Sentence examples similar to by a spade shift from inspiring English sources

Was it an enthusiastic encouraging signal, or was it a suit-preference signal screaming for a spade shift because he had the spade ace?

(Two spades doubled would probably be defeated by four tricks, minus 1,100, after a heart lead and a spade shift).

A spade shift would have been fatal, for the spade eight would have been an entry to the hearts.

A spade shift also works, as it happens, since West has the king.

(Wanting a spade shift, they would have played first the four, then the three).

Then a spade shift sets up four tricks for the defense.

Welland won the spade shift in his hand, drew trumps and discarded East's second spade on a diamond.

But do you shift to a spade, heart or diamond?

Once East had decided to shift to a spade, she recalled the "surrounding play".

He must take the heart ace and shift to a spade.

Looking at all four hands, it is clear that West should shift to a spade.