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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