; North
bids 2 
or 2 
;
South rebids 2 ,
(Min opener with 6 Spades.) North bids 4 .
All pass.
OPENING LEAD: K
.
COUNT: 4 Losers. 1
;
2 
; 1 ;
0
PLAN: Dump Diamond loser on Q
.
PLAY: Win with A
.
Play A and K .
(If suit splits 2/2 then no Spade losers.) Play the A ,
K and
dump a Diamond on the Q
. Try the Heart finesse for the over trick.
2.BIDDING:
South opens 1 ;
North bids 2 ; South
rebids 2 (Min opener;
5 Hearts and at least 4 Diamonds); North bids 4 .
All pass.
OPENING LEAD: K .
COUNT: 4 Losers. 2 ;
2
PLAN: Trump
a Diamond loser; and dump another Diamond loser on the Q .
PLAY: Win the third
trick; pull two rounds of trump leaving a trump honor in dummy. Play K ,
A and trump a Diamond
in dummy. Play K ,
A , then Q
and dump a Diamond on Q.
3.BIDDING:
North opens 1 ; South
bids 1 ; North rebids
2 (a Min opener
with 4 Hearts); South bids 4 .
All pass.
OPENING LEAD: Q .
COUNT: 5 Losers. 3
and 2 .
PLAN: Trump the third
Spade in dummy. Dump 2
on Q .
Try the Club finesse for an over trick.
PLAY: If East
does not play a third Spade but a Club, play the Q .
Win whatever West returns; pull trump; play Diamonds; and Dump the 2
on the Q . Later
trump a Spade in dummy. Three losers: 2 Spades and a Club.
4.BIDDING:
North opens 1 ; South
bids 1 ; North rebids
2 . South bids
4 . All pass.
OPENING LEAD: K
COUNT: 5 Losers. 1 ,
3 , 1
PLAN: Trump a Heart
in dummy. Dump a Club loser on a Diamond..
PLAY: If a third Heart
is played trump in dummy. If not win the third trick and play trump.
Win any return, pull trump and play A ,
K . Dump a Club
on Q