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by Richard Pavlicek

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Never mind. While your PavCo Club contract may be automatic, the following six club contracts are not. Test your declarer play at IMP scoring. But I must warn you: Play carefully! If you score less than 50 percent (24/48) a $15 “lame fee” will be added to your bill for the current month.

For each problem enter eight cards (e.g., CK) in the order you would play them to Tricks 1-4. Routine early plays, if any, are already entered. Unless noted otherwise: (1) Assume both opponents follow suit; second hand low, third or fourth hand to their best advantage. (2) If an opponent is on lead, assume the suit they led previously is continued for the quiz, though it might not be in actual play.

Are you ready? Then see if you can play your way from 2 all the way to 7 !

1. E-W Vul	K 3 2 8 6 2 8 6 5 3 6 4 3		WEST 1 NT Pass	North Pass Pass	East Pass Pass	South 2
Lead: J		East plays the 5 If you lead a spade, West plays the Q
2 South	8 6 5 4 A K 5 4 A K 8 7 2	Plays	1	2	3	4

2. Both Vul	A 7 5 K Q 4 2 7 6 5 6 4 2		WEST 1 2 Pass	North Pass Pass 3	East 1 Pass All Pass	South 2 Dbl
Lead: 10		East plays the 5 Trumps split 2-3 (West has two)
3 South	6 4 3 3 A 9 3 2 A K Q J 3	Plays	1	2	3	4

3. None Vul	8 6 5 4 10 5 4 8 2 A 8 7 5		West 2 Dbl	North Pass All Pass	EAST 1 3	South 2 4
Lead: Q		East plays the 7
4 × South	A 2 K A Q 9 7 6 5 Q J 10 2	Plays	1	2	3	4

4. N-S Vul	6 4 K J A 5 Q J 10 9 8 7 3		West Dbl Pass	North Rdbl 5	East 3 All Pass	SOUTH 1 Pass
Lead: K		East plays the 7 East pitches a diamond on the first trump lead
5 South	A Q 7 5 A 5 4 2 4 2 K 5 4	Plays	1	2	3	4

5. None Vul	A Q 7 5 3 K 8 5 2 A 10 9 Q		West Pass	North 6	EAST 4 All Pass	South 5
Lead: 9		East wins the J (or ace on K) and returns the 7 West pitches the 6 if you ruff the second heart
6 South	2 3 K 4 2 A K J 10 8 7 6 5	Plays	1	2	3	4

6. E-W Vul	Q 6 5 3 3 A Q 6 J 9 4 3 2		West Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass	North 2 2 NT 4 5	East Dbl Pass Pass Pass	SOUTH 2 2 3 4 NT 7
Lead: 10
7 South	A 2 A K Q 10 2 4 A K Q 8 7	Plays	1	2	3	4

East pitches a diamond on the first trump lead

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