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Solution for Problem 1- Grade One

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

1 - 0

Two

2 - 0

Three

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

1 - 0

Two

2 - 0

Three

3 - 0

Four

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

1 - 0

Two

2 - 0

Three

3 - 0

Four

4 - 0

Five

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

1 - 0

Two

2 - 0

Three

3 - 0

Four

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

1 - 1

Three

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

1 - 1

Three

2 - 1

Four

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

1- 0

Two

2 - 0

Three

3 - 0

Four

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

1- 0

Two

2 - 0

Three

3 - 0

Four

4 - 0

Five

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

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 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 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

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

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
AQ AQ(Robot)
109 109	N W------E S	KJ KJ
32 32

Solution to Advanced Problem 3

Trick Number

Cards Played

Trick Score

One	2	1 - 0
	9
	A
	J

Two	Q	1 - 1
	K
	3
	10

Three	J	2 - 1
	2
	9
	Q

Four	A	3 - 1
	K
	3
	10

Note that the diamonds can be played before spades in exactly the same way by Declarer for exactly the same result

Solution to Advanced Problem 4

Advanced Problem 4 - TRUMP PLAY Declarer to make all SIX tricks with hearts as the trump suit
A32 32(Robot) 4
KQJ 1098	N W------E S	1098 KQJ
4 54 A32

Solution to Advanced Problem 4

Trick Number

Cards Played

Trick Score

One	4	1 - 0
	J
	A
	8

Two	2	2 - 0
	9
	4
	Q

Three	A	3 - 0
	8
	4
	J

Four	2	4 - 0
	9
	2
	Q

Five	3	5 - 0
	10
	5
	K

Six	3	6 - 0
	10
	3
	K

Note that this is the so-called cross-ruff - making trump tricks separately increases trick taking outcomes

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