Exercise 6F41 Main


Magical Trump Tricks


 by Richard Pavlicek

With spades trump, indicate the plays necessary to achieve the goal stated in each 5-card ending.

1. S —
H K Q 3
D A 3
C —
S —
H 6 5
D K Q
C 3		TableS K 10
H 4
D 2
C 2


S win 5
North leads		S A Q J
H A 2
D —
C —

First lead & play  

Next lead & play  

2. S —
H A 6 5
D 3 2
C —
S —
H K Q J
D K Q
C —		TableS K Q
H 7
D —
C 3 2


S win 3
North leads		S A J
H 4 3 2
D —
C —

First lead & play  

Next lead & play  

3. S —
H A 6 5
D A K
C —
S K 5 4
H 2
D 2
C —		TableS J 10 3
H 3
D 3
C —


S win 4
North leads		S A Q 9 8
H 4
D —
C —

First lead & play  

Next lead & play  

 Quit

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4. S 9
H 3 2
D —
C 5 4
S —
H A K
D A K
C 2		TableS Q
H —
D 4
C Q J 10


S win 3
North leads		S 8
H —
D 3 2
C A 3

First lead & play  

Next lead & play  

5. S —
H A K
D A 4
C A
S —
H 3 2
D Q J 10
C —		TableS K Q 10
H —
D 3
C 2


S win 4
North leads		S A J 9 8
H —
D 2
C —

First lead & play  

Next lead & play  

6. S A J 10
H K
D 2
C —
S Q 9 8
H 5
D —
C 2		TableS 7 6
H Q J 10
D —
C —


S win 5
North leads		S K
H A 4 3 2
D —
C —

First lead & play  

Next lead & play  

 Quit

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7. S 8
H K
D 2
C A 4
S Q
H —
D K Q
C Q J		TableS K 9
H A
D A
C 5


S win 4
North leads		S A J 10
H —
D —
C 3 2

First lead & play  

Next lead & play  

8. S Q 6 5
H A K
D —
C —
S A J 9
H 2
D 2
C —		TableS —
H Q J 10
D A K
C —


S win 4
North leads		S K 10 8 7
H —
D 3
C —

First lead & play  

Next lead & play  

9. S K Q
H A K
D —
C 2
S A J
H 4 3
D 4
C —		TableS —
H Q J
D A K
C A


S win 4
North leads		S 10 9
H —
D 3 2
C 3

First lead & play  

Next lead & play  

 Quit

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© 1994 Richard Pavlicek