Suit length tricks how to cash them in

Contract: 3 No Trumps
Lead: Queen of Spades

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

After announcing his "opening bid" and having "heard" the 9 points of his partner, South bids 3NT (advice 3.2) ...

The lead of Queen of Spades should "stick out" without too much difficulty (in theory). Before the declarer sets out to make his contract invite him to count his certain tricks (make him define this notion); make him also deduce how many tricks he is short and tell him finally that his only problem is to overcome this lack of tricks.

After playing the hand ask, because of which suit the contract was won and introduce the notion of "cashing in" long-suit tricks; sometimes one must give the lead to the opponent in order, subsequently, to make the tricks of a certain suit.(advice 3.3)

Then show that one can "cash-in" long-suit tricks as soon as one has a longer suit that the opposing hands. Following the example of the deal, ask how many long-suit tricks one can "cash-in" if the suit is distributed in the following manner:-

	6 5 2
9		Q J 10 4
	A K 8 7 3

Then like this

	6 5 2
Q J 10 9 4		-
	A K 8 7 3

Make them guess the principle of "cashing-in" long-suit tricks and write on the board:-

Point out that sometimes this is dangerous and make them guess why at this point. As your pupils will probably not find the answer, put them on the track by writing on the board the Spade cards of defence: get the to find out how and why the declarer would have failed if the defence split had been 5-2 and introduce the notion of favourable distribution. Make them deduce that they must have high cards in all the suits but that sometimes this is not sufficient

Give the scoring in No-trumps.

Explain that if one bids 3NT and makes them, one will score 100 points: one will have won the game and one has a bonus of 300 points.

If only bids 1 and 2NT one has a small bonus of 50 points if one makes the contract.

Failure.

If one bids the contract and fails, the opponents score 50 points per trick short, whatever the contract bid.