Dealer North. Love All

                                    ♠          A J 9 7 3

                                    ♥          J 5 2

                                    ♦          8 7 4

                                    ♣          A 4

            ♠          2                                  ♠          Q 8 6 5

            ♥          A K 4                            ♥          9 6

            ♦          A 9 5 3 2                       ♦          K 10 6

            ♣          J 6 5 2                          ♣          10 9 7 3

                                    ♠          K 10 4

                                    ♥          Q 10 8 7 3

                                    ♦          Q J

                                    ♣          K Q 8

When partner leads an Ace and then switches this is usually a sign that the card partner switches to is a singleton and that he has control of the hand.

Declarer plays a trump which partner takes. He then plays a low Diamond and surprize, surprize  you win this trick. Have you remembered partner switched to a Spade at trick 2. Of course, you have remembered, and you play a spade to partner who duly ruffs and cashes a second Diamond.

Your expert defence Hs resulted in the first 5 tricks by way of two top cards in each red suit and one Spade ruff.

You can also play out the following hand  to see how the hand pans out. (You need bridgvu.exe programme  and it is available free from   http://www.haroldschogger.videoes.html or BridgeBase programme on your machine already to view it )

alternatively watch the film of the hand being played out by going to www.haroldschogger.com/movies2.htm