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West leads the ♠5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You have eleven sure tricks and many possibilities to find one more. It would be unlucky to be defeated. You can try successive diamond and heart finesses after checking that no hand is holding ♣QJ-third.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can use the ♣109 and play to the 9 first, then the 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All these lines of play have slightly over 75% chance of success. But it can get better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have you noticed that all finesses go in the same direction? So, it would be clever to give the lead to East. The thing is that you have to make sure you don\u2019t get rid of atenace. Easy! Draw two rounds of trumps and play ♣ to the 9. East is on lead and will bring you the twelfth trick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By trying to finesse in the only suit with no losers, you fully made your contract<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What do you think of this article by Philippe Cronier?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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