Devils Coup

An end position where the defenders "sure" trump tricks disappears.  The ending must be:

                    AT

                    2

                    --

  J43                      Q2

   --                         --

   --                         T

                   K9

                   --

                   2

With spades trumps and the lead in the South hand, declarer leads the  2 and the defence is helpless.  If West ruffs low, dummy over ruffs and claims.  If West ruffs high, dummy overruffs and a trump finesse wins the last 2 tricks.

Compiled by Lorne Russell 2005