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...If West holds the master trump, declarer must hope that he also holds a fourth diamond....
...Finally, he draws the last trump and crosses to his carefully preserved K♥ to cash A♣, which fells East’s Q♣....
...West led K♠. Declarer assessed two spade losers, a diamond and two clubs....
...If confirmed, the Moscow concert hall attack would be Isis-K’s first major terror attack outside south-west Asia....
...A technocentric dystopia arrives in the West End with The Hunger Games in the autumn....
...One method might be to lay down A♦ in case West holds a singleton K♦ but, here, this fails, as West’s ♦J74 becomes a third-round winner....
...When West followed low, he ran it. East won with K♣, and led a third diamond to West’s king. The case for the defence began immediately: “Both finesses wrong — as usual — couldn’t be made.”...
...West led K♥ and declarer’s plan was simple: cash A♦, ruff two low diamonds in dummy, draw trumps, and score up the slam. On the bidding, the distribution suited this plan....
...Germany and Belgium say they have foiled recent Isis-K plots. Most important, the war in Gaza threatens to radicalise a new generation of Muslims against America and the west....
...John Janick, the Interscope chief executive who also signed Billie Eilish, was recently given a big promotion by Universal chief Lucian Grainge, and now runs all Universal’s west coast labels....
...declarer from scoring two diamond tricks and making two overtricks — and knowing that South almost certainly held only a doubleton might persuade him to try this — but he led a lame club to declarer’s K♣...
...Here, declarer led a low trump from dummy and took his A♠, before next playing to K♠....
...BiddingDealer South E/W Game West leads A♥ and, assuming a heart ruff in dummy, if West holds K♣ or Q♦, all should be easy. Leading a low club towards dummy’s Q♣ seems the best move....
...BiddingDealer: NorthLove All West led 10♠ against the unattractive game contract. East took A♠, returned 2♠, and South won deceptively with K♠ in hand....
...At the other table, West led 4♥, and nine tricks were simple....
...When East takes his A♥, and switches to K♦, South wins, noting West’s play of 10♦. Fearing a diamond ruff now, declarer cashes ♥KQ and pitches a diamond from dummy....
...K♦, A♦ and a third diamond ruffed in dummy sorted out the suit. South returned to hand with a club ruff, drew the final trump and laid down 10♦ as his ninth trick....
...West led J♥; declarer assessed four losers. However, dummy’s K♦ can provide a discard for a club loser, with 10♠ as an entry to the table....
...While K-pop has been building audiences in the west and Asia, the country’s multibillion-dollar entertainment industry has suffered from accusations of sexual misconduct, tax evasion and financial mismanagement...
...Still in dummy, a heart can be led towards K♥. This loses to West’s A♥, but the contract is secure....
...Most West players led 10♣, which declarer won perforce. To succeed wherever Q♠ and K♦ lie, West must be stripped of a safe way of getting off lead once he wins the first finesse....
...BiddingDealer: NorthLove All West led J♣ instantly; South indentified five losers: two diamonds, two low hearts and A♠....
...BiddingDealer: EastN/S Game West led J♥, and declarer assessed one likely loser in each suit. However, if trumps split 2-2, or West holds K♣, all will be well....
...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....
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