You Have to Play the Cards Well

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Dealer: North
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeA J 7 6 4
  2. heartK 8 7
  3. diamond—
  4. clubA K 10 9 8
  1. spadeK Q 9 3
  2. heart9 3
  3. diamondK 8 3 2
  4. clubQ 7 5
club diamond heart spade NT
N 6 3 7 4 5
S 6 3 7 4 5
E - - - - -
W - - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spade8 5 2
  2. heartJ 6 4
  3. diamond10 9 7 5 4
  4. clubJ 3

Contract: 7heart
Declarer: South
Lead: heart3
  1. spade10
  2. heartA Q 10 5 2
  3. diamondA Q J 6
  4. club6 4 2
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1spade Pass 2heart
Pass 3heart* Pass 3NT~
Pass 4club Pass 4diamond#
Pass 4spade Pass 4NT
Pass 5diamond Pass 5NT
Pass 7heart End

* GF
~ slam interest
# Last Train

Weinstein reasoned that diamondK was on his left because East has not doubled 5diamond for a lead, so he won the trump and immediately ran diamondJ throwing a club from dummy! A low diamond was ruffed, followed by spadeA and a spade ruff. diamondA, diamondQ ruffed, another spade ruff and two winning trumps caught the unfortunate West in a simple black suit squeeze for the thirteenth trick. When Australia bid and made 6heart at the other table, Weinstein's efforts gained 13 IMPs for the Americans, but had he failed to bring home the grand America would have lost 17 IMPs and the match.
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