Problem 1 -
Declarer to play for THREE tricks - South on Lead
AK2(Robot)
87 A
N W------E
S
J109
Q3
2
Solution
Trick
Number
Winning
Card
Trick
Score
One
Q
1
- 0
Two
A
2
- 0
Three
K
3
- 0
Solution
for Problem 2 - Grade One
Problem 2-
Declarer to play for FOUR tricks - South on Lead
AK42(Robot)
65 AK
N W------E
S
10987
QJ3
2
Solution
Trick
Number
Winning
Card
Trick
Score
One
Q
1
- 0
Two
J
2
- 0
Three
A
3
- 0
Four
K
4
- 0
Solution
for Problem 3 - Grade One
Problem 3 -
Declarer to play for FIVE tricks - South on Lead
AKQJ2(Robot)
4 AKQJ
N W------E
S
98765
103
432
Solution
Trick
Number
Winning
Card
Trick
Score
One
10
1
- 0
Two
A
2
- 0
Three
K
3
- 0
Four
Q
4
- 0
Five
J
5
- 0
Problem 4 -
Declarer to play for FOUR tricks - South on Lead
KJ32(Robot)
65 AK
N W------E
S
10987
AQ4 2
Solution
Trick
Number
Winning
Card
Trick
Score
One
A
1
- 0
Two
Q
2
- 0
Three
K
3
- 0
Four
J
4
- 0
Solution to Problem 1 - Grade Two
Problem 1 -
Declarer to play for TWO tricks - South on Lead
KJ2(Robot)
107 A
N W------E
S
A98
Q3 2
Solution
Trick
Number
Card Played
Trick
Score
One
Q
which loses to A
0 - 1
Two
K
1
- 1
Three
J
2
- 1
Solution to Problem 2 - Grade Two
Problem 2-
Declarer to play for THREE tricks - South on Lead
KJ102(Robot)
1075 A
N W------E
S
A986
Q3 32
Solution
Trick
Number
Card Played
Trick
Score
One
Q
which loses to A
0 - 1
Two
K
1
- 1
Three
J
2
- 1
Four
10
3
- 1
Solution to Problem 3 - Grade Two
Problem 3 -
Declarer to play for FOUR tricks - South on Lead
K432(Robot)
876 A
N W------E
S
J109
AQ5 2
Solution
Trick
Number
Card Played
Trick
Score
One
A
1- 0
Two
Q
2 - 0
Three
K
3
- 0
Four
4
4
- 0
Solution to Problem 4 - Grade Two
Problem 4 -
Declarer to play for FIVE tricks - South on Lead
A5432(Robot)
76 AKQ
N W------E
S
1098 54
KQ6 32
Solution
Trick
Number
Card Played
Trick
Score
One
K
1- 0
Two
Q
2 - 0
Three
A
3
- 0
Four
5
4
- 0
Five
4
5
- 0
Solution to Problem 1- Grade Three
Problem 1 -
Declarer to play for TWO tricks - South on Lead
AQ(Robot)
KJ
N W------E
S
65
32
Solution
Trick
Number
Card
Played
Trick
Score
One
2
1 - 0
J
Q
5
Two
A
2
- 0
Solution to Problem 2 - Grade Three
Problem 2 -
Declarer to play for THREE tricks - South on Lead
A32(Robot)
K98
N W------E
S
765
QJ10
Solution
for Problem 2 - Grade Three
Trick
Number
Card
Played
Trick
Score
One
Q
1 - 0
K
A
5
Two
2
2 - 0
6
J
8
Three
10
3 - 0
9
3
7
Solution to Problem 3 - Grade Three
Problem 3 -
Declarer to play for THREE tricks - South on Lead
AJ2(Robot)
Q98
N W------E
S
1076
K3 3
Solution
Trick
Number
Card
Played
Trick
Score
One
K
1 - 0
8
2
6
Two
3
2 - 0
9
J
7
Three
A
3 - 0
10
3
Q
Solution to Problem 4 - Grade Three
Problem 4 -
Declarer to play for FOUR tricks - South on Lead
AJ102(Robot)
Q987
N W------E
S
65 AK
K43 3
Solution
Trick
Number
Card
Played
Trick
Score
One
3
1 - 0
7
10
5
Two
2
2 - 0
6
K
8
Three
4
3 - 0
9
J
K
Four
A
4 - 0
A
3
Q
Solution to Problem 1 - Grade Four
Problem 1 -
West leads the 7 and Declarer plays the 9 from Dummy
- which card do you play to the first trick as Defender
sat East?
KJ9(Robot)
7
(Lead)
N W------E
S
AQ10
UNSEEN
Solution
10
10
is the lowest card I can play which is guaranteed
to win this first trick as Table has already played
to this trick and I can see from my hand and Table's
that Declarer cannot beat my 10.
Solution to Problem 2 - Grade Four
Problem 2-
West leads the 2 against a No-Trump Hand and Declarer
plays the 5 from Dummy - what card do you play to the
first trick as Defender sat East?
Q65(Robot)
2
(Lead)
N W------E
S
AJ7
UNSEEN
Solution
J
J
must win the trick as Declarer cannot hold K.
Why not? Because West has led the lowest spade - clearly
fourth highest card from a good suit - which must include
one of the top four cards - in this case the K.
Solution to Problem 3 - Grade Four
Problem 3 -
West leads the Q against a No-Trump Hand and Declarer
plays the 5 from Dummy - what card do you play to the
first trick as Defender sat East?
K65(Robot)
Q
(Lead)
N W------E
S
A32
UNSEEN
Solution
2
OR 3
Partner's Q
must win the trick as Declarer cannot beat it in his
own hand. So the normal play is to let Partner's Q
win the first trick
Solution to Problem 4 - Grade Four
Problem 4 -
West leads the Q against a No-Trump Hand and Declarer
plays the 5 from Dummy - what card do you play to the
first trick as Defender sat East?
J65(Robot)
3
(Lead)
N W------E
S
Q1098
UNSEEN
Solution
8
As Table has the card that completes your sequence
of Q1098, play the lowest of the sequence to let Partner
know that you must have Q109 if the 8 forces Declarer
to win with the ACE or KING
Solution to Advanced Problem 1
Advanced Problem
1 - DECLARER TO PLAY FOR FOUR TRICKS
AQJ(Robot)
2
K954
N W------E
S
876 K
1032 A
Solution to Advanced Problem 1
Trick
Number
Cards
Played
Trick
Score
One
2
1 - 0
4
J
6
Two
2
2 - 0
K
A
5
Three
3
3- 0
9
Q
7
Four
A
4 - 0
8
10
K
Solution to Advanced Problem
Boss to PLAY to win THREE TRICKS
on any layout of Defenders' cards South Starts (only diamonds and spades
are left in play)
AQ 32
(Table Cards)
10987
N W------E
S
K6 KQ
J32 A
(Boss)
Card by Card Solution to Advanced Problem
Trick
Number
Cards
Played
Trick
Score
One
2
- S
1 - 0
7
- W
A
- N
6
- E
Two
Q
- N
1 - 1
K
- E
3
- S
8
- W
Three
K
- E
2 - 1
A
- S
9
- W
2
- N
Four
J
- S
3 - 1
10
- W
3
- N
Q
- E
Solution to Advanced Problem 3
Advanced Problem
3 - DECLARER TO GUARANTEE THREE TRICKS
A