Logical Thinking by Barnet Shenkin prev/next

	N J 10 8 7 6 3 K K J 10 4 10 4
W 2 Q J 9 4 A 7 6 5 A Q 7 2		E
	S

You are in West and hear South open 1 you x it goes 4 all pass. You lead the Q it goes K, 5 from partner 8 from declarer. Declarer leads a from Dummy and plays the 9 from hand what do you do?

First you can’t duck this or declarer will pitch a club on the the A. THE BIG CLUE is that Declarer has not played a trump. Surely had he the A he would have crossed to his hand and pitched a on the A.

Play the 2 to partner’s Ace and she will return a club so you can cash the setting tricks.

	N J 10 8 7 6 3 K K J 10 4 10 4
W 2 Q J 9 4 A 7 6 5 A Q 7 2		E A 7 6 5 3 2 8 3 2 J 6 5 3
	S K Q 9 5 4 A 10 8 Q 9 K 9 8

Here is the hand.

Idea:

Try and work out declarer’s plan and use it to your advantage in finding a counter.