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#1 User is online   akwoo 

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Posted 2023-February-22, 19:28

I already got my answer from Bridgewinners, but I think this is a good lesson hand. Answer is apparently obvious to experts, but not so for intermediates.



Partner leads the K of diamonds. Presumably you overtake. What do you return?
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Posted 2023-February-22, 22:53

♦K is an unusual lead, for my partnership anyway.
I'm returning a spade, I don't think there is any hurry to play clubs.
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Posted 2023-February-23, 03:18

Trying not to read other comments
It would depend how I felt on the day
I would probably lead the Queen of clubs
The upside down diagram confused me for a while
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Posted 2023-February-23, 05:59

Overtake the D and lead a S is the obvious defence. There are one or two holdings where this may be wrong, but I see no reason not to do the obvious here.

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Posted 2023-February-23, 15:22

View Postjillybean, on 2023-February-22, 22:53, said:

♦K is an unusual lead, for my partnership anyway.
I'm returning a spade, I don't think there is any hurry to play clubs.


Yes agree. Anyway, we know that the ♥ suit is a favorable break, so why set up dummy's long suit for declarer's ♠ discards? we need to attack the ♠ suit at trick 2.
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