For some reasons, the blog hasn't been updated since the end of April. And now I'm back, HAHAHA! This is the deal in our weekly online training. Board 1 Vul: None Dealer: North North East South West Pass 1♣ 1♢ 1♠* Pass 2♡ Ap 1♠: take out X Lead: ♢K Trick North East South West 1 ♢T ♢A ♢K ♢4 2 ♡Q ? You lead ♢K and the declarer wins with the ♢A. Then the declarer plays ♡Q quickly. Now how to defend? Assuming that you duck on the first round and win with ♡A on the next round. You partner follows ♡8 and ♡5 respectively. What we do first is to estimate the points and the distributions of the declarer's hand. He might hold 3♠, 4♡, 3♢, 3♣ or 2-4-3-4. You could win 2♢ and 1♡ now. The signal from your partner shows that he hold ♠AQ at least. Will you cash ♢ certainly? If you do that, where is the sixth winner? If declarer is 2-4-3-4, the con