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Adventures of a bridge professional

Adventures of a bridge professional.
Columns by Dutch National Team player Sjoert Brink. Check out the section Columns
Pay attention from the start ***
S/All♠6 5 2 
 ♥Q 10 2
♦9 6 5 4
♣J 8 2
  windroos  
    
 ♠A K 3 
♥K 9 4
♦A Q J 3
♣A 10 4

WestNorthEastSouth
———2NT
pass3NTpasspass
pass   

West leads the ♥3. Declarer plays the ♥2 from dummy; East wins the ♥A and switches to the ♠10.
How should South play?

Solution
 
Planning is the thing ***
S/All♠J 9 5 
 ♥A Q 9 8
♦Q 10 5
♣K Q 2
  windroos  
    
 ♠A 3 2 
♥J 10 7
♦A J 9 8
♣A 6 5

WestNorthEastSouth
———1♦
pass1♥1♠1NT
pass3NTpasspass
pass   

 

West leads the ♠10. How should South play?
Solution
 
Just to be sure***
S/All♠K 4 3 
 ♥Q 10 4
♦Q 9 5 4
♣A Q 3
  windroos  
    
 ♠A 2 
♥K J 9 8 6 5
♦A 2
♣10 5 2

WestNorthEastSouth
———1♥
pass2♦pass2♥
pass4♥passpass
pass   

West leads the ♠Q. South wins with the ♠A and plays the ♥J. East wins with the ♥A and plays a spade, declarer winning with North's ♠K. On the ♥Q both opponents follow suit. What now?
Solution
 
The danger and how to cope with it***
S/—
♠5 4 
 ♥K 6 4 3
♦K J 10 9 3
♣A 6
  windroos  
    
 ♠Q 10 8 3 
♥A 7 2
♦A 5 4
♣K Q 5

WestNorthEastSouth
———1NT
pass2♣pass2♠
pas3NTpasspass
pass   

West leads the ♣J. How can South play as safely as possible?
Solution
 
Go for that small extra chance***
S/All♠K 3 2 
 ♥9 8 6 5
♦A 2
♣A 7 6 5
  windroos  
    
 ♠7 6 4 
♥A K J 10 7 4
♦K Q
♣K 4

WestNorthEastSouth
---1♥
pass3♥pass4♥
passpasspass 

West leads the ♦J. Declarer wins and plays the ♥A. Alas, East throws a diamond.
How should declarer play?
Solution
 
Safe... or not?***
S/-
♠J 6 2 
 ♥A K 3
♦K 5 4
♣J 6 5 3
  windroos  
    
 ♠A Q 
♥Q 4 2
♦A Q J
♣A K 8 7 4

WestNorthEastSouth
---2NT
pass4NT1pass6NT
passpasspass 

1 Quantitative: 'partner, pass holding a minimum; if not bid 6NT'

West leads the ♥J. How should South play?
Solution
 
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