The uppercut presumably got its moniker because the defense's ruff is like a punch that knocks out one of declarer's trump winners.
Dummy | ||||
9875 | ||||
Q432 | ||||
West | T8 | East | ||
Q2 | AQJ | J6 | ||
AK987 | 65 | |||
753 | Declarer | QJ642 | ||
T97 | AKT43 | K542 | ||
JT | ||||
AK9 | ||||
863 |
South plays in
In the next deal, South is playing in 4:
Dummy | ||||
9875 | ||||
532 | ||||
West | 865 | East | ||
AT | AKQ | 6432 | ||
A97 | Q8 | |||
KQJ432 | Declarer | 97 | ||
T9 | KQJ | J7532 | ||
KJT64 | ||||
AT | ||||
864 |
West's opening lead is the
Dummy | ||||
9875 | ||||
53 | ||||
West | 86 | East | ||
AT | KQ | 6432 | ||
97 | Q | |||
QJ432 | Declarer | 7 | ||
T | KQJ | J753 | ||
KJ64 | ||||
T | ||||
86 |
If West returns anything but a diamond, South can draw the remaining trumps and make the contract.
However, if West cashes the
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