Bridge Problems
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Problem 11
Trumps: ♥ by South. South to lead and win four tricks.
Trumps: ♥ |
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N |
♠ 10 |
♠ 4 |
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Solution
- South plays the Jack of Hearts and discards dummy’s nine.
- (a) If West returns a diamond, south cross-ruffs the hand;
- (b) If West returns a spade dummy ruffs and South wins the remaining tricks;
- (c) If West returns a trump South wins and plays the last trump squeezing West in diamonds.