7. CONCEDE EARLY TRUMP TRICK
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(i)
                    NORTH
                  S:xx           
                  H:Kxxxx                      4S by S: Lead HQ
                  D:AKxx                       ----------------
                  C:xxx          
                  --------------               You have only 2S and 1D loser. If
  WEST            ||||||||||||||    EAST       you bare your side suits, you can
S:AQxx            ||||||||||||||  S:xx         get short suited. Therefore, play
H:QJ109x          ||||||||||||||  H:xx         S from hand conceding AQ. You can
D:xx              ||||||||||||||  D:QJxxx      go to dummy with DA and finesse
C:xx              ||||||||||||||  C:J109x      S. If W ducks, don't be tempted
                  --------------               to go to dummy with DK for second
                    SOUTH (D)                  finesse as then you have to cash
                  S:KJ1098                     HA and discard a C or D. Now W
                  H:A                          can short suit you in H and D.
                  D:xxx         
                  C:AKQx                       "TO AVOID GETTING SHORT-SUITED"

(ii)
                    NORTH
                  S:xx           
                  H:xx                         4S by S: Lead H
                  D:AKQJx                      ---------------
                  C:xxxx         
                  --------------               You ruff second round of H. You
  WEST            ||||||||||||||    EAST       have 5D, 4S and CA=10 tricks.
S:xx              ||||||||||||||  S:J109x      You cannot afford to get short
H:KQJxxx          ||||||||||||||  H:Axxx       suited. H control must remain
D:xx              ||||||||||||||  D:xxx        in dummy. Therefore, play low S
C:KJx             ||||||||||||||  C:xx         from hand conceding a trick. Now
                  --------------               if H is played, dummy can ruff
                    SOUTH (D)
                  S:AKQxx                      "TO AVOID GETTING SHORT-SUITED 
                  H:x                           AND TO LET DUMMY RETAIN TRUMP 
                  D:xxx                         CONTROL"
                  C:AQxx        

(iii)
                    NORTH
                  S:xxx                        4S by S: Lead HK
                  H:------                     ----------------
                  D:AKQJxx       
                  C:xxxx                       Your losers are 1S and 2C. 
                  --------------               Therefore, after ruffing a H in
  WEST            ||||||||||||||    EAST       dummy, play low S from both hand
S:x               ||||||||||||||  S:J109x      and dummy, conceding a trump
H:AKQxxxx         ||||||||||||||  H:xxxx       trick but retaining control of H 
D:xx              ||||||||||||||  D:xx         in dummy 
C:Axxx            ||||||||||||||  C:QJ10       "TO LET DUMMY RETAIN TRUMP
                  --------------                CONTROL"
                    SOUTH (D)
                  S:AKQxx       
                  H:Jxx         
                  D:xxx         
                  C:Kx          
(iv)
                    NORTH
                  S:10xx                      4S by S: Lead HK
                  H:xxx                       ----------------
                  D:xx           
                  C:AQJxx                     W had doubled 1S by South. You 
                  --------------              ruff third round of H and to
  WEST            ||||||||||||||    EAST      guard against 4-1 break of S's
S:x               ||||||||||||||  S:J9xx      and getting short suited, you have
H:AKQx            ||||||||||||||  H:xxxx      to retain trump control in dummy.
D:KJ9x            ||||||||||||||  D:xxx       Therefore take SA and play low S 
C:xxxx            ||||||||||||||  C:xx        giving a free trick. If dummy had 
                  --------------              SA or K, you could then have 
                    SOUTH (D)                 cashed two rounds leaving SA(or K)
                  S:AKQxx                     as an entry for C's and taking out
                  H:xx                        trumps and could have started
                  D:AQxx                      running C's.
                  C:Kx                        "CONCEDE A FREE TRUMP TRICK EARLY"