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West leads §K
plan your play.
After the
lead, it is very tempting to draw trumps, but if the trump King is offside and
West fires back a trump you will be a trick short at the eleventh hour.
On this
hand it is vital to count winners correctly and an initial count adds up to just
the three Aces, Therefore 8 further tricks need to be established. One will have
to come from Spades and the other 8 all from a genuine cross ruff. (A Genuine
cross ruff being when there are identical number of trumps in dummy and
declarer’s hand.)
After
winning the first trick immediately play a Spade towards dummy’s Queen which
will be won by East who correctly fires back a trump. Hop up with the Ace and
merely cash Spade winner and cross ruff the remaining tricks between Clubs and
Hearts. The defence can take their winning Trump King whenever they wish.