Unhappy North Unhappy South

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Dealer: West
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade8 7
  2. heartK 9 5 2
  3. diamondJ 2
  4. clubA K Q 10 8
  1. spadeK Q 10 9 6 4 3 2
  2. heart4 3
  3. diamondK
  4. clubJ 2
club diamond heart spade NT
N 5 5 5 - 4
S 4 5 5 - 4
E - - - 2 -
W - - - 2 -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeJ 5
  2. heart10 8 6
  3. diamondA 9 8 6
  4. club9 7 6 4

Contract: 3spade
Declarer: West
Lead: clubA
  1. spadeA
  2. heartA Q J 7
  3. diamondQ 10 7 5 4 3
  4. club5 3
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1spade 2club Pass 2diamond
2spade Pass Pass Dble
Pass 3club Pass Pass
3spade End
Suffice it to say that this board was a horror story for North-South. They eventually sold out to 3spade by West and allowed him to make it!

After three rounds of clubs West ruffed, cashed the diamondK and led spadeK. South won the spadeA perforce and, after noticing his partner's diamond2, dozily attempted to give her a diamond ruff. This was very poor defence, for even though North had not petered in diamonds, it was obvious what declarer was attempting. With 4heart or 3NT trivial, this was a shocking result. N-S minus 140.
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