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Playing and defending

Playing and defending. NO TRUMP CONTRACTS. Playing the contract. STOP! Review dummy and your hand How many tricks can you count? Do you have a problem suit? Do you have a nice long suit? What card has been led and what does it mean?. Rule of 11.

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Playing and defending

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  1. Playing and defending NO TRUMP CONTRACTS

  2. Playing the contract • STOP! • Review dummy and your hand • How many tricks can you count? • Do you have a problem suit? • Do you have a nice long suit? • What card has been led and what does it mean?

  3. Rule of 11 • If the 4th highest of the longest and strongest suit has been led • Take away the number of the card value from 11  Q 9 8 6 4  K x x  x x  A x xeg11 – 6 = 5 There are 5 higher cards than the 6 in the other 3 hands

  4.  K J 3  x x x x  A x x x  x x  Q 9 8 6 4  A 52  K x x 11-6 = 5  J x x  x x  Q J x x  A x x  A x x  107  A Q  K x x  K Q J x x 4  3NT by S- Lead 6 

  5. Rule of 11 • Count the number of cards you can see in your hand and the dummy ( K J in dummy and 10 7 in your hand) ie 4 cards • That leaves 1 card ( A ) higher than the 6 in the East hand

  6.  K J 3  x x x x  A x x x  x x  Q 9 8 6 4  A 52  K x x 11-6 = 5  J x x  x x  Q J x x  A x x  A x x  107  A Q  K x x  K Q J x x 4  3NT by S- Lead 6

  7. Play Board 1 Bd 8 R4 Swiss Rule of 11

  8. Playing the contract • If you need to, lose a trick or two while you are in control and before the opposition can work out your plan • Set up your long suit first

  9. Driving out opponents’ top cards Develop your extra tricks immediately  Leave all other top tricks alone to keep control in all suits  x xxx  K x x  A x x  A x x  K Q J  A Q x  K x x  K x xx 3NT (9 tricks) Lead Q 

  10. Avoid blocking Which card should be played to take first trick?  K x – A Q J x  A K J x – Q x   J x – A K Q x  K Q J x – A x  A Q x – K J x x  A Q x x – K J x

  11. Consider which order to take your tricks A J x x A x x xx x xxx  K Q  x xxx  A x x  A K x x  2NT (8 tricks) Lead K

  12.  K J x  x x x x  A x x x  x x  x x  x x x  Q J 10 x  x x x  Q 10 x x  J x x  x x x  A K Q J  A Q 10 x x  A K  K x  x x x x 4  3NT by S- Lead Q 

  13. Using “entries” when a suit is blocked  A x x  Q J x x  x xx  x xx  10 x xx  A K  A x xx  A x x 1NT (7 tricks) Lead K

  14. Play Board 2 Blocking example

  15. Holding up in No Trumps Rule of seven Take the number of cards you hold in declarer and dummy hands and take total away from seven. Hold up that number of times. 6 3 2 K led A 8 5 Number of cards in the suit led = 6  Subtract this from 7 = 1 Therefore HOLD up the Ace once before playing it

  16. Holding up continued 7 4 Q J 8 6 3 K 10 2 A 9 5 West leads 6 East plays the king & returns the 10. Total number of cards 5 7 – 5 = 2 Hold up twice / again

  17. Holding up continued 7-4 =3 Hold up three times  A Q x x  - x x x K Q J 10 x  J x x 10 x x x  K Q J x x x x x  K x x Q x x x x A x x  K x A x xx  A J x x x xx Lead K 

  18. Holding up continued  A Q 7  9 5  K Q J 10 9  9 7 4  J 5 4  10 9 3 2  K Q J 7 6  10 4 2  8 4  A 7 3  K 8 2  J 10 5  K 8 6  A 8 3  6 5 2  A Q 6 3 Contract 3NT Opening lead K  How many top tricks can you see? What do you have to drive out to make the extra tricks?

  19. Holding up continued If you take the K with the Ace immediately – then play a diamond – this will be the situation 9 Q J 7 6 10 4 8 3 The defenders will defeat your contract. Prevent this happening by holding up the Ace – twice. At trick 3 take it with the Ace. Now when you play a diamond to the Ace. --- 7 6 --- --- East is on lead but has no heart to lead.

  20. Play Board 3 Holding up

  21. Defending NT • Lead carefully • Keep leading your long suit?

  22. Defending NT • Lead carefully • Unbid suit? • A major suit if stayman not used? • 4th highest of longest and strongest suit? • Top of a sequence / internal sequence • Consider leading THROUGH STRENGTH and UP TO WEAKNESS

  23. Consider North 1D 1NT East P P South 1H 3NT West Pass All pass  A Q  9 5  K Q J 10 9  A 9 7 4  J 6 5 4  10 9 3 2  A 10 7  K 6 4 2  8 4  A 7 3  K 8 2  J 10 5  K 8 7  Q J 8 3  6 5 2  Q 6 3 What does West lead?

  24. Keep leading your longest suit on defense  A Q 7  9 5  K Q J 10 9  9 7 4  J 5 4  10 9 3 2  K Q J 7 6  10 4 2  A 4  8 7 3  10 8 2  K J 5  K 8 6  A 8 3  6 5 2  A Q 6 3 Contract 3NT by S Opening lead K 

  25. Play Board 4 Defense example

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