Four spades makes easily if the defenders fail to score a quick diamond ruff.

However, the towering defender failed to make an impression at the Rotterdam side.

In the previous round, the defenders failed to solve a tricky defensive problem on the diagramed deal.

The black defenders charged the machine guns several times, but failed to capture them.

A defender whose name escapes me attempted to pass the ball out of defense, failed to do so, and a goal resulted.

A defender, he initially joined Metz as a youth player but failed to break though to the first team.

The French defenders gamely counterattacked but failed to drive away the British.

On paper it is easy for the defense to take four tricks, but rather harder at the table and some defenders failed.

The ultimatum did not spell out what the authorities would do if Parliament's defenders failed to heed it.

He was allowed to escape for down one when the defenders failed to play clubs.