Sunday, 16 July 2017

A Forcing Defense



When the opponents play a forcing defense you always wish you had an extra trump or two. 

West leads the 5. You play low from dummy and East wins the J and continues with the Ace and you ruff, West playing the 7. You continue with the ♠A, ♠K and fortune is with you – both opponents follow and only the ♠J is at large. now what? 

Assuming you have a club loser, you can’t draw their last trump before leading a heart. East can win the A and play a fourth diamond promoting West’s ♠J to the setting trick. 

But, if you knock out the heart first, consider the difference. East wins and plays a diamond which you ruff. now play the ♣A and ♣K just in case East has a singleton or doubleton Queen. if East has QX and 2-3- 6-2 hand pattern, you make an overtrick. if West has the QXX, the best he can do is win a third club and exit a heart to dummy. now all you have to do is return to our hand with a spade and take your remaining clubs.

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