LC105 Over My Shoulder Defense 1 of 6 Deal 1 of 4

This quiz corresponds with Larry's Video Bridge Lesson on Defense. You can purchase that here. 

With neither side vulnerable, you hold as East:

♠ 10943  
♥ AJ10  
♦ AQ10  
♣ 984.
 

  • LHO responds 1♠ and opener rebids 1♠. And now?

    Choose One:
    1. -

    Pass

    2. -

    Double

    3. -

    1NT

    Answer: 1

    Pass. Of course.

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  • LHO invites with 3♠ and RHO accepts as shown. Against 4♠, partner leads the ♠3:

    Dummy plays low and your queen wins as shown below. Now what?

    Choose One:
    1. -

    ♠A

    2. -

    ♠3

    3. -

    ♠10

    4. -

    ♠A

    5. -

    ♠J or ♠10

    6. -

    ♠

    Answer: 1

    ♠A. Sure, why not? Trying to stop diamond ruffs won't work. Surely, for his invitational 3♠ bid, declarer has the ♠A. Between the clubs and/or the spades, he will be able to throw any diamond losers. Besides, you have something else in mind...

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  • Everyone follows to the ♠A as shown. What should you have in mind for trick 3?

    Choose One:
    1. -

    ♠10

    2. -

    ♠A

    3. -

    ♠J or ♠10

    4. -

    ♠10

    5. -

    ♠3

    6. -

    ♠

    Answer: 1

    ♠10. Partner must have the ♠J (he wouldn't lead low from all low cards). Also, declarer must have another diamond (if partner started with 6, he has led the wrong card; he led the ♠3. If he had 6 cards in diamonds, his 4th highest couldn't be the 3--there aren't 2 cards underneath it. We don't have negative numbers in bridge).

    By playing another diamond, you force declarer to trump in dummy. This will create an extra trump trick for you.

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  • After declarer trumps your diamond in dummy (that trick is shown), he leads dummy's remaining low heart. And you play?

     

    Choose One:
    1. -

    ♠A

    2. -

    ♠J or ♠10

    3. -

    Revoke

    Answer: 2

    ♠J or ♠10. Declarer will have to win in hand and lose 2 more trump tricks for down 1.

    This was the full deal:

    Your play of three rounds of diamonds was the winning defense. Anything else lets declarer throw a diamond on a spade and lead up twice to his hearts.

    Please click here to play Practice Deal #2.

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