The story of the 9. There is an interesting deal last week. You have to declare the game contract of 4♥ after the following auction. You as dealer open with 1♠ partner responds with 2♣. You rebid 2♥ and rebid ♥ after partner bid 2NT. The final contract is 4♥.
West starts with ♦ 9, here is the complete deal.
| Partner | ||
| ♠ J | ||
| ♥ J62 | ||
| ♦ AQ5 | ||
| ♣ A98765 | ||
| ♠ 765 | ♠ K1032 | |
| ♥ K7 | ♥ Q103 | |
| ♦ 9876 | ♦ K543 | |
| ♣ K1043 | ♣ QJ | |
| You | ||
| ♠ AQ984 | ||
| ♥ A9854 | ||
| ♦ J10 | ||
| ♣ 2 | ||
One declarer received a club return. He won in dummy and cashes the diamond, before cross ruff (♠ A, ♠ ruff, ♣ ruff, spade ruff, and club ruff). On this trick, East discard his winner ♠K. But declarer has a counterstrike by ruffing his last spade with ♥J, while west discarding his last diamond. East overruff with ♥Q.
The last 3 cards are: South ♥A98; west ♥K7 ♣10; North irrelevan, East ♥103 and ♦3.
When East return diamond, declarer just ruff with ♥8, and claim. Thank for the ♥98.
Another declarer receive the same opening lead, but East switch to a trump. West won with ♥K and return another trump. Declarer won with ♥A and your time to plan your play.
Finally, declarer found the best solution. He goes to dummy with diamond and run the ♠J. East play small. Then declarer cash another diamond. ♣A and ♣ ruff, follow by ♠ ruff. When another club is played from dummy, East is difficulties. Discarding spade, will make declarer spade goods, while discarding diamond, he will bw endplayed. Finally, East chosed to discard his diamond and declarer read the distribution correctly by playing the last trump to East.
If East covers the ♠J, the same situation occurs, thank to the ♠9.
