I continue a series on “trump control” by declarer: As long as he retains control, he can set up and cash side-suit winners. In today’s deal, trumps break 4-1. (Such is life, at least — with this trump suit — about 28 percent of the time.) West leads the king and queen of hearts, and South ruffs and takes the A-J of trumps. If East-West followed, South would draw the last trump, lose the club finesse, ruff the next heart and take his 10 tricks. But when East discards on the second trump, control threatens to pass to the defenders. What can South do about that? HEARTS Declarer can’t afford to draw all the trumps, leaving him with none. If he then lost the club finesse, the defenders would cas
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