Pleased to see the Nine
Counting, counting and counting – the three ways to improve your bridge.
West led a Diamond to East’s King, and declarer ruffed East’s continuation of the Ace. Declarer reflected that East had opened a Weak Two, then shown up with at least eight points in Diamonds (marked with the Knave as well as the Ace-King, because West would have led the Queen from Queen-Knave). West had to have