Rubber Bridge South dealer N-S vul
	North Dummy K 10 9 2 7 10 4 3 J 9 5 4 2
	South You 3 A K 6 2 A K J 9 6 A 10 6

South 1 3NT	West pass all pass	North 1	East pass
Opening lead: J

Playing against reasonable opponents in a rubber bridge game, you quickly bid to 3NT and receive the J lead. East plays the 5, and you win the king.

Suppose your next step is to play the king of diamonds. West follows with the 8 and East the 5.

At trick three, you play the 10 of clubs. You catch an almost imperceptible hesitation on your left before he plays the 3. East wins the trick with the queen and returns the 3 of hearts. You win the ace, West following with the 4, and pitch a club from dummy.

What is your next play?

SOLUTION

Matchpoints North dealer None vul
	West You A K Q 10 4 K J 7 6 5 10 Q 7

You are West.

What is your call?

SOLUTION

West dealer N-S vul
		North A K J K 5 4 2 A K 4 J 3 2
			East You 7 6 5 2 8 7 6 Q 5 3 Q 9 8

West 1NT* pass all pass	North double 3	East pass pass	South 2 3NT
*10-12 Opening lead: 10

You are East.

A top-notch declarer plays the 4 of hearts from dummy, wins the jack, leads a spade to the jack, and then plays the ace-king and another diamond to your queen. Partner held the doubleton ten of diamonds, and discards a low club.

What is your next play?

SOLUTION

Imps North dealer N-S vul
	North J 3 A 4 A Q 10 5 2 J 10 9 4
	South You A K Q 7 6 5 K 5 7 6 4 K 7

West — double all pass	North 1 pass	East pass 2	South 1 4
Opening lead: 3

You are South.

You play low from dummy and win East's 10 with your king.

You draw three rounds of trump, discarding a diamond. West follows twice and discards a club.

What is your next play?

SOLUTION