Agonies of Bidding

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Dealer: North
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeK Q 10 9 4 3 2
  2. heartK 3
  3. diamond—
  4. club9 8 5 3
  1. spadeJ
  2. heartA Q 7 5 4
  3. diamond10 9 4 3 2
  4. club7 4
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - - - -
S - - - - -
E 3 5 2 - -
W 3 5 2 - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeA 8 6
  2. heartJ
  3. diamondQ J 7 5
  4. clubA K Q 6 2

Contract: 5diamondx
Declarer: West
Lead: spadeK
  1. spade7 5
  2. heart10 9 8 6 2
  3. diamondA K 8 6
  4. clubJ 10
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
4spade 4NT Pass
5diamond Pass Pass Dble
Pass Pass Pass
The Dutch declarer played three top of clubs, the last being ruffed and over-ruffed. After ace and another heart brought down the king there was no further problem and all that South could muster were two top trumps. East-West +550.

You might think that if South had leapt in with three rounds of early trumps the contract would have gone down. Not so. After ace and another heart brings the king down declarer can run the red suit winners and squeeze North in the black suits.
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