Some Interesting Bridge Hands 

  1. Bidding:

W    N    E    S
--   --   --   1D         *majors
2D*  2H#  3H   3NT        #heart stopper, diamond support, good hand        
4H   X    --   5D  

Opening Lead HQ: Plan the Play.



                            NORTH: 
                             86
			     AK6
			     Q97
			     AT984


			    SOUTH:
	                     K74
			     5
			     AKJT86
			     J76
  2. For the moment this is a double dummy problem. It is not mine and was in fact posed by two famous Hungarians. 
    
                             973
			     973
			     A973
			     973



          A86542	                           QJT
	  T864                                     2
	  2                                        JT82
	  J2				           Q8654


	                     K
			     AKQJ5
			     KQ65
			     AKT
    South is declaring in 6H. West to lead. What do you lead? What leads allow South to make the contract-and how? What leads set the contract-and why? 
  3. 
                             AKQJ2
			     -
			     A
			     8765432



          -	                                   T87654
	  T8542                                    9763
	  J64                                      532
	  KQJT9				           -


	                     93
			     AKQJ
			     KQT987
			     A
    South is declaring 6NT and the lead is the Club K.

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