North might have changed suit
as an initial response, but to
raise a major suit with three
card support and an outside
shortage is sound. West led ♦4
and all seemed well for South;
10 tricks seemed easy.
The first good play was
East’s; he won with ♦A and
returned a diamond. With
four trumps in defence, you
should always seek to make the
declarer ruff in hand to shorten
his supply. South did trump,
cashed two top hearts before
discovering the bad break,
and took the losing spade with
finesse. West continued his
partner’s forcing defence by
laying down ♦Q. South was
now in trouble. When ruffed, he
was left with only one trump in
each hand, while East held two
trumps and ♣A. Defeat was,
now, inevitable.
Declarer can turn the tables
on the defence at trick two.
Instead of ruffing, he should
pitch a spade from hand. West
takes his ♦Q but, now, declarer
can draw all the trumps,
discard two further spades
from hand on dummy’s ♦J 10
and then push out ♣A, still
in comfort holding the final
trump.
If you look for the truth, you
may find comfort in the end.
If you look for comfort, you
will not get either comfort or
truth.
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