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Avoiding East
In a recent match, neither North-South found the excellent (and making) Six Diamonds. Instead, the ubiquitous Three Notrumps required instructional Avoidance Play technique. There was a – hard to find – winning defence.
West led a Spade to East’s King, and declarer won the Ace immediately, so protecting his Knave from West. It was now a question of keeping East off lead – and a damaging second