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...South cashed A♦ and K♠ and went over to dummy with A♠ to play K♦, throwing a spade from hand. When this held, this is trick 11. For his 12th trick, he led dummy’s fourth diamond....
...When this loses, East can cash K♠ and lead Q♦, but declarer has time to win A♦, cash J♣, cross to dummy with J♥, and then play A♣ on which he can discard a diamond loser....
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...East overtakes the lead with A♠ and returns J♠. When this holds the trick, he switches to 10♣. Declarer rises with A♣ and reflects on the play to date....
...this — but he led a lame club to declarer’s K♣ in hand; J♦ followed....
...Here, declarer led a low trump from dummy and took his A♠, before next playing to K♠....
...He rose with A♦, laid down K♣ — pinning South’s J♣ — and then continued with 7♣, allowing East to score both his 10♣ and A♣, which set the contract....
...Having drawn trumps, cash ♦AK and exit with J♦. East will win and, unless he leads a club, he will proffer a ruff in dummy and a discard of 5♣ from hand....
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...If West could win, and he plays a heart, it provides a ruff and discard; if he leads a diamond, K♦ is the 10th trick; a club sorts out the suit for only two losers. At the table, East wins....
...BiddingDealer: NorthLove All West led J♣ instantly; South indentified five losers: two diamonds, two low hearts and A♠....
...On 10♥ lead, declarer faces six potential losers: two spades, two hearts, a diamond and a club. When East takes his A♥, and switches to K♦, South wins, noting West’s play of 10♦....
...Now, declarer’s carefully preserved 3♠ comes to the fore: overtaken in dummy with 4♠, and J♦ cashed, on which South can pitch a low heart. Still in dummy, a heart can be led towards K♥....
...When West passes, North’s forced 2D response promises nothing, but South must hope that North holds something to make game a good shot: a couple of low spades, plus K♥ or J♣ make it pretty much lay-down....
...BiddingDealer: EastN/S Game West led 10♥, which ran to East’s J♥. East cashed A♥ and led K♥, which declarer ruffed. What is the best line now? Only one successful minor suit finesse is required....
...Now, he can lead a diamond and, whatever East plays, declarer covers it. Let’s say that East rises with 10♦, J♦ is played and West wins with K♦....
...You draw trumps: East holds both A♥ and K♥. He returns a club each time he wins....
...Declarer won A♥ in dummy, drew two rounds of trumps, and led 5♣ from hand. West duly rose with K♣, cashed Q♠, and led a second heart....
...Declarer won K♣ in dummy, played to A♣, and ruffed a low club in dummy. Danger seemingly averted, most now played a trump, West winning....
...He crossed to dummy’s A♦, and led a low spade towards his K♠, losing to West’s A♠. West switched to 10♦, taken with dummy’s K♦. Q♠ and a spade ruff in hand followed, eliminating the suit....
...East continues with J♣; South plays K♣ perforce, West will ruff and switch to a spade. However, now, the spade finesse can be avoided since dummy’s long club suit is almost established....
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...If West could cover 10♥ with J♥, declarer would play Q♥, losing to K♥. Back would come a low heart and South could play 7♥....
...He fulfilled his plan by pitching dummy’s 3♦ on K♣, giving up two diamonds and ruffing the final one for his tenth trick....
...If East did not hold K♠ and discards low spades, a diamond at the end is just as good, furnishing South with tricks 8 and 9 via his K♦ and dummy’s A♠....
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