This hand is a sample from a new feature that will appear in The Bridge World magazine beginning with it's November issue. It was played at rubber bridge. West led the heart king. When declarer won and cashed the top trumps, he received the bad news about the club break. South reasoned that the only way the contract could succeed was if West had to follow to four rounds of spades, which would permit the discard of declarer's heart loser without allowing West to score his low trump.
After the ace and king of spades failed to drop the jack, declarer successfully finessed dummy's ten on the third round of spades. That would normally not be the correct play in the spade suit, but in these circumstances a three-three spade break would not allow the contract to be made. The Bridge World, now in its seventieth year as a leading publication dedicated to the game, has announced a major upgrade. Beginning with its November issue, the monthly will increase in size by 12 pages, incorporating a new section, Bridgeworks, which is devoted to helping players improve their results and increase their enjoyment through a deeper understanding. Remarkably, the price will remain the same, and the publishers are justified in calling the combination magazine the best bridge value ever. Bridgeworks is just the thing for players looking to improve. Its articles are effective vehicles because they stress common sense and the development of useful thought patterns over memorization and complicated rules. On the deal shown at the beginning of this article, declarer can find the correct play through logical thinking, though without the need for any fancy plays.
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