Highly Optimistic But Exquisite

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Dealer: North
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade10 8 7 6
  2. heart
  3. diamond
  4. club
  1. spade
  2. heartK
  3. diamondQ 7
  4. club10
Green square in centre
  1. spade
  2. heartJ 3
  3. diamond4
  4. club9

Contract: 6club
Declarer: East
Lead: spadeQ
  1. spade
  2. heartQ 8
  3. diamondK 10
  4. club
West North East South
Pass 1club Pass
2club Pass 2diamond Pass
2heart Pass 3heart Pass
4club Pass 4diamond Pass
4NT Pass 5diamond Pass
5heart Pass 6club Pass
Pass Pass
With only spades left, North had to lead one, so declarer threw a diamond from hand and South was caught in an elegant trump squeeze. If South threw a heart then dummy's heartK would be cashed, but if he threw a diamond then a diamond would be ruffed, when dummy would be high. Exquisite.
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