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Copyright © 1996-
2010 Bridge World
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Solution
Solution from N. Scott Cardell, Pullman, WA:
| NORTH
 x x x
 K x x
 K 10 x x x
 A x |
WEST
A 8 x x
Q 10
A Q
K Q J 9 x | |
EAST
9 7
J 9 x x x
J 9 x x
10 x |
| SOUTH
K Q J 10
A x x
x x
x x x x |
South wins the trump lead and plays a diamond to West's ace. West shifts to the king of clubs, ducked, then (waiting to take the spade ace until declarer has used up one of the high heart honors) leads the queen of hearts. (West's trying a low trump or the ace of trump does no better.) Declarer wins the heart ace and leads a trump; West now plays ace and another spade to kill the club ruff. Declarer draws the last trump (throwing a diamond from dummy), then leads a diamond and lets West hold the queen--if dummy takes that trick, East can escape the threatened endplay. Then, whether West returns a heart or a club, East falls victim to a strip-squeeze in the red suits to give declarer his eighth trick.
The best defense is for West to play a heart at trick three, after which the defense can always defeat the contract.
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