A Dandy Defensive Coup That Few Players Would Find.

When a tennis player is at the top of his game, he is said to be in the zone. Expert bridge players experience that also, just knowing where all of the cards are lying. Richie Coren (East) of Delray Beach, Fla., found the ''zonal'' play in the diagramed deal from a game in Florida this month. Defending against three no-trump, Michael Seamon (West) of Dania, Fla., led his fourth-highest spade, the six. Declarer played low from the dummy and captured East's nine with his ace. South then led a low diamond to dummy's nine. If you had been East, how would you have planned the defense? [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]