Online bridge has its
advantages and disadvantages, however the actual deals are as
challenging as in real life.
Try your hand at this problem from a game on Bridge Base Online. Dealer E Love All.
(1) 5-5 or more in
the red suits.
West leads the
diamond king, overtaken by East with the ace, who then returns a low
spade.
Can you find a plausible layout to make this contract? Solution Take the ace of spades, cash the club ace, dropping West's queen, then play a heart to the queen, cash the heart ace throwing a spade and then cross ruff hearts and diamonds to reach the following ending.
South exits with a
spade and the defenders have no answer. If West wins he must
concede a ruff and discard, if East trumps West's spade then she can
either concede a ruff and discard or play a trump, but then South wins
the last two tricks.
The full deal was
Thanks to
David Barton for reporting this deal
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