|
|
North
Dealer |
ª |
A 6
|
|
|
|
|
Both
Vulnerable |
© |
Q
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
¨ |
A
K 8 6 2 |
|
|
|
|
|
§ |
10
8 5 3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
N |
|
|
|
ª |
8
7 3 2
|
|
|
ª |
9
4 |
|
© |
9
6 3 |
|
W
E |
© |
A
K J 10 5 |
|
¨ |
Q
10 5 |
|
|
¨ |
J
7 |
|
§ |
7
4 2 |
|
|
§ |
Q
J 9 6 |
|
|
|
|
S |
|
|
|
|
|
ª |
K
Q J 10 5 |
|
|
|
|
Lead
©3 |
© |
7
4 2 |
|
|
|
|
|
¨ |
9
4 3 |
|
|
|
|
|
§ |
A
K |
|
|
|
W |
N |
E |
S |
|
|
1¨ |
1© |
1ª |
|
NO |
2§ |
NO |
2© |
|
NO |
2ª |
NO |
4ª |
|
NO |
NO |
NO |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
©3 is lead and East switches to ª9 plan your play.
You have 9 winners in the bag- 5 trumps and 2
Ace/kings. First thought probably turn to ruffing a Heart in dummy, the short
hand but the defence are sure to play another trumps when they get in. Your only
hope lies in setting up a Diamond trick but you will not have an entry to dummy,
if you play the suit from the top. If you draw trumps and then play Diamonds the
opposition will cash three Heart tricks and take you one off.
So that you can keep you heart losers to no more than
two, do not draw trumps immediately. Win the trump continuation and immediately
duck a Diamond. (you have made allowances for a Diamond and two Heart losers.)
Presumably the defence will play another trump. You are now home and dry
and can claim 5 trumps, 2 top Diamonds, 2 Top clubs and 1 or2 established
Diamonds, and you have never put the contract at risk.