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Playing for Drill?

                           Dlr: South 
                           Vul: E-W 
                           IMPs








                                     North (dummy)
                                          A10965 
                                           943 
                                           K9842 
                                           - 

                                     South (you)
                                          43 
                                           AQ2 
                                           A63 
                                           AKQ97 
                                                                

                             South
                             1  
                             2NT 
                             3NT 
                                      West
                                      Pass 
                                      Pass 
                                      Pass 
                                           North
                                           1  
                                           3  
                                           Pass 
                                                    East
                                                    Pass 
                                                    Pass 
                                                    Pass 

                          Opening lead:  6 (fourth best leads) 

East's  10 goes to your  Q. With eight tricks off the top and plenty of chances for nine, how
do you continue? 









                                     Solution







                        West
                             QJ82 
                             KJ865 
                             5 
                             J85 





                                    North 
                                          A10965 
                                          943 
                                          K9842 
                                          - 






                                    South 
                                          43 
                                          AQ2 
                                          A63 
                                          AKQ97 






                                                  East
                                                       K7 
                                                        107 
                                                        QJ107 
                                                       106432 








          Start by leading a low diamond to the king and a diamond back to the ace. If diamonds go 3-2,
concede a diamond and play the rest of the hand for practice; you have 10 tricks in the bank. 

          However, if diamonds are 4-1, you must your attention to clubs. Given your interior spots, best is
to play the  AKQ hoping that either hand has 108(x), J8(x) or J10(x). Barring that, you are still o.k.
if clubs are 4-4. If anything good happens in clubs, you will have established your ninth trick in that suit
while you still have the  A as a hand entry. 

          Incidentally, the best play in DIAMONDS for four tricks is to lead the ace hoping to drop a
singleton honor in the East hand. If you do, you can then lead a diamond to the nine which should give
you four tricks in the suit (unless East is pulling your leg with QJ10x. However, the best way to play
diamonds "in isolation" is not the best way to play diamonds on this hand because it is important to end
up in your own hand, not dummy, after you play two rounds of diamonds. 

                                   KEY POINTERS 

1. When a hand looks easy, ask yourself what can go wrong, and try to guard against that eventuality. 

2. When two suits are involved in your planning, make sure the entry situation is covered. 

3. The best way to play a card combination for the maximum number of tricks may not be the best way
to play that combination in the context of the hand you are playing. 

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