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N E S W
    1 Pass
1ª Pass 2 Pass
3 Pass 4 Pass
Pass Pass    

OPENING LEAD J§

 

Contract: 4© West leads the J,§over to you.

Dummy
N
ªA10xxx
Qx
x
§K8xxx
  E
ª
Q9xx
KJ9
Q108
§Axx
 

 

 

 

 

Okay declarer has the queen but look at that singleton on the table, we must take the A§ and play trumps, but which one. Look at the effect of the K. This is declarers hand:


ªKx
©A108xxx
¨Axxx
§Q
He wins the A
and plays A and ruffs a with the now bare Q cashes the K§ ditching a and concedes 2 trump tricks to your J9 and his 4th for 1 down. !Well defended!
Had you switched to a small trump he would have run it to
the Q ruffed a
with dummy's remaining small trump and made 10 tricks.

 

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