Exercise 4B93   Main


Odds and Ends


  by Richard Pavlicek

As declarer, answer each question about the spade suit in the contract shown.
Played cards, if any, are underlined.

1. 3 NTQ 5
Table
N or S leadsA 8 3

What is the chance (%) to win two tricks?

Which card do you lead?

2. 3 NT4 3 2
Table5
North leadsA Q 10

What is the chance (%) to win three tricks?

at least two tricks?

3. 3 NTK J 5
8Table
South leads4 3 2

What is the chance (%) to win two tricks?

at least one trick?

4. 3 NTA K Q 6 5
Table
N or S leads4 3

What is the chance (%) to win five tricks?

at least four tricks?

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5. 3 NT3
Table
N or S leadsA K Q 6 5

What is the chance (%) to win five tricks?

to win four tricks?

6. 3 NTA K Q 4 3
Table
N or S leads6 5 2

What is the chance (%) to win five tricks?

at least four tricks?

7. 3 NTA Q J 5
6Table
South leads4 3 2

What is the chance (%) to win four tricks?

at least three tricks?

8. 3 NTQ 9 5 3
Table
South leadsA 6 4 2

Do you lead the A or 2?

If East plays the 10, will you finesse the 9?

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9. 4 SA 6 5 4
Table
N or S leadsK 8 7 3 2

What is the chance (%) to win five tricks?

at least four tricks?

10. 4 SA J 8 5 4
Table
N or S leadsK 7 6 3 2

Do you win the A or K?

What is the chance (%) to win five tricks?

11. 4 SK J 9 2
Table
N or S leadsA 7 5 4 3

Do you win the A or K?

If East plays the 10, will you finesse next?

12. 4 SK 10 5 2
Table
N or S leadsA 7 6 4 3

Do you win the A or K?

If East plays the jack, will you finesse next?

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