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A
deal from the Lancashire Online League
The
Lancashire online league started at the beginning of
July, here is a deal from the first round of
matches.
Sitting
West how many trump tricks would you expect to make
against a contract of four spades?
North
South, playing Precision, reached four spades on the
above auction and West led the six of hearts.
Declarer won in hand with the queen over East's ten
and played a club to set up a cross ruff. East
won the ace of clubs and returned a low heart.
Declarer won with the ace, presumably fearing that
West had led from the king and that East would get a
ruff if he finessed, though a careful inspection of
the pips might suggest that the hearts were as
dealt.
Declarer
now played ace of diamonds, diamond ruff, club ruff,
diamond ruff, club ruff and ruffed his last diamond
with the spade queen, which East overruffed.
The
position was now as in the diagram below.
East
cashed the heart king, West discarding the club
king, and then played the club eight. South
tried the ten of spades, but West overruffed this
with the jack and played the diamond king which East
ruffed with the seven of spades, this promoted
West's eight of spades to win the final trick.
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