Sentence examples for a spade at from inspiring English sources

East took two tricks, but had to lead a spade at the finish.

This averts the endplay in which a defender must lead a spade at the 12th trick, with fatal results.

When she led a spade at the finish, the queen had to score in dummy, providing her 10th trick.

If East leads a spade at Trick 2, South can make her contract by discarding a club, losing only one spade, one spade ruff and one club.

So when West shifted to a spade at Trick 2, South won with his ace and immediately played three rounds of hearts, discarding dummy's second spade.

West, therefore, led a spade at Trick 2, and the defenders had no trouble taking two spades, one heart and two clubs for down three.

A spade shift at the third trick complicates matters, but East can survive.

This was not an obvious play, even though West's failure to lead a spade hinted at his void.

A spade shift at this point would have led to down three, plus 500, and the title.

There was much to be said for the club ace, since that would have permitted a spade shift at the second trick if that seemed desirable, but she tried the spade queen.

Willenken now had nine tricks, and collected one more by exiting with a diamond and scoring a spade trick at the finish.