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...Strangely, declarer’s initial play of J♦, then K♦, may have sown seeds of doubt in East’s mind....
...J Paul Horne Alexandria, VA, US...
...He wins, draws trumps, and ruffs J♥ in dummy. He leads 2♣ and, when East plays small, he puts in J♣ and this holds....
...J Paul HorneAlexandria, VA, US...
...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....
...Either way, South’s J♣ scores his 12th trick....
...Patrick J Allen River Forest, IL, US...
...Based on reporting by Roman Olearchyk, Christopher Miller, Ben Hall, Max Seddon, John Paul Rathbone, John Reed, Guy Chazan, Henry Foy, Mehul Srivastava, Polina Ivanova and Tim Judah....
...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....
...Paul Mendelson’s new book, ‘The Joy of Bridge’, is out now...
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...If he had four spades to the ace-jack, he would have put in J♠ at trick one, so declarer is marked with four spades....
...South put in J♠ and, when West won with A♠, declarer had successfully negotiated all the obstacles. Paul Mendelson’s new book, ‘The Joy of Bridge’, is out now...
...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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