The Fido Factor

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Dealer: North
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeK 5 2
  2. heartK 3
  3. diamondJ 10 5
  4. clubK J 8 6 4
  1. spadeA 7
  2. heartQ 8 7 5 4
  3. diamondK Q 8 7 2
  4. club7
club diamond heart spade NT
N 4 1 1 4 2
S 4 1 1 4 4
E - - - - -
W - - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeJ 9 6 4
  2. heartJ 9
  3. diamond9 6 4
  4. clubQ 9 5 3

Contract: 3NT
Declarer: South
Lead: diamond2
  1. spadeQ 10 8 3
  2. heartA 10 6 2
  3. diamondA 3
  4. clubA 10 2
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1diamond Pass 2club*
Pass 2spade~ Pass 3NT
Pass Pass Pass

*Game forcing, no 5 card major
~ 11-13, no 4 card major

Declarer played for the Fido factor - a dog's chance. Crossing to heartK, she exited with dummy's last diamond. West was left with the option of abandoning his diamond winners or, as he decided at the table, to cash them and subject his partner to a squeeze in the other three suits. East decided to throw spade9 and heartJ, but at trick twelve West was forced to lead into declarer's heartA10. North-South +600.
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