Diamond Finesse Reconsidered In Bridge Lesson
South faces a tough deal where West leads a diamond and declarer finesses dummy’s queen, losing to the king. By instead rising with the ace on the opening lead, he could establish at least 10 tricks by drawing trumps and planning a later queen of spades finesse. The key lesson is to avoid the instinct to finesse when it risks the contract.
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