TRICK 3.--B leads an irregular card in hearts so that A can mark his suit. Z cannot afford to have A lead and so takes this trick.
NOT ALLOWING ADVERSARY TO LEAD THROUGH A ONCE GUARDED KING
It is the rubber game, score eight to twenty against the dealer. Z deals and makes it “no-trumps.”
♠ K J 7 ♣ K 7 No. 21 ♦ K 8 3 ♥ 10 8 5 4 3 x-------------x ♠ Q 10 9 6 3 | Y | ♠ 8 2 ♣ 10 8 4 | | ♣ A Q J 9 5 3 ♦ Q 7 2 | A B | ♦ J 9 ♥ K J | | ♥ Q 9 2 | Z | +-------------+ ♠ A 5 4 ♣ 6 2 ♦ A 10 6 5 4 ♥ A 7 6
+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ | TRICK | A | Y | B | Z | +-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ | 1 | 6♠ | 7♠ | 8♠ | [A♠] | | 2 | 2♦ | 8♦ | [J♦] | 4♦ | | 3 | J♥ | 3♥ | 9♥ | [A♥] | | 4 | 7♦ | [K♦] | 9♦ | 5♦ | | 5 | Q♦ | 3♦ | 2♠ | [A♦] | | 6 | 4♣ | 4♥ | 3♣ | [10♦] | | 7 | 8♣ | 5♥ | 5♣ | [6♦] | | 8 | 3♠ | [J♠] | 9♣ | 5♠ | | 9 | 9♠ | [K♠] | J♣ | 4♠ | | 10 | [K♥] | 10♥ | 2♥ | 6♥ | | 11 | [Q♠] | 8♥ | Q♣ | 7♥ | | 12 | [10♠] | 7♣ | Q♥ | 2♣ | | 13 | 10♣ | K♣ | [A♣] | 6♣ | +-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ The dealer wins two odd tricks.
TRICK 1.--Z hopes to exhaust the hearts in B’s hand.
TRICK 4.--To make two odd tricks is simple. To win the game A must not get the lead. With an established suit against you, you should not take a finesse, which would allow the adversary with the established suit to obtain the lead. To lead the queen of clubs from Y’s hands would be dangerous. The possibilities lie in the diamond suit. Z, therefore, leads a diamond and allows B to win the trick. The dealer must play the ace of clubs, for, should the diamonds fall, the game is assured.
It is the rubber game, score twenty-four to nothing against the dealer. Z deals and makes it “no-trumps.”
♠ Q J 3 ♣ Q 9 No. 22 ♦ A K 8 6 5 2 ♥ 7 6 x-------------x ♠ 9 7 5 | Y | ♠ 8 6 2 ♣ K 8 | | ♣ 6 4 3 2 ♦ Q 4 3 | A B | ♦ J 10 9 ♥ K Q J 10 5 | | ♥ 9 4 2 | Z | x-------------x ♠ A K 10 4 ♣ A J 10 7 5 ♦ 7 ♥ A 8 3
+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ | TRICK | A | Y | B | Z | +-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ | 1 | [K♥] | 6♥ | 2♥ | 3♥ | | 2 | [10♥] | 7♥ | 4♥ | 8♥ | | 3 | J♥ | 3♠ | 9♥ | [A♥] | | 4 | 3♦ | 2♦ | [9♦] | 7♦ | | 5 | 8♣ | 9♣ | 2♣ | [A♣] | | 6 | 5♠ | [J♠] | 2♠ | 4♠ | | 7 | 4♦ | [A♦] | 10♦ | 5♣ | | 8 | Q♦ | [K♦] | J♦ | 7♣ | | 9 | 7♠ | [8♦] | 6♠ | 10♣ | | 10 | 9♠ | [6♦] | 8♠ | J♣ | | 11 | 5♥ | [5♦] | 3♣ | 10♠ | | 12 | Q♥ | Q♠ | 4♣ | [K♠] | | 13 | K♣ | Q♣ | 6♣ | [A♠] | +-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ The dealer wins four odd tricks.