World Domination At 89

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Dealer: West
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeQ 10 8
  2. heartK Q J 9 4
  3. diamondA J
  4. club8 7 5
  1. spadeJ 6 5
  2. heart10 7 5 2
  3. diamond10 8 3 2
  4. club4 2
club diamond heart spade NT
N 3 6 3 5 5
S 3 6 3 5 5
E - - - - -
W - - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeK 4 3
  2. heartA 8 6 3
  3. diamond5
  4. clubQ J 10 9 6

Contract: 6diamond
Declarer: South
Lead: club4
  1. spadeA 9 7 2
  2. heart—
  3. diamondK Q 9 7 6 4
  4. clubA K 3
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass 1heart 2club 2diamond
Pass 2heart Pass 2spade
Pass 3diamond Pass 4club
Pass 4diamond Pass 5club
Pass 6diamond End
It's no coincidence that Irving Gordon was Boris Schapiro's partner in both 1998 triumphs - he's also a fine player. Gordon won the opening lead, crossed to dummy's diamondA and led heartK - ruffing out East's ace. South again crossed to dummy with a trump, cashed heartQ throwing a club and cleared up any remaining problem by next leading spadeQ. I don't know if that's the best theoretical line, but it certainly did the business. They went on to win by a substantial margin, with this pair's slam successes fundamental to the final score.
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