Dummy” because you now have more trumps than it does, and there is no outside entry to dummy. Defender Technique: “Kill the side-suit ASAP. Board 5 ♠ 74 ♥ 542 ♦ AQ95 ♣ KT75 ♠ 2 ♠ KQ965 ♥ J98 ♥ AKQT7 Bidding: Strong majors two-suiter in East. ♦ KT62 ♦ 4 ♣ ♠ ♣A2 AJT83 Expectation: Minimum HCP, prefers Dummy ♥ 63 Hearts to Spades. ♦ J873 Lead: ♥3 by ♣ 86 With in View: As expected. Defender Style: With a strong 2-suited Declarer, defenders should cut dummy’s ruffing power ASAP, especially with South’s strong Spade suit opposing East eventually. Play: Declarer will have to try to set up a Spade ruff in dummy, so lead another trump when in with the ♠Ace, holding Declarer to 9 tricks. Defensive Technique: Lead trump whenever Declarer shows two suits, to prevent ruffing losers in her 2nd suit.
Dummy” because you now have more trumps than it does, and there is no outside entry to dummy. Defender Technique: “Kill the side-suit ASAP. Board 5 ♠ 74 ♥ 542 ♦ AQ95 ♣ KT75 ♠ 2 ♥ J98 ♦ KT62 ♣ Dummy ♠ AJT83 ♥ 63 ♦ J873 ♣ 86 ♠ KQ965 ♥ AKQT7 ♦ 4 ♣A2 Bidding: Strong majors two-suiter in East. Expectation: Minimum HCP, prefers Hearts to Spades. Lead: ♥3 by With in View: As expected. Defender Style: With a strong 2-suited Declarer, defenders should cut dummy’s ruffing power ASAP, especially with South’s strong Spade suit opposing East eventually. Play: Declarer will have to try to set up a Spade ruff in dummy, so lead another trump when in with the ♠Ace, holding Declarer to 9 tricks. Defensive Technique: Lead trump whenever Declarer shows two suits, to prevent ruffing losers in her 2nd suit.