#9 East West Vulnerable
North   East   South   West
   1♣         2♥         2♠         3♥
   4♠        AP
                                                North (dummy)
                                                ♠ A K 10 8
                                                ♥ 2
                                                ♦ 9 7 3
                                                ♣ K Q J 9 2
                        West                                         East
                        ♠                                                 ♠ 9 6
                        ♥ 4                                             ♥ A J 10 9 6 3
                        ♦                                                 ♦ K 10 8
                        ♣                                                ♣ 5 3
                                                South (declarer)
                                                ♠
                                                ♥ 7
                                                ♦ 
                                                ♣
 
 
As East, you should recognize the dummy type as an attacking defense with a powerful side suit and strong trump support. Defensive tricks must be taken or established quickly. Clearly diamonds is the working suit. The question is which diamond? When the dummy to the right has the 9xx(x) and you have the Q108(x) or K108(X), you have the 9 surrounded with the 108 plus a higher unequal honor. This is called a surrounding play. Lead the 10 – the higher of surrounding cards.
 
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