[Phil]

(1D) x (p) 1N
(2D) 2S (p) 4S

9xx
Kxx
QJx
Qxxx

AKJTx
ATxx
Void
AK9x

Lead D2

Spots really are Xs.

All vul. It’s IMPs so just take your 10 and you wont have to explain to your teammates how you pooched one.

[ahydra]

What are opponents leading from 10xx?

I ruff the opening lead and cash the SA, what happens?

ahydra

[nullve]

Spoiler

Getting too short in trumps seems to be the biggest danger, so I'll play the J from dummy and pitch a heart when RHO covers.

Edit: No, I'll pitch a club instead, with a view to ruffing the 4th heart with the trump 9.

This post has been edited by nullve: 2018-March-26, 05:51

[gszes]

I never thought the QJ of diamonds were worth squat but here they should regain us the lost tempo of the opening lead. I am aiming for 4s 4c 2h but can settle for 4s 3c 1d 2h OR 4s 3c 3h. Pitch a heart from hand when rho covers the dia J and await how the defense responds.

club switch uselessly try the 9 then small trump to A followed by the K and the J (assuming trumps broke 41 ruff the dia return (uselessly trying the other top dia) draw last trump and we are down to clubs breaking 32
dia if small throw another heart (4s 3c 1d 2h) attack trumps from the top. if high(?) go ahead and ruff small If rho bid only 2d with AKxxxxxxx they deserve to beat u:) (4s 3c 1d 2h)
trump switch go ahead and let it ride toward the 9 because even if it loses to the stiff Q we have a huge chance of a club heart Squeeze against lho for 10 tricks if clubs break 41 (4s 3c 3h)
heart switch win in hand and attack trump s from the top

[nige1]

Ruff the ♦ lead. Cash ♠A
If both follow to ♠A , you hope to ruff 3 ♦ in hand and a ♥ in dummy (probably, en passant),
If LHO has 5♠s you can usually still succeed, on a similar line, provided you can read defenders' shape.

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[Phil]

My mistake. Dummy did not have a high spade.