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Economy
by Frank Perkins

Opening lead:
K. North follows
suit.
East to make 6
against any defense and
distribution.
This is a fine illustration of management of scarce resources. The diamond suit is just barely good enough to guarantee the contract.
Declarer wins the
A and two rounds of trumps,
then leads a diamond to the ace. Coming to hand with a third heart, he leads
the
9, covering the jack
if necessary. If that card wins or either defender takes the king, declarer
spreads his hand. If south shows out on the second diamond, then declarer later
takes a proven ruffing finesse through the north hand. In the other cases, the
fifth diamond can be set up and cashed, using spade ruffs and the
A as entries.