Making the Plan with David Bakhshi

Salsomaggiore, August 8 2016

David Bakhshi quiz1

The Auction:

  West North   East  South
   1 Pass   1
  Pass   3 Pass   3NT
  Pass   Pass Pass      

West led the jack of spades and declarer paused to make a plan. Clearly, if the diamond finesse failed, so would the contract.

Thus, declarer won the first trick in hand with his king and took the winning diamond finesse.

How do you continue to playing?

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