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Another trick 2 defense problem

#1 User is offline   akwoo 

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Posted 2025-March-03, 23:22



IMPS - 8 board Swiss match.

1N was 10-13. 2H was 5+ hearts and a 4+ minor. Partner would've opened most 10s if it matters.

Partner leads the 3♦ (4th best), to dummy's 6, your K, and declarer's 4.

What do you return?
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Posted 2025-March-19, 16:52

Why is the diagram so strange?
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Posted 2025-March-19, 20:28

Because South isn't declarer.

A diagram with only two hands looks weird when you're behind dummy.
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Posted 2025-March-19, 20:39

♣2
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Posted 2025-March-20, 04:01

But the directions are wrong!
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Posted 2025-March-20, 04:33

View Postmikl_plkcc, on 2025-March-20, 04:01, said:

But the directions are wrong!

South led the ♦3. Dummy is West, and dummy's ♦6 was played. Whereupon, you (North) won with the ♦ King.

What do you, North, lead at trick 2?
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Posted 2025-March-20, 04:33

It seems natural to return a diamond. While I don’t know what’s happening in the suit, this might get me a ruff on the third round and will cut declarer off from dummy if he has diamond Tx or the like.
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Posted 2025-March-20, 07:47

View Postshyams, on 2025-March-20, 04:33, said:

South led the ♦3. Dummy is West, and dummy's ♦6 was played. Whereupon, you (North) won with the ♦ King.

What do you, North, lead at trick 2?

I was totally confused because in the diagram, West is placed at the LHO of North.
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Posted 2025-March-20, 08:13

View Postmikl_plkcc, on 2025-March-20, 07:47, said:

I was totally confused because in the diagram, West is placed at the LHO of North.


I also find these diagrams confusing, but the point is that the “table” is the green square and not the box with the auction.
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