Intermediate Exercise 2N23 by Richard Pavlicek

It’s Your Play!

1. 1 NT by South

	3 2 5 3 2 J 7 4 3 K 10 7 5
Lead: Q
	10 7 5 4 A 4 A K 6 2 A J 4

Number of top tricks _____

Suit you will lead first _____

2. 2 NT by South

	K 5 2 7 5 A Q 4 2 9 8 3 2
Lead: K
	A 9 7 4 A 10 6 3 K 7 3 A 10

Number of top tricks _____

Suit you will lead first _____

3. 2 NT by South

	K 10 6 3 10 3 Q 6 3 A 9 7 4
Lead: 7
	A Q 2 A 6 4 K 8 5 4 K 10 5

Number of top tricks _____

Suit you will lead first _____

4. 3 NT by South

	7 6 K Q 3 A Q 9 6 5 4 3 2
Lead: 10
	A 3 A 7 6 J 10 8 2 A K Q 5

Number of top tricks _____

Suit you will lead first _____

5. 3 NT by South

	6 2 K 9 7 A K Q 5 4 A K 7
Lead: 4
	A Q Q 4 3 8 6 2 8 6 5 4 2

Number of top tricks _____

Suit you will lead first _____

6. 3 NT by South

	K 2 5 K 9 6 5 2 A Q 5 4 3
Lead: J
	A Q J 10 3 A K 3 7 4 9 7 2

Number of top tricks _____

Suit you will lead first _____

7. 6 NT by South

	6 5 A 5 2 A K Q J 9 2 4 3
Lead: 6
	K Q J K Q 5 4 A Q J 8 6 5

Number of top tricks _____

Suit you will lead first _____

8. 6 NT by South

	A K 3 8 6 4 Q 7 4 2 K 8 6
Lead: J
	8 6 4 2 A K Q 2 A K 5 A Q

Number of top tricks _____

Suit you will lead first _____

9. 7 NT by South

	A K K Q 6 3 2 A Q J 8 2 A
Lead: 7
	Q 8 4 A 9 4 3 K Q J 10 9 2

Number of top tricks _____

Suit you will lead first _____

Answers

1.	5

2.	7

3.	6

4.	8

5.	7

6.	8

7.	10

8.	11

9.	13