We have seen many deals where declarer triumphs by simply running his long suit. This can create unexpected pressure on the defenders and good things might happen. Today’s deal is another example.
East overtook his partner’s king of diamonds lead with the ace and returned the suit. A third round was ruffed in dummy with the seven and over-ruffed by East with the eight. South took the heart shift with the ace, happy to see the queen fall from West. Two more hearts drew the trumps and South had nothing better to do than cash some more hearts. This was the position with two hearts remaining:
On the six of hearts, West was forced to discard a low spade and dummy parted with a club. Reading the position beautifully, South led a spade to the ace and then the queen of spades. East covered, South ruffed, and claimed triumphantly when the jack fell from West. Well done.
Published – October 30, 2025 02:56 pm IST
