Lead misplay costs South in bid contract
In a bridge hand, South wins with the king of clubs then mismanages spades and diamonds. East shifts diamonds, seizing the queen with the ace, and South’s heart finesse fails. Eight tricks make the contract.
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1954
Page
7
In a bridge hand, South wins with the king of clubs then mismanages spades and diamonds. East shifts diamonds, seizing the queen with the ace, and South’s heart finesse fails. Eight tricks make the contract.
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South can make the contract by a precise sequence starting after winning a club trick with the king. He reads a spade, forces West to defend with a spade. West shifts to heart, East takes heart and must lead either club or diamond, allowing South to discard a spade from dummy and establish three spade tricks plus a heart entry, securing the contract.
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