BBO Discussion Forums: How do you continue the defence? - BBO Discussion Forums

Jump to content

Page 1 of 1
  • You cannot start a new topic
  • You cannot reply to this topic

How do you continue the defence?

#1 User is offline   AL78 

  • PipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 2,204
  • Joined: 2019-October-13
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:SE England
  • Interests:Bridge, hiking, cycling, gardening, weight training

Posted 2026-May-23, 16:36

MPs, opponent's playing Acol:



Partner leads the ♦4 to your king, declarer following with the two. Dummy comes down with:



How do you continue?
0

#2 User is offline   bluenikki 

  • PipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Full Members
  • Posts: 860
  • Joined: 2019-October-14

Posted 2026-May-23, 17:16

View PostAL78, on 2026-May-23, 16:36, said:

MPs, opponent's playing Acol:



Partner leads the ♦4 to your king, declarer following with the two. Dummy comes down with:



How do you continue?


♦ 7
0

#3 User is offline   akwoo 

  • PipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 1,722
  • Joined: 2010-November-21

Posted Yesterday, 23:25

View Postbluenikki, on 2026-May-23, 17:16, said:

♦ 7


This is what I'd lead at IMPs, but I can't imagine it's right at MPs. Declarer is surely far more likely than partner to have the singleton, and having seen the ♦K from you, declarer is not going to play partner to have underlead the ♦A, unless this is a rather low standard club. If I'm clever enough, I might have realized that I should take the ♦A at trick 1 to lead the ♦7, but I'm not that good.

I'm leading whatever club tells partner you don't have an honor there. I'd prefer the ♣4 to not confuse partner about the count, but if partner is the sort to need the ♣9 to figure things out I'll do that for them.
0
Page 1 of 1
  • You cannot start a new topic
  • You cannot reply to this topic

4 User(s) are reading this topic
0 members, 4 guests, 0 anonymous users