Main   Exercise 6F41 by Richard Pavlicek  

Magical Trump Tricks

For each ending indicate the first and next plays required to win the number of tricks stated.

1.	— K Q 3 A 3 —
— 6 5 K Q 3			K 10 4 2 2
win 5 North leads	A Q J A 2 — —

First lead & play:

Next lead & play:

2.	— A 6 5 3 2 —
— K Q J K Q —			K Q 7 — 3 2
win 3 North leads	A J 4 3 2 — —

First lead & play:

Next lead & play:

3.	— A 6 5 A K —
K 5 4 2 2 —			J 10 3 3 3 —
win 4 North leads	A Q 9 8 4 — —

First lead & play:

Next lead & play:

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4.	9 3 2 — 5 4
— A K A K 2			Q — 4 Q J 10
win 3 North leads	8 — 3 2 A 3

First lead & play:

Next lead & play:

5.	— A K A 4 A
— 3 2 Q J 10 —			K Q 10 — 3 2
win 4 North leads	A J 9 8 — 2 —

First lead & play:

Next lead & play:

6.	A J 10 K 2 —
Q 9 8 5 — 2			7 6 Q J 10 — —
win 5 North leads	K A 4 3 2 — —

First lead & play:

Next lead & play:

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7.	8 K 2 A 4
Q — K Q Q J			K 9 A A 5
win 4 North leads	A J 10 — — 3 2

First lead & play:

Next lead & play:

8.	Q 6 5 A K — —
A J 9 2 2 —			— Q J 10 A K —
win 4 North leads	K 10 8 7 — 3 —

First lead & play:

Next lead & play:

9.	K Q A K — 2
A J 4 3 4 —			— Q J A K A
win 4 North leads	10 9 — 3 2 3

First lead & play:

Next lead & play: