Teacher's Manual

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

South	West	North	East
		I pass	I pass
1NT		4
I pass

Lead: Q
Declarer’s play: Urgent discard of the Diamonds before drawing the trumps.

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

Lead: 3
Bidding: with 7 points you pass in West
Defence: return in the opening lead suit.

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

South	West	North	East
I pass	I pass	1NT
2		I pass

Lead: Q
Defence: Trump opening lead, all the others being dangerous.
Declarer: Take the opening lead in the dummy to keep communication toward South, then create a ruff opportunity in Spades for a short hand ruff.

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

Lead: 10
Declarer: Establishing the Spade honors.
Defence: In South, the players who didn’t discard a Diamond will score a "top"…