Scientists And Naturalists

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Dealer: East
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeA
  2. heartA 8 5
  3. diamondJ 10 8 6 3
  4. clubA 7 6 5
  1. spadeK Q 9 8 6 5 4
  2. heart7 6 4 2
  3. diamondQ
  4. clubJ
club diamond heart spade NT
N 3 5 6 - 2
S 3 5 6 - 2
E - - - 2 -
W - - - 2 -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeJ 10 7
  2. heart10 3
  3. diamondK 5 2
  4. clubQ 10 8 4 2

Contract: 6diamond
Declarer: South
Lead: spadeK
  1. spade3 2
  2. heartK Q J 9
  3. diamondA 9 7 4
  4. clubK 9 3
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass 1heart
2spade* Dble~ Pass 3diamond
Pass 3spade Pass 4club
Pass 4spade Pass 5spade
Pass 6diamond End

* weak
~ negative

Wolff gave the defence every opportunity to go wrong. He won the opening lead, crossed to clubK and led another club towards the ace. As West, would you have had the discipline to refrain from ruffing? Pedro-Paulo Branco, playing for the naturalists, refused to ruff in front of dummy and the slam was doomed. Declarer tried forlornly for a end-play hoping to find West with KQ alone in diamonds, but East ruffed while declarer was in the process of eliminating hearts. East cashed clubQ and there was still a trump to come.

6diamond was two off and the scientists were -100.
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