PLAY AND DEFEND BETTER : FOR IMPROVING PLAYERS
Board 5 North Deals NS vulnerable
Q876
A653
AK7
AK
43. 2
KJ92. T87
Q65. T983
JT98. Q7652
AKJT95
Q4
J42
43
Contract 6 by S with lead J.
Candice Doyle-Smith played a very clever line to find a squeeze play to make her contract.
While an inferior line, but with the advantage that it would also work if East held the 4th heart there is a 4th option to make this contract as the cards lie that works if either East or West holds both the Kand the Q.
That is an elimination and throw-in play to force either a ruff and discard or lead into a split tenance.
After winning the first trick with either the K or A declarer draws trumps then plays a to eliminate the club suit in both hands. They then play off the AK to see if either East or West has a doubleton Q. Declarer then leads a third to also eliminate the suit which West is forced to win. West has been thrown in.This is then the position with West on lead:
Q8
A653
-
-
- -
KJ92 T87
- T
T9 Q76
JT95
Q4
-
-
West is now forced to either lead away from their K or lead a to give up a ruff and discard.
When looking for opportunities for this type of play it is important to remember to retain a trump in both hands and eliminate all other side suits before proceeding with the throw in. If declarer had not also eliminated the suit first West could have escaped the throw in by leading a .
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