 Main

When Partner Switches

by Richard Pavlicek

Mommy! Why didn’t you return my suit?

Sorry, son. It never came back from the cleaners.

As West, assume you led a heart against 3 NT, which is immaterial and not shown.
Partner shifts to the spade suit shown. Which spade should you normally play?

1. 3 NT A Q 4
Table
K 9 8 2

East leads 3

What is your play?

2. 3 NT K 6 5
Table
A J 9 3

East leads 2

What is your play?

3. 3 NT A Q 7
Table
K 8 6 5 10

East leads 2

What is your play?

4. 3 NT Q 5 4
Table
A J 7 9

East leads 10

What is your play?

Quit
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5. 3 NT K 4 3
Table
A 8 7 J

East leads 2

What is your play?

6. 3 NT A 8 7
Table
K 6 3 2 10

East leads Q

What is your play?

7. 3 NT Q 10 9
Table
J 7 3 5

East leads 2

What is your play?

8. 3 NT K 6 2
Table
A 10 5 4

East leads 8

What is your play?

Quit
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9. 3 NT Q 7 3
Table
A 10 5 4

East leads 6

What is your play?

10. 3 NT Q 4
Table
K 10 7 6 9

East leads 2

What is your play?

11. 3 NT 9 4 3
Table
A 10 2 Q

East leads 5

What is your play?

12. 3 NT J 9 2
Table
A 8 K

East leads 3

What is your play?

Quit
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