The lead of an honour to neutralise a card ranked just below it.

The lead of the queen towards the ace brings in five tricks when, as here, the jack is singleton and on the right and therefore ‘pinned’ by the queen.
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The lead of an honour to neutralise a card ranked just below it.

The lead of the queen towards the ace brings in five tricks when, as here, the jack is singleton and on the right and therefore ‘pinned’ by the queen.