Another instructive
deal from the Manchester congress teams finals.
South arrives in three notrump after West has overcalled in diamonds. West leads the five of diamonds to West's ten and South's queen. How do you proceed? Solution South should aim to
lose the lead to West first so that East is out of
diamonds when, or if, he wins a trick. So cross to dummy with the
heart ace and finesse a spade. West wins and the defence clear
the diamonds, South holding up the ace to the third round. Now
South can finesse a club, but when East wins he can only play a
heart. South now makes two diamonds, two hearts, three spades and
two club tricks to make the contract.
Thanks to
Nicholas Greer who analysed this deal.
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