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School of Bridge
Quiz 4 Question 6 Anything to declare
You are declarer(West) - what you would play at trick one
Contract = 1NT
lead = ♣K
- ♠ J1065
- ♥ AJ32
- ♦ J3
- ♣ AJ2
- ♠ A3
- ♥ K4
- ♦ Q109642
- ♣ 975
Do you:
a) Win the first club and play diamonds
b) Duck the first club, if they continue the suit win and play diamonds
c) Duck the first and second rounds of clubs, win the 3rd and then play on diamonds
a) Win the first club and play diamonds
b) Duck the first club, if they continue the suit win and play diamonds
c) Duck the first and second rounds of clubs, win the 3rd and then play on diamonds
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Answer b) Duck the first club so that you have AJ over the Q..if they continue by leading clubs into the jaws of your AJ win (giving yourself two tricks) then it is only a matter of what to play on, and diamonds is obvious with such strength, winner in the short hand first so lead the jack.
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