Dealer South N/S Vul
 8 5 3
 J 7
 Q 9
 A Q J 8 4 3 |
|
| 6
A Q 10 6
K J 10 7 5 2
K 5 |
| West |
North |
East |
South |
|
|
|
1 |
| Pass |
2 |
2 |
3 |
| 4 |
5 |
Pass |
Pass |
| Dbl |
Pass |
Pass |
Pass |
Opening Lead
A
West led
A and continued with the
J, South ruffed with the
2, and played a trump to dummy’s
Q, West played low and East pitched a small spade.
How do you continue?
It is obvious that if declarer leads another round of trumps he will be forced again, after which he could not make the contract.
A change of plan is necessary. If South can rightly guess how many clubs and how many hearts West has, and if he has five cards in these suits and the
K is with East, as is likely on his overcall, South can make his contract in spite of West’s length in diamonds.
South at this point resorted to a cross-ruff and thus made his doubled contract.
In trick 4 the declarer leads dummy’s
J and another heart to his
Q, he continues with a club to dummy’s
J, cashes the
A and ruffs a spade in hand with his
7, and plays the
A that makes the trick.
The position reached is:
South leads the
10 and West could only make one trick: the
A.
The complete hand was:
|
8 5 3
J 7
Q 9
A Q J 8 4 3 |
|
| A J 4
9 5 4
A 8 6 4 3
9 6 |
|
K Q 10 9 7 2
K 8 3 2
—
10 7 2 |
|
6
A Q 10 6
K J 10 7 5 2
K 5 |
