Reese on play 1

The scene is the World Championships 1955, New York

North

	A J 9 3
	K J 8 7 4 3
	A 3
	4

	Q 5 4 2
	A 10
	-
	A K J 10 9 7 6

South

The bidding went


	N	E	S	W
		P	1C	3D
	3H	5D	6C

West leads the

9. You are to take the lead.

Presenting East's and West's hands:

	West		East
	10 8 7 6		K
	-		Q 9 6 5 2
	K Q J 10 9 7 5		8 6 4 2
	8 2		Q 5 3

For America, Rosen playing with Ellenby, went up with the

A and immediately took the trump finesse. His only loser was a spade.

Terence Reese for Britain, found a distinctly superior line of play. Ruffing the opening lead, he laid down the two top clubs, cashed the A K and lead the J. Moran was forced to to cover with the Q so declarer ruffed. Then he exited with a club.

With the A still in dummy - the ruff at trick one - was the key play. East could not avoid giving declarer an entry to dummy, permitting declarer to run the 8 and set up two hearts.

Reese play succeds - where Rosens would have failed - againt a single or doubleton Q with West, as well as the the actual distribution.

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