Trick 1.—B wins the first trick with his lower honour in sequence.
Trick 2.—The usual rule at “no-trump” is to return partner’s lead with your highest card. This is done to prevent blocking and in order not to mislead. To arrange the lead, B returns the low spade, knowing that he can neither deceive nor block his partner’s suit. He arranges the lead so that hearts may be led through the dealer’s hand.
ARRANGING THE LEAD
It is the first game, score love all. Z, the dealer, makes it “no-trump.”
| ♠ 2 | |||
| ♣ J 6 4 3 | |||
| ♦ 9 8 7 6 2 | |||
| ♥ 5 3 2 | |||
| ♠ A J 9 7 6 |  | ♠ K Q 5 4 3 | |
| ♣ 8 7 2 | ♣ 10 9 | ||
| ♦ 5 4 | ♦ J 10 | ||
| ♥ A 8 4 | ♥ Q J 10 7 | ||
| ♠ 10 8 | |||
| ♣ A K Q 5 | |||
| ♦ A K Q 3 | |||
| ♥ K 9 6 | |||
| TRICK | A | Y | B | Z |
| 1 | 7♠ | 2♠ | Q♠ | 8♠ |
| 2 | J♠ | 2♥ | 3♠ | 10♠ |
| 3 | A♠ | 3♥ | 4♠ | 3♦ |
| 4 | 9♠ | 5♥ | 5♠ | Q♣ |
| 5 | 6♠ | 3♣ | K♠ | K♣ |
| 6 | 4♥ | 4♣ | Q♥ | 6♥ |
| 7 | 8♥ | 2♦ | J♥ | 9♥ |
| 8 | A♥ | 6♦ | 7♥ | K♥ |
| 9 | 8♣ | 6♣ | 9♣ | A♣ |
| 10 | 4♦ | 7♦ | 10♦ | A♦ |
| 11 | 5♦ | 8♦ | J♦ | K♦ |
| 12 | 2♣ | 9♦ | 10♥ | Q♦ |
| 13 | 7♣ | J♣ | 10♣ | 5♣ |
The dealer loses two odd tricks.
ILLUSTRATIVE HAND NO. 35
Trick 1.—With the ace and a small card, to your partner’s high card lead at “no-trumps,” the ace should usually be played, but B cannot afford to overtake his partner’s king, as it would eventually establish the ten of spades for Y.
Trick 3.—Unless A holds the king of hearts, the game is lost, no matter what B may lead. To make a possible re-entry for A, B sacrifices his queen of hearts. Z hopes that B has but two hearts and so refuses to win this trick.