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Protect partner's entry beta3.0

It seems to talk about defense when you see the title at first glance. However, it is a blogger about the plan of play. Fortunately, I am the declarer and bring the contract home by the defender's mistake. Writing too much about protecting partner's entry in defense these days, which reminds me of the first deal which I have played in the National Youth Bridge Championship.

Board 1
Vul: None
Dealer: North
East               North     East     South     West
♠ 9                    Pass     Pass      Pass       1♠
♡ J732            Pass      1NT      Pass        3♠
♢ KJT53         Pass       ?
♣ QJ6         
Pass or 3NT? Pass? I am reluctant to accept. 3NT? It is really too high. Finally, I choose 3NT, a little bit high contract.
Lead: ♡8



Trick     North     East     South     West
   1           ♡T        ♡J       ♡8        ♡6
   2          ♢2        ♢3       ♢8        ♢Q
   3          ♣8          ♣J         ♣A          ♣2
   4          ♡5        ♡2       ♡4        ♡A
   5          ♠4          ♠9         ♠5          ♠A
   6          ♠6        ♡3         ♠7          ♠K
   7          ♠T        ♡7         ♣3           ♠Q
   8          ♢A        ♢5       ♢7         ♢4
When my partner said good luck to me, I realized the difficulty of the contract. I was despaired when I saw the cards on the table.
The leading is quite strange. 8? What ♡ does South hold? 11-8=3. If North holds either Q or K, South should lead T rather than 8. Will South hold KQ98 or 98XX? So I follow a small a heart on the table and North follows T. I win with the ♡J in hand. Oh, what a nice surprise! If the distribution of ♠ is 3-3, there are 9 tricks in hand. I try to drive out ♢A first and it is easy to know who holds ♢A. When I play a small ♢ to dummy's Q, North follows a small ♢ in a hesitation. And now how to play? Drawing ♠ at once and hoping 3-3 in ♠? Is that too sloppy? If the distribution of ♠ is 4-2, is there any chance to make? If I play a small ♣ from table to hand, is it dangerous? Obviously, NO!!! And there is an extra chance. If the distribution of ♠ is 4-2 and South holds 4♣ with A or K and South doesn't duck or North doesn't play K immediately, I will lose 1♠, 1♢ and 2♣ at all. So I play a small club after winning with the ♢K on table and South really wins with the ♣A and then continues to play ♡. Then I draw three tops of ♠ and South discards a small club on the third trick. And now the contract is safe. South doesn't have any entry to cash in heart. North has to play ♣ or ♢. As long as one of defenders calculate carefully, I could not success forever...

  • Do not follow a small card casually! 
  • Do not forget to calculate carefully!
  • Please remember to duck!
  • Do not give up in any situation! Walk on, walk on, with hope in your heart!😂

The full deal
Board 1
Vul: None
Dealer: North

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