Teacher's Manual

Theme 3 hands

Session 3 hands

Hand 3.3.1     Dealer North
Ruffing in the short hand

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

 

West leads the Ace of Diamonds and takes three Diamond tricks. He then leads the Jack of Clubs.
South counts that he can win nine tricks and has to find the last one with a ruff from the hand with the short trumps.
Before drawing all the opponents’ trumps, he plays the Ace and King of Hearts, then ruffs the last Heart in the dummy.
Score: 4   = : 420 NS

Hand 3.3.2     Dealer East
Leading a singleton, ruffing in defence

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

 

On the lead of the 3 of Diamonds, If East takes the Ace and returns a Diamond, his partner will be able to ruff.
After that West should not play Heart, so he can later take the King of Heart and Ace of Spades to set the contract by one trick.
Score: 4   -1 : 50 EO

Hand 3.3.3     Dealer South
Short-hand ruff

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

 

West leads the King of Diamonds. South plays two rounds of trump and needs to ruff two Clubs in the dummy,
going back to his hand with the Hearts..
Score: 4   +1 : 450 NS

Hand 3.3.4     Dealer West
Creating a ruff opportunity before drawing trumps

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

South	West	North	East
	I pass	I open
I have 3 cards in   5 cards in		Heart trump!
I have 13 support pts		You play 6

 

Lead: K
33 points when adding both hands, so North announces "You play 6 ".
(Although he is the one with the greatest number of points).
For finding the twelfth trick, South needs to ruff once in the short hand. He therefore needs to return a Diamond to “create a ruff opportunity” before playing trump.
Score: 6   = : 980 NS