Sunday, 3 July 2016

Avoidance Play


Our dear friend Deepak Parekh sent this interesting deal for us, which we think is perfect for a rainy day. The theme is an avoidance play. A play which is intended to prevent a ]Dangerous Opponent’ from gaining the lead.

South’s re-bid is not ideal, but it seems like the best option. Against 3NT, West led 3. Declarer made the standard play of rising with the doubleton honor in dummy, and the K held the trick. At trick two, declarer led the K from the table and saw Q drop from West. This meant that East held 1098 and diamonds could not be established without East winning a trick. South switched to play club but East won the third round and the contract was defeated.

To succeed, at trick two South should return to hand with K and lead 2. When West plays Q South must duck. West will be left on lead, unable to attack spades profitably, and all East’s diamonds will now fall under AKJ. The contract will be completely secure.

A smart man makes a mistake, learns from it, and never makes that mistake again. But a wise man like Deepak Parekh finds a smart man and learns from him how to avoid the mistake altogether.

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