None Vul. IMPs Dealer North
This
deal is from the National Inter Counties League
Final.
After
a simple Stayman auction with declarer's one notrump
showing 15-17 points partner leads the jack of
diamonds. Declarer wins with the ace in hand,
plays the heart ace and a heart to the king, partner
discarding the four of clubs. Declarer now
cashes the king of diamonds, throwing a club, and
tries the queen of diamonds which you ruff low,
declarer overruffing. Declarer now plays the
ace of clubs and ruffs a club, and ruffs a diamond
in hand while you throw a spade. Now a second
club ruff in dummy followed by the last
diamond. How do you defend?
Solution This
is the position when the last diamond is played
from dummy.
Although
partner has the winning diamond, if you throw
a spade he will be endplayed to lead away from
the ace of spades.
You
have to trump the diamond and lead the ten
or queen of spades.
The
full deal
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