This hand cropped up a few days ago on the Sunshine Coast site

After East had opened 1♥, you stretch somewhat, bidding to the ambitious contract of 6♦.

Taking 12 tricks looks like an impossible task

West led the ♥J, won by east with the king, who switched to a trump, won in hand with the ace

You can see 11 tricks and it looks like you may have to lose a spade late in the play

Even with all 4 hands in view, (double-dummy) it’s hard to see where your 12^th trick is coming from

But the LMITB says 12 tricks are there against best defence

It looks like a squeeze is the only way to make this one

You have 2 cards that will pose a threat to East, the ♥Q and the ♠10

After taking the trump in hand you lead a club to the ace and ruff a club

Lead a spade to the ace and ruff another club with the king

Ruff a heart, and ruff your last club

Lead a trump to the ♦J and cash the queen and reach this position

When you play the ♦5 East is in a pickle

He can't afford to throw the ♥A, so has to throw the ♠9

As your ♥Q has done its job you can discard and now when you lead a spade to your king the jack and queen fall making your ♠10 a trick

FACE-TO-FACE BRIDGE IN KZN

Kloof Bridge Club plays at the Kloof Catholic Church (Our Lady of Mercy) Hall 79 Old Main Road starting on Wednesday, 8th February

They play only on the first four Wednesday morning’s of each month

For details, contact Lyn de Mattos on 071 526 4406

Starting at 9am

The club is thriving running two sections each week; an A and a B section

Visitors are welcome to play at the club, but they need to book in advance. Louise Gibbon has the Le Domaine booking group on WhatsApp. Her number is 082 577 9942. She also requires visitors’ car registration numbers for the security check point at the entrance gate to the estate

Where players can see and talk to each other while playing online

For events, results, and information on the Domaine RealBridge Club website and Le Domaine face to face Bridge Club please click on this link: www.bridgewebs.com/domaine

MANAGEMENT TEAM CONTACT DETAILS:

Administration and ollection

       of playing fees: Louise Gibbon - 082 5779942

Website administrator and

      Technical Advisor: Peter Coombe - 082 9604824

Tournament Director: Rod Pienaar - 079 6735077

THE FOLLOWING EVENTS ARE BEING RUN:

Domaine Thursday

• A RealBridge pairs tournament starting at 9am every Thursday.
• Cost R25 per player
• Booking essential through Louise Gibbon

Le Domaine Bridge Club: Chairlady Lu Cholerton 082 8411549

• A face-to-face pairs tournament starting at 9am every Friday at the Le Domaine Clubhouse
• Cost R40 per player
• Numbers are limited and booking essential through Louise Gibbon

Domaine Saturday

• A RealBridge pairs tournament at 2pm if there are enough pairs available to play
• Cost R25 per player
• Booking essential through Louise Gibbon/Rod Pienaar

Social Bridge

• A RealBridge social game is open every day of the week and available for play anytime of the day
• 4 players can arrange to meet on the site and play
• Cost R10 per player
• No booking required

 Supervised Play and Teaching

• A supervised RealBridge game can be enjoyed on the social site
• 4 players can arrange for a supervised session with a teacher watching them play and guiding and commenting
• Teachers who would like to teach a group of 4 beginners or supervise the play of a group wanting some input with their game can arrange to meet on the social page for this purpose
• The teacher must contact Louise Gibbon for a link to allow real-time viewing and teaching
• Cost R25 per player (excluding the fees of the teacher)
• Arranging to meet with a group and agreeing on, and collecting the fees is the teacher’s responsibility

Teachers

• Anyone who would like to use this site for the purpose of teaching, please contact Louise Gibbon