Board
35
North
Deals
None
Vul |
| ♠ |
8
6 |
| ♥ |
A
K 10 7 5 |
| ♦ |
8
4 3 |
| ♣ |
A
Q 9 |
|
| ♠ |
Q
J 10 7 5 3 |
| ♥ |
9
6 |
| ♦ |
Q
7 |
| ♣ |
10
6 3 |
|
|
|
|
|
| ♠ |
K
4 |
| ♥ |
Q
J 8 4 3 |
| ♦ |
K
5 |
| ♣ |
8
7 5 2 |
|
|
| |
| ♠ |
A
9 2 |
| ♥ |
2 |
| ♦ |
A
J 10 9 6 2 |
| ♣ |
K
J 4 |
|
The contract is 3NT by South instaed of the
superior 5 ♦ contract..
West leads ♠ Q
and East unblocks his ♠K which of course
you duck, E returns his ♠ 4 which South
ducks again and W wins and clears the ♠
suit. Can you make 9 tricks in notrumps? As an E-W pair can you defeat this
contract?
Hold up the ♠s
winning the 3rd round. You cannot afford to let W in again, and it is obvious
that ♦ are the key suit.
So cross to dummy and lead a ♦.
If E plays ♦K then let
E win that trick. If E plays ♦
5 , you play ♦A and
then play a second ♦
which E has to win. W cannot get in again. How to defeat the contract, E
must throw away ♦K on
the third ♠ lead thus creatimg an entry
to West's hand