TRICKS 1 AND 2.--Z refuses to part with the ace of hearts, and waits until B’s last heart has been played.
TRICK 4.--B cannot afford to win the queen of clubs with the king. The dealer may have another club to lead. As the dummy holds no card of entry, B hopes to block this suit by waiting until the last club has been played from the dealer’s hand.
TRICK 5.--The dealer can, without doubt, make an extra trick by playing the ace of clubs, but he imagines that the king of clubs is with A.
It is the first game. Score 8-0 against the dealer. Z, the dealer, declares “no-trumps.” A leads for the first trick.
♠ 5 4 2 ♣ A J 10 8 7 3 No. 16 ♦ 8 6 ♥ 4 2 x-------------x ♠ J 8 6 | Y | ♠ A 10 3 ♣ 9 4 | | ♣ K 6 2 ♦ 10 9 5 | A B | ♦ K J 4 2 ♥ K Q J 5 3 | | ♥ 10 8 6 | Z | +-------------+ ♠ K Q 9 7 ♣ Q 5 ♦ A Q 7 3 ♥ A 9 7
+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ | TRICK | A | Y | B | Z | +-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ | 1 | [K♥] | 2♥ | 6♥ | 7♥ | | 2 | [Q♥] | 4♥ | 8♥ | 9♥ | | 3 | 3♥ | 2♠ | 10♥ | [A♥] | | 4 | 4♣ | 3♣ | 2♣ | [Q♣] | | 5 | 9♣ | 10♣ | [K♣] | 5♣ | | 6 | 5♦ | 6♦ | 2♦ | [Q♦] | | 7 | 6♠ | 4♠ | [A♠] | K♠ | | 8 | 9♦ | 8♦ | K♦ | [A♦] | | 9 | 8♠ | 5♠ | 3♠ | [Q♠] | | 10 | [J♠] | 7♣ | 10♠ | 7♠ | | 11 | [J♥] | 8♣ | 6♣ | 9♠ | | 12 | [5♥] | J♣ | 4♦ | 3♦ | | 13 | 10♦ | A♣ | [J♦] | 7♦ | +-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ The dealer loses two odd tricks.
TRICK 1.--To win the game Z must establish and make the club suit; as A holds both queen and jack of clubs, he must make one trick.
TRICK 2.--A plays very badly in attempting to win this trick. This mistake, however, is often made. Should A refuse to win this trick it would be impossible for the clubs in Y’s hand to make.
TRICK 9.--B’s only hope is to find his partner strong in spades.
OVERTAKING, LOSING A TRICK, IN ORDER TO MAKE A SUIT
It is the rubber game, score love all. Z, the dealer, makes it “no-trumps.”
♠ 8 6 4 ♣ K 10 9 8 6 5 No. 17 ♦ 10 6 ♥ 5 4 +-------------+ ♠ K 10 5 | Y | ♠ Q J 3 ♣ Q J 7 2 | | ♣ ---- ♦ 5 4 2 | A B | ♦ A J 9 7 3 ♥ 9 8 3 | | ♥ K J 10 6 2 | Z | +-------------+ ♠ A 9 7 2 ♣ A 4 3 ♦ K Q 8 ♥ A Q 7
+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ | TRICK | A | Y | B | Z | +-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ | 1 | 2♣ | 5♣ | 2♥ | [A♣] | | 2 | [J♣] | 6♣ | 3♦ | 4♣ | | 3 | 9♥ | 4♥ | 6♥ | [Q♥] | | 4 | 7♣ | [8♣] | 7♦ | 3♣ | | 5 | Q♣ | [K♣] | 9♦ | 2♠ | | 6 | 2♦ | [10♣] | 10♥ | 7♠ | | 7 | 4♦ | [9♣] | J♦ | 9♠ | | 8 | 5♦ | 10♦ | [A♦] | 8♦ | | 9 | 5♠ | 4♠ | Q♠ | [A♠] | | 10 | 3♥ | 6♦ | 3♠ | [K♦] | | 11 | 8♥ | 5♥ | J♠ | [Q♦] | | 12 | 10♠ | 6♠ | J♥ | [A♥] | | 13 | K♠ | 8♠ | [K♥] | 7♥ | +-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ The dealer wins four odd tricks.