Bookworm Bridge Conundrums #34

This conundrum was written by Danny Roth and was originally published in the book Better Declarer Play - Placing the Cards - you can find out all about it further down the page.

Question 1

West leads the ♠10. East takes the ♠A and ♠K and then shifts to the 5.

Question 2

North’s first response was a balanced game-forcing raise in spades. West leads the J.

Question 3

West leads the K and continues with the 2 when East encourages with the 8. A third round runs to West’s Q10 and you have lost the first four tricks. West exits with the ♠Q.

Question 4

West leads the ♣6 to East’s ♣A and the ♣8 is returned, ruffed by West. He exits with the ♠4, East following with the ♠8.

About the book

The second book in Danny Roth’s intermediate-level series on declarer play, this book covers topics that, once mastered, will bring any intermediate player an immediate improvement in their scores. Topics include: placing the cards missing one honor, missing two honors, missing three honors, inferences from the defense and second-degree assumption. This book is designed to help you to get a more accurate picture of the unseen hands and thus avoid ‘wild guessing’; or, at least, improve your chances of avoiding unnecessary mistakes.

As always, the author’s clear exposition of his points is followed by a collection of quiz problems where the reader can test their understanding of this new-found knowledge.

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