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16th Feb 2017
Bd 10: Careful Defence

Contract 2♠  by North

Lead:  J

West wins with the  A. What should West do next?

West must not return a Diamond. West can see 5 Diamonds in Dummy and another 5 in her own hand. The  J looks like top of two so Declarer only started with one. A Diamond return would be a gift to Declarer allowing them to discard a loser.

Better to cash ♣ AK then  A. On the  A East must encourage a Heart continuation which East will win and then quietly wait to cash their ♠ Q when the time comes