Teacher's Manual

Theme 2 hands

Session 3 hands

Hand 2.3.1     Dealer North
Establishing a long suit (Axx/Kxxxx)

	A 8 6   6 5 4   A 4 3   7 6 4 2
10 4   J 10 9 3 2   Q 10 9   K 10 3		N		J 9 7 3 2   K 8 7   J 8   Q J 9
	W		E
		S
	K Q 5   A Q   K 7 6 5 2   A 8 5

 

Lead: J
The Heart opening lead guarantees taking two tricks in the Heart suit as the declarer will play the last card of the trick.
The declarer owns eight cards in Diamond. In case of a 3-2 distribution of the defenders’ Diamonds, South will take two length tricks. South immediately leads the Ace, King and small Diamond.
Score: 3NT +1 : 430

Hand 2.3.2     Dealer East
The speed race

	A 8 5 2   10 2   8 5 3 2   A K 4
7 6   Q 8 7 5 3   A K 4   7 3 2		N		Q J 10 4   J 9 4   7 6   J 9 8 6
	W		E
		S
	K 9 3   A K 6   Q J 10 9   Q 10 5

 

West leads the 3 of Hearts and East must play his card depending on the one played by the dummy.
South establishes the Diamonds, but the defending side has won the speed race:  they have established three Hearts, plus the Ace and King of Diamonds …
Score:  3NT -1:50 EW

Hand 2.3.3     Dealer South
Establishing a long suit (xxx/Axxxx)

	K 7 5   8 6 3   A 8 7 4 2   K 6
Q 10 6 2   K 10 4   Q J 6   10 9 2		N		J 9 8 4   Q 9 7   K 10   Q J 8 4
	W		E
		S
	A 3   A J 5 2   9 5 3   A 7 5 3

 

Lead: 2
The declarer must establish the dummy’s long suit giving two tricks to the opponents. 
He immediately leads a Diamond.
Score : 2NT = : 120 NS

Hand 2.3.4     Dealer West
Useless level, bidding the right contract

	K 8 6   5 4 2   A K 3 2   7 6 5
9 7   A 6   J 8 6 4   K J 9 4 3		N		A J 5 4  9 8 7 3   10 7   Q 8 2
	W		E
		S
	Q 10 3 2   K Q J 10   Q 9 5   A 10

 

West leads the 3 of Clubs. East must cooperate by playing his Queen to help drop a high honor.
So, when West will have the lead, he will be able to cash his Clubs.
Those playing 2NT will go down!
Score: 1NT = : 90 NS