Author: Brent Manley

How will you get to 10 tricks after West leads a trump?

How should declarer proceed at trick three?

How will you get to 12 tricks on this deal?

What is your plan for taking 10 tricks on this deal?

Put yourself in the South seat and plan the play in 4♥ after West leads the ♦7.

Put yourself in South’s seat and plan the play.

How will you get to 10 tricks after West leads the ♣Q?

Dlr: West ♠ A 6 3 Vul: N-S ♥ K J 8 6 ♦ Q J 6 5 ♣ 7 5 ♠ 9 5 2 ♠ Q 7 ♥ 7 3 ♥ A Q 10 5 2 ♦ 8 4 ♦ 10 9 7 3 2 ♣ K Q J 10 9 2 ♣ 3
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Dlr: West ♠ 7 4 3 Vul: E-W ♥ A 3 ♦ A 8 6 4 ♣ K 9 7 3 ♠ K 10 6 ♠ — ♥ K Q J 9 7 6 ♥ 10 8 5 4 ♦ J 2 ♦ 10 9 5 3 ♣ Q 10 ♣ A J 8 6
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Do you have a plan for getting to 12 tricks?

What is your plan for taking 12 tricks?

What is your plan to make your contract after that annoying lead?

How will you justify your partner’s confidence in your card play?

Now what?

Against your ambitious slam, West leads a low trump, East discarding. Do you see a way to 12 tricks?

Plan the play.