West put up his king and led a second spade.

Then a low spade return would put South to the test.

They'll stay out on the Spade country where they got friends.

A low spade lead would have left the defense in control.

A spade was led, and South took a long time to plan the play.

South found himself playing the hand with a spade lead.

Then it would have been easy for West to lead a spade.

Now the question was, how many down would seven spades go?

But for all the talk, few spades are going into the ground.

There was no question of going back for a spade.

South took East's spade ten with his king and gave up a heart.

He led the spade 10, and it was East's turn to have a problem.

Instead he found a line of play that gave him a chance even if East held the spade king.

He won with the king and led the spade eight.

Now he had to hope that East held three spades.

The first spade hit the ground on 8 April 1865.

It looks best to run the spades and hope to read the end game.

And he left the spade nine face up on the table.

West tried the spade jack, which ran around to the king.

This lost to the king, and a spade was returned.

West would win the second spade and lead a small club.

At the other table, East opened two spades in the third position.

After this was passed out, West led his spade king.

East took the club king and led a spade, but South knew what to do.

Instead of a hole saw, a large spade bit can be used.

Now the question was, how many down would seven spades go?

But for all the talk, few spades are going into the ground.

Now he had to hope that East held three spades.

It looks best to run the spades and hope to read the end game.

At the other table, East opened two spades in the third position.

At least here West's spades were good, if few in number.

East held up once, won the next time and continued spades.

Shows 10-11 points with at least 4-card support for spades.

With Jack on the stand, the press will be here in spades.

Let us say that on Board 1 you are in four spades making exactly for 420.

East is known to have three spades for his raise.

The defense would have won three spades and one club.

The more face cards and spades you have, the better.

A shift to spades by West would have been too late.

South looked at her two small spades and decided that she would rather have some other lead.

Consider how you would plan the play in six spades after the lead of the heart king.

It was the turn of the French to use spades.

Four spades by North was a common contract, which almost always went down one.

What should happen in four spades with best play on both sides?

If the contract was again six spades, what would have happened after a likely heart lead?

For a car 26 years old it is over the hill in spades.

In standard practice this means a hand with exactly four spades.

But West should have bid spades at his second turn.

But in a sense he was right to bid six spades.

However, the final contract would have been four spades in any case.

West put up his king and led a second spade.

Then a low spade return would put South to the test.

They'll stay out on the Spade country where they got friends.

A low spade lead would have left the defense in control.

A spade was led, and South took a long time to plan the play.

South found himself playing the hand with a spade lead.

Then it would have been easy for West to lead a spade.

Now the question was, how many down would seven spades go?

But for all the talk, few spades are going into the ground.

There was no question of going back for a spade.

South took East's spade ten with his king and gave up a heart.

He led the spade 10, and it was East's turn to have a problem.

Instead he found a line of play that gave him a chance even if East held the spade king.

He won with the king and led the spade eight.

Now he had to hope that East held three spades.

The first spade hit the ground on 8 April 1865.

It looks best to run the spades and hope to read the end game.

And he left the spade nine face up on the table.

West tried the spade jack, which ran around to the king.

This lost to the king, and a spade was returned.

West would win the second spade and lead a small club.

At the other table, East opened two spades in the third position.

After this was passed out, West led his spade king.

East took the club king and led a spade, but South knew what to do.

Instead of a hole saw, a large spade bit can be used.