Sentence examples for leaving this position from inspiring English sources

East played nine-four in clubs and then discarded one heart and one diamond, leaving this position: South led the diamond nine, which was ducked to the jack.

Two trump winners were cashed, leaving this position: [Diagram] South desperately needed an entry to the dummy to take a club finesse.

There was no clear entry to dummy to finesse for the third time, but when a club was led to the queen, East won with the king, leaving this position: Now the defense was helpless.

Five rounds of clubs were played, leaving this position: Diagram South led her last heart, and, with little to go on, guessed right by playing the queen when West played the nine.

East put up the queen, and South won with the ace, leaving this position: The obvious lead of the club jack at this point would fail if East ducked.

But he ran the nine, losing to West's queen and leaving this position: West led a low heart to his partner's queen, and East returned a diamond, which declarer ruffed with his club ten.

De Puyfontaine left this position at the end of 2008.

That left this position: A low trump lead caught West unawares.

A second diamond ruff left this position: When the heart king was cashed, West was helpless.

That left this position (see Diagram 1):   How could West have defeated the contract?

A heart to the queen and a diamond ruff left this position: On the next trump lead, everyone discarded spades.