This
deal is from the Northern Bridge League earlier this
month.
The
bidding and play did not go like this at the table,
but it is an interesting defensive problem.
You
choose to lead the heart queen against four spades,
declarer plays the ace from dummy, partner plays the
king of hearts and declarer the six.
Plan
your defence.
Solution
Declarer
will play a spade to hand and then a diamond,
you must play the king to prevent him making two
diamond tricks.
If
you play second hand low he will finesse the
eight, losing to the queen and subsequently
finesse the jack and get a discard on the ace
of diamonds.
The full deal was
Note that only a heart lead beats the contract, on a club lead for example declarer can play on diamonds and get two tricks in the suit even if you play the king on the first trick as there is still a heart entry in dummy. |
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