It makes but little difference what Y now leads. A’s spades must make.
NOT UNBLOCKING.
DESCHAPELLES COUP
It is the rubber game, score eighteen to twenty-four against the dealer. Z, the dealer, passes the make. Y declares “no-trump.”
| ♠ 10 9 8 4 | |||
| ♣ A K J | |||
| ♦ A Q J 9 | |||
| ♥ A J | |||
| ♠ K Q J 6 5 3 |  | ♠ A 7 | |
| ♣ 8 3 | ♣ Q 5 4 2 | ||
| ♦ 6 5 | ♦ K 4 3 2 | ||
| ♥ K 8 6 | ♥ Q 5 4 | ||
| ♠ 2 | |||
| ♣ 10 9 7 6 | |||
| ♦ 10 8 7 | |||
| ♥ 10 9 7 3 2 | |||
| TRICK | A | Y | B | Z |
| 1 | K♠ | 4♠ | 7♠ | 2♠ |
| 2 | 3♠ | 8♠ | A♠ | 2♥ |
| 3 | 6♥ | J♥ | Q♥ | 3♥ |
| 4 | 8♥ | A♥ | 5♥ | 7♥ |
| 5 | 5♦ | A♦ | 2♦ | 7♦ |
| 6 | 6♦ | Q♦ | K♦ | 8♦ |
| 7 | K♥ | J♣ | 4♥ | 9♥ |
| 8 | Q♠ | 9♠ | 3♦ | 6♣ |
| 9 | J♠ | 10♠ | 4♦ | 7♣ |
| 10 | 6♠ | 9♦ | 2♣ | 9♣ |
| 11 | 5♠ | K♣ | 4♣ | 10♣ |
| 12 | 8♣ | A♣ | 5♣ | 10♥ |
| 13 | 3♣ | J♦ | Q♣ | 10♦ |
ILLUSTRATIVE HAND NO. 36
Trick 2.—The dealer’s best play is undoubtedly to establish the club suit. A has little reason to pass this trick; taking the king with the ace may establish the jack in B’s hand.
Trick 3.—Players will so often play for their own suit, with little or no regard for their partner’s hand. If the high cards in your suit are against you, and your card of entry has been taken out, abandon the suit and endeavour to help your partner. A infers that his partner’s suit is diamonds and leads the supporting jack through the king.
ABANDONING A SUIT