Dealer East. Both Vul.

                                    ♠          9 4 3

                                    ♥          K J 10 2

                                    ♦          6 5 2

                                    ♣         Q 7 4

            ♠          J 10 8 2                                  ♠          7 6 5

            ♥          6                                              ♥          9 8 5

            ♦          A Q                                         ♦          K J 10 7 3

            ♣         K 10 9 8 6 2                           ♣         J 5

                                    ♠          A K Q

                                    ♥          A Q 7 4 3

                                    ♦          9 8 4

                                    ♣         A 3

This hand comes from ok Bridge and I was disappointed that my partner did not switch to Diamonds to defeat the contract.

After the lead of the Spade Jack, partner “should be able” to work out at trick 1 that I did not have an honours in Spades because in third seat if I had the King or Ace I would have played it.

Therefore, when declarer plays a club from hand  at trick 2 partner should take his King and make this do or die play of Ace and another Diamond and put me to the test of overtaking the Queen and cashing a third Diamond.

Declarer did very well to play Clubs at trick 2 before we could get our signals going but I think partner should have got it right.

Without this defence declarer was able to dump the Diamond loser on the third club

Declarer was able to make 3 Spades, 5 Trumps and 2 clubs whereas we could have made 1 club and 3 Diamonds.

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