minor suit

And if so, would West know which minor suit to lead?

South is sure to have length in one or both minor suits.

He expected to regain the lead in a minor suit.

East has shown at least 5-5 distribution in the minor suits.

West had to guess which minor suit to attack, and guessed well.

He needed two additional tricks from one of the minor suits.

He would have succeeded if West had made the unlikely lead of a minor suit.

East had been under pressure, and thrown two cards from each minor suit.

He now knew that East had begun with 10 cards in the minor suits.

East had to win with the jack and return a heart, squeezing West in the minor suits as he did so.

This was natural, with 8-11 points and a possibility of a concealed long minor suit.

This ruined West, who could not continue to guard both minor suits.

East was now sure to have started with six hearts and some length in the minor suits.

In this sequence, West's double showed a long minor suit.

South would have emerged with six tricks if he had led a minor suit at this point.

It suggested a void, clearly in one of the minor suits.

As planned, this squeezed West in the minor suits and the game was made.

Reluctant to guess in the minor suits, West led a trump.

There are 10 tricks in sight, and two more must come from the minor suits.

East would be showing a hand with a long, solid minor suit and a trick or two on the side.

West had a difficult lead choice and presumably gave away a trick by leading a minor suit.

South took the heart king and cashed three winners in each minor suit.

West had to win and give South a crucial trick by leading from one of the minor suits.

The game could have been defeated by an improbable opening lead in a minor suit.

North's double was negative, promising length in the minor suits.