A
defensive problem from the EBU Eastbourne Summer
Meeting
You
lead the six of diamonds to partner's ace
who then cashes the queen of diamonds,
declarer follows with the nine and jack.
Partner
now switches to the ten of spades won by
declarer's ace, plan the defence.
Scroll
down for solution.
If
you didn't drop the king of spades under the
ace at trick three then declarer is home.
He
will draw trumps in three rounds, cash three
clubs and throw you in with the spade king
to give a ruff and discard.
The
full deal was
Thanks to Nicholas Greer for reporting this deal |