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Assuming that ©Q is with East, play low from dummy to
correct the count or prepare for a ruff of a ¨to establish the possible fourth round.
Switch must be to a minor suit. Draw trumps. Play ©A discarding a ¨from hand. Play ¨AK and ruff a ¨. If they are 3-3 a ª
can be ditched on the thirteenth ¨. As the cards lie there is now a
5 card ending. Play the last two trumps. East must hold the ©Q and therefore only
two ª. West must hold the ¨Q and therefore also
only two ª.Therefore the ªQ drops. Otherwise the twelfth trick
comes from one or other red card. If all the red cards are in
the East hand, East will have only one ª.
Playing the ªA will either drop
the Q or leave room for the marked finesse. |