13th March 2024




 S  972
Dealer  S
 H  A65
Game All
 D  754

 C  6432



S   A643

sq
H   J9843


D   Q2


C    109




South
West
North
East
1D 1S Pass
2S
3C 3S 4C Pass
Pass Pass


This deal is from an EBU duplicate on BBO.


West leads the king of spades.  Plan your defence.




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It is likely that declarer is 1255 shape.  If left to his own devices he will draw trumps, set up the diamonds and get two heart discards from dummy on the long diamonds.  So a heart switch is needed at trick two.  If declarer has the heart queen the switch must come from you, so overtake the spade king and lead a heart.

See below for the full deal.


 Dealer  S
S 972
   
Game All
H A65
   
    D 754
   
    C 6432    
S KQJ105
    S A643
H K102
    H J9843
D J86
    D Q2
C A7
    C 109
    S 8
   
    H Q7
   
    D AK1093
   
    C KQJ85