Sometimes Things Go Wrong

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Dealer: South
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeJ 8 7 3
  2. heart8 5
  3. diamond5 4 3 2
  4. clubK 8 6
  1. spadeK 9
  2. heartQ 9 4
  3. diamondK 10 9 6
  4. clubA Q 9 3
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - - - -
S - - - - -
E 2 1 2 1 2
W 2 1 2 1 2
Green square in centre
  1. spadeA 6 4 2
  2. heartJ 10 6 2
  3. diamondJ 8
  4. clubJ 4 2

Contract: 1NT
Declarer: South
Lead: diamond10
  1. spadeQ 10 5
  2. heartA K 7 3
  3. diamondA Q 7
  4. club10 7 5
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1NT*
Pass Pass Pass

* 15-17

Our adopted West was undaunted. He flashed in with spadeK and immediately switched to clubQ! When declarer played low and the queen held, West continued with a small club. Thinking that West had started with clubQJ declarer played low, so East won with the jack and switched back to a diamond. Declarer won and continued with spadeQ, ducked by East. A third round of spades was won by East who reverted to clubs and 1NT was two off.

As 1NT was only one down at the other table the swing was 2 IMPs - precisely the winning margin of victory in the match.
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