Exercise 4U41 Main


Playing To Win


 by Richard Pavlicek

As declarer, enter your plays to the first two tricks at IMP scoring.
Assume West or East follows with a low card unless specified.

1. S K
H A 6 2
D A 9 6 4 2
C A 7 6 2
Table 
Lead: H 10 
 
 
S A J 10 9 7 4
H K 3
D Q 3
3 NT SouthC Q 8 4

Trick 1 heart plays 

Trick 2 lead & play 

2. S Q J 10
H 4 3
D A Q 10 9 4 3
C 4 3
Table 
Lead: S 5East plays S 8 
 
 
S A 7 4
H A K 7 2
D J 2
3 NT SouthC A K 5 2

Trick 1 spade plays 

Trick 2 lead & play 

3. S A J 2
H 4 3
D A K 9 8 3 2
C K 3
Table 
Lead: S K 
 
 
S 7 6 4
H K 6 2
D Q 10
3 NT SouthC A 8 7 6 5

Trick 1 spade plays 

Trick 2 lead & play 

Quit

Top Playing To Win

4. S K 3 2
H J 3 2
D A 7 6 5 4
C 3 2
Table 
Lead: H 5East plays H 8 
 
 
S A 7 4
H A K Q 10 7 6
D 3 2
4 H SouthC Q J

Trick 1 heart plays 

Trick 2 lead & play 

5. S 8 4 2
H 9 8 5 3 2
D J 10 5
C A K
Table 
Lead: S J 
 
 
S A K
H A 6 4
D A 4 3
4 H SouthC J 5 4 3 2

Trick 1 spade plays 

Trick 2 lead & play 

6. S
H A 4
D K J 9 7 4 3 2
C 6 5 4 3
Table 
Lead: S K 
 
 
S A J 7
H Q J 10 9 7 6
D A Q
4 H SouthC Q 2

Trick 1 plays 

Trick 2 lead & play 

Quit

Top Playing To Win

7. S 7 6 2
H
D A K J 10 3
C A 9 8 7 3
Table 
Lead: H J 
 
 
S A K 5 4 3
H K Q 7 6 3
D Q 4
6 S SouthC K

Trick 1 plays 

Trick 2 lead & play 

8. S K 2
H 7 6 3
D A J 9
C 10 8 6 5 4
Table 
Lead: D K 
 
 
S A Q J 10 9 8
H A Q 9
D 10
6 S SouthC A K Q

Trick 1 diam. plays 

Trick 2 lead & play 

9. S Q J 10 5
H K 6 4 3 2
D A
C Q 8 7
Table 
Lead: H JEast plays H 7 
 
 
S A K 9 8 4 3 2
H A 8 5
D K 4
6 S SouthC 2

Trick 1 heart plays 

Do you feel lucky, punk? 

Quit

Top Playing To Win

© 1997 Richard Pavlicek