declarer

A special case is when declarer gave up before the hand was played.

Declarer called for a low club, getting the bad news.

With South as declarer, the game was very difficult to beat.

West led a heart, which does not appear to help the declarer.

When the heart jack was led to the king as before, the declarer had a different problem.

But West led a club, which lost time for the defense and put the declarer in control.

Declarer had the rest, but we were plus 500 for a 91 percent board.

Declarer then led a low heart from his hand, putting West to the test.

This appears to be the right side of the table, for the strong hand is declarer.

It was so good that if declarer had played a low heart from his hand, he would have gone down.

He wanted the declarer to know who held the queen.

But he led a heart, which gave the declarer some help and left the result in the balance.

None of these would have given the declarer any trouble.

Now declarer made the natural play, a low club to his jack.

She then shifted to a heart, the only way to give the declarer a problem.

The eight won in the closed hand, and the declarer made his plan.

And if declarer had done that, she would have made her contract.

But the king was played, and a small window opened for the declarer.

Clearly the lead of any other suit will help the declarer.

The play of the jack almost forces the declarer to win.

With normal play you should certainly choose to be the declarer.

He wanted a diamond lead if North became the declarer.

The declarer had the clues he needed to bring home his game.

But when he started with the heart ace, declarer was in control.

West led the heart ten, which did not hurt the declarer.