Contest
#53
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South
dealer
None vul |
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North
 10
9 6 4
 8
5
 A
7 4 3
 K
5 2 |
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West You
A
K Q 8 2
7
4
K
J 6
10
9 4 |
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South
1
4NT
6
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West
1
pass
all pass
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North
double
5
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East
pass
pass
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Opening
lead: K |
Partner
plays the 3
and South the 5.
How
do you continue at trick two?
Choose
one answer, though more than one might be correct.
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(a) A
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(e) 7
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(i) 6
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(b) Q
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(f) 4
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(j) 10
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(c) 8
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(g) K
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(k) 9
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(d) 2
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(h) J
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(l) 4
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SOLUTION
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Contest
#54
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East
dealer
N-S vul
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West You
J
9 6 4
10
8 2
8
7
10
8 5 4 |
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After
a slow start, the auction accelerated, and from your
perspective may have careened out of control..
What
is your opening lead?
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(a) J
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(f) 8
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(ki) 8
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(b) 9
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(g) 2
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(l) 5
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(c) 6
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(h) 8
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(m) 4
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(d) 4
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(i) 7
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(e) 10
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(j) 10
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SOLUTION |
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Contest
#55
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South
dealer
All vul |
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North
K
6
5 3
J
9 2
8
7 6 4 3 2 |
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South You
A
8 4 3
A
K 9
A
Q 10 4
A
J |
South
2NT
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West
pass
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North
3NT
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East
all pass
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Opening lead: Q |
West
leads the spade queen, and the king wins the first trick.
Which
card should you lead from dummy at trick two, and why?
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(a) 6
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(e) 9
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(i) 6
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(b) 5
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(f) 2
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(j) 4
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(c) 4
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(g) 8
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(k) 3
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(d) J
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(h) 7
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(l) 2
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SOLUTION |
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Contest
#56
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South
dealer
N-S vul |
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North
K
Q
4
8
7 6 3 2
J
8 5 3 2 |
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West You
A
8 2
K
10 2
K
9 5 4
10
6 4 |
 |
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South
1
3
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West
pass
all pass
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North
1NT
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East
pass
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Opening lead: 4 |
Partner's J
drives out declarer's A.
At
trick two declarer leads the 9
to the queen, which you duck, partner playing the 3.
A
trump is led from dummy to declarer's queen and your
king. Now what?
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(a) A
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(e) K
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(i) 6
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(b) 8
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(f) 9
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(j) 4
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(c) 10
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(g) 5
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(d) 2
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(h) 10
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SOLUTION |
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