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
A deliberate double of a five level contact in a competitive auction, when the contract should rightfully be two levels higher, is usually referred to as a stripe-tailed ape double. This is because if the contract is redoubled, the doubling side can turn and run - à la stripe-tailed ape - back to their own suit. Of course, Judi had no stripes as far as this deal was concerned - her double was for business.

She must have had very mixed emotions with her grand slam saving success - USA lost 8 IMPs on the board, when Britain lost merely 800 in the other room instead of a possible 2140.
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