Living On the Edge

Dealer: West
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: IMPs

  1. spade8
  2. heart3
  3. diamond7
  4. club8
  1. spade
  2. heartQ 6 5
  3. diamond10
  4. club
Green square in centre
  1. spade
  2. heartJ 10 9
  3. diamond
  4. clubQ

Contract: 7spade
Declarer: North
Lead: spade3

  1. spade
  2. heartA K 7 4
  3. diamond
  4. club
West North East South
Pass 1spade Pass 2club
Pass 2diamond Pass 2heart
Pass 3club Pass 3spade
Pass 4club Pass 4NT
Pass 5heart* Pass 5NT
Pass 6heart~ Pass 7spade
End

* two aces
~ two kings

North's last trump produced a double squeeze. In order to prevent club8 becoming a winner East had to throw a heart, and then West had an equally unpalatable choice between retaining diamond10 and throwing a heart. Dummy's heart7 took the last trick.
Previous page Next page
This section is a placeholder for the forum. For the time being it will be a noshow class.