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Problem 17

Contract: 4♥ by South. Opening lead J♣.  As the cards lie, declarer has one loser in every suit.  He cannot avoid the ♠ and ♥ loser and the opening lead means the loss of a ♣ trick.  How can declarer avoid the ♦ loser in order to make his contract?

Contract: 4♥
Dec. S

♠ Q J 7 2
♥ A K J 6
♦ Q 5
♣ K Q 4

♠ K 5
♥ 10 8
♦ K 7 6 3 2
♣ J 10 9 6

N

W E

S

♠ 8 4
♥ Q 5 3
♦ 10 9 8
♣ A 8 5 3 2
 

♠ A J 9 6 3
♥ 9 7 5 2
♦ A J 4
♣ 7

 
Solution
  • Declarer allows the J♣ lead to win playing a small ♣ from dummy.
  • This duck ensures that the defender’s goose is cooked because East can no longer obtain the lead in order to play a ♦,
  • Declarer loses the ♠ finesse but dummy’s losing ♦ is discarded on the fifth ♠.