The Paradox of Bridge

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Dealer: North
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeA 8 5
  2. heartQ J 10 7 3 2
  3. diamondK Q 5 3
  4. club—
  1. spadeK Q J 4 3
  2. heart8
  3. diamond8 2
  4. clubJ 10 9 7 3
club diamond heart spade NT
N - 7 6 - 5
S - 7 6 - 5
E 2 - - 1 -
W 2 - - 1 -
Green square in centre
  1. spade7 6 2
  2. heartK 6 4
  3. diamondJ 9
  4. clubA K 8 5 2

Contract: 5diamondx
Declarer: South
Lead: spadeK
  1. spade10 9
  2. heartA 9 5
  3. diamondA 10 7 6 4
  4. clubQ 6 4
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1heart Pass 2diamond
2spade 3diamond 4spade Pass
Pass 5diamond Dble Pass
Pass Pass
In the final of the Venice Cup for women, the British girls were playing against the USA. Sally Horton, as she was then, and her partner Sandra Landy reached 5diamond by a less than confident route. Judi Radin was certainly not convinced of any North-South confidence and promptly doubled.

The outcome was not as she might have wished. The spadeK lead was won in dummy and declarer drew trumps in two rounds. The successful heart finesse was more good news for South and Britain clocked up +1150.
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