Defensive Thought Processes Developing

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Dealer: East
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade8
  2. heartQ 9 7
  3. diamondK Q 6
  4. clubK Q J 8 6 3
  1. spadeA K 6 5 4
  2. heartA K 8 4
  3. diamond4 3 2
  4. clubA
club diamond heart spade NT
N 1 - - - -
S 1 - - - -
E - 6 2 6 3
W - 6 2 6 3
Green square in centre
  1. spadeQ J 9 2
  2. heart10
  3. diamondA J 8 7 5
  4. club9 7 4

Contract: 6spade
Declarer: West
Lead: clubK
  1. spade10 7 3
  2. heartJ 6 5 3 2
  3. diamond10 9
  4. club10 5 2
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass Pass
1spade 2club 3club Pass
4club Pass 4diamond Pass
4heart Pass 4spade Pass
4NT Pass 5club Pass
5diamond Pass 6spade Pass
Pass Pass
The corollary to the explantion on the previous page is the rationale that is required on this variation. When West leads a diamond at trick two, North must play low!! Maybe that's asking a bit too much of North and also of West to put dummy's jack in.
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