or 6 
;
2. 4 
or
5 
;
3. J ;
4. Q
;
5. 8
6. K or 5 ;
7. Bidding: North opens 1
and East overcalls 1 .
South with a 5 card Spade suit bids 1 Spade. West passes and North supports
South by bidding 2 .
South carries on to game with 4 .
Opening Lead: J
Count losers: 1 ,
3 , and 1
for a total of 5 losers.
Plan: trump 1 Heart losers in Dummy; and
dump the other Heart loser on a Diamond.
Play: win the J
lead with the Ace and play a Heart. If East now leads a Spade or a Diamond,
East gives up a trick. So East leads the J .
South wins and plays the 4 .
East takes the A
and returns a Club. South plays a Heart and trumps in Dummy. A Spade to
the King then a Spade to the Ace. Now the winning high Diamond is played
and the last Heart loser is dumped. The Q
will be the defenders last trick. South lost 1 ,
1 and 1 ;
making 4 .
8. Bidding: South opens 1 u and West
overcalls 1. A negative
Double by North shows a 4 card Heart suit. South bids 2 Hearts and
North carries on to game with a 4
bid.
Opening Lead: K
Count losers: 1 ,
1 , 3
and 1 for a total
of 6 losers.
Plan: set up the Club suit by taking
the finesse. On the two extra Club wnners in Dummy, dump the 2 Diamond
losers.( Diamond losers can also be trumped in Dummy.)
Play: win the opening K
lead with the Ace and play the Ace and King of Hearts. Now take the Club
finesse: play the Q
and let it ride. East wins and plays Spades. South trumps the third Spade
lead and plays Clubs throwing away the 8 and 6 of Diamonds. The defenders
will eventually take the A
and Q and
with the K will have
a total of 3 tricks. South makes 4 .