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Quiz2 Question 3 - Cross Ruffing


You are declarer (West) - How do you play this hand ?

Contract = 6♥
lead = ♠A

a)Ruff the lead and play ♦A ruff a diamond, ruff a spade, ruff a diamond, and continuing cross ruffing

b)Cash the ♣A at trick 2 then cross ruff spades and diamonds

c)Cash the ♣A and ♣K, then cross ruff spades and diamonds

d)Cash the ♣A, ♣K and ♣Q, then cross ruff spades and diamonds

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3.c) is correct. Cross ruffing spades and diamonds will generate 10 tricks. Therefore you need two tricks from the clubs which you must cash first.

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