East
♠JT832
♥K6
♦Q72
♣A74
After three passes, the auction goes 1♦ - 1♥ - 1NT (12-14) by the opposition. Partner leads the club three which I win, play the seven back, ducked to partner, who clears the suit, declarer winning with the king.
Dummy held:
♠KQ76
♥A8732
♦83
♣96
Declarer cashed the ♦AK from hand followed by a third round. I played low twice and butchered the defence. The full deal:
With some proper logical thought, I should have dumped the queen under a high one, then partner can enjoy her club suit. I was concerned declarer might hold the jack but if she did, she would have played to dummy and finessed. That was a nice bottom. Frustrating, I am on the verge of finding defensive unblocking plays like that but so far, the only time I have attempted them when I thought it looked like the right play is when it made no difference. What is more, if declarer cashes the heart ace, I need to dump the king under it as well.