Partially Salvaged

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Dealer: North
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: Pairs
  1. spadeA J
  2. heartA K Q J 7 5
  3. diamondA K Q 5
  4. clubA
  1. spadeK 10 9 4
  2. heart10 4
  3. diamondJ 8 6 3 2
  4. club9 4
club diamond heart spade NT
N 3 5 7 5 7
S 3 5 7 5 7
E - - - - -
W - - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spade8 6
  2. heart8 3
  3. diamond9 7
  4. clubJ 10 8 7 6 3 2

Contract: 6NT
Declarer: South
Lead: diamond3
  1. spadeQ 7 5 3 2
  2. heart9 6 2
  3. diamond10 4
  4. clubK Q 5
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
2club Pass 2diamond
Pass 2heart Pass 2NT*
Pass 6NT Pass Pass
Pass

* 5-7 points

South, who knew the opponents well, showed magnificent table presence by running the opening lead to his ten!!! Quick as a flash the spadeQ was on the table and before he realised what he had done, West had covered!! 13 tricks and a partially salvaged score, beating all the 1460s, if not the grand slammers. I suppose that you might have suggested the boring line - that of winning at trick one and praying for the heart10 to come down in two rounds.

North wryly observed that South had thirteen top tricks and took two finesses! A sort of double Grosvenor coup .... with a difference.
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