On-line Partner Unknown

Dealer: East
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: Pairs

  1. spadeA 4
  2. heartK 6 5
  3. diamond9 2
  4. clubA K 10 9 7 3
  1. spadeK J 10 7
  2. heartJ 8 4 3 2
  3. diamond10
  4. club8 6 2
Green square in centre
  1. spade9 8 6 3 2
  2. heartQ 9 7
  3. diamondJ 5 4 3
  4. club5

Contract: 7NT
Declarer: South
Lead: spadeJ

  1. spadeQ 5
  2. heartA 10
  3. diamondA K Q 8 7 6
  4. clubQ J 4
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass 1diamond
Pass 2club Pass 3NT
Pass 4NT Pass 5heart
Pass 5NT Pass 7NT
Pass Pass Pass
Despite the bad diamond break, all is not yet lost. diamondQ, discarding a spade from dummy, then running the clubs results in a double squeeze. On the last club East must keep the diamondJ, so must come down to two hearts. Discarding your last diamond, West must also come down to a doubleton heart to keep spadeK, and the thirteenth trick is heart5. Though it looks like a good idea to cash the clubs first to put pressure on the opponents, it actually puts you under pressure first, as you do not know what to throw on the last club.

7 No Trumps made and plus 1520.
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