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Dealer: North
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeA J
  2. heartA 10 7 4
  3. diamond4 2
  4. clubA K 10 5 2
  1. spade9 5 4 2
  2. heartQ J 8 6 5
  3. diamondQ 5
  4. club4 3
club diamond heart spade NT
N 5 4 5 6 6
S 5 4 5 6 6
E - - - - -
W - - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spade10 6
  2. heart9 3
  3. diamondJ 10 9 8 7
  4. clubQ J 7 6

Contract: 6NT
Declarer: North
Lead: diamondQ
  1. spadeK Q 8 7 3
  2. heartK 2
  3. diamondA K 6 3
  4. club9 8
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1club* 2diamond~ Dble#
Pass 3club! Pass 3spade
Pass 3NT Pass 4NT
Pass 5spade Pass 6NT
Pass Pass Pass

* artificial - see explanation
~ weak
# (2spade would be NF)
! 5+ clubs, 16-18

Zmudzinski finessed! East won and cashed a winning diamond for two off. East had indeed been squeezed but South had misread the signs.

In the other room the Americans reached 6club - routinely one off.

What was the match result? After those qualifying round scares the Americans won, of course!
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